Automotive Job Trends in Newport

Automotive
South Wales > Newport

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Automotive in permanent job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Automotive over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 21 16
Rank change year-on-year -20 -5 -
Permanent jobs citing Automotive 5 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.28% 1.69% 4.35%
As % of the General category 2.79% 2.90% 10.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 - -
75th Percentile £47,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

All General Skills
Newport

Automotive falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 179 69 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 45.78% 58.47% 41.74%
Number of salaries quoted 96 36 30
10th Percentile £40,500 £38,000 £29,400
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.38% +33.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £69,865 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £70,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -1.52%

Automotive
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Automotive relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Automotive job vacancy trend in Newport

Automotive
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Automotive.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Automotive

Automotive
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (20.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Test Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) HNC
1 1 (20.00%) NVQ Level 3