Data Science Job Trends in Newport

Data Science
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newport requiring Data Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Permanent jobs citing Data Science 6 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 3.92% - 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% - 2.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £44,934
25th Percentile £35,000 - £47,029
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £53,030
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.49%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £59,021
90th Percentile - - £61,108
South Wales median annual salary £40,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newport

Data Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 136 37 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 88.89% 50.00% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 91 34 72
10th Percentile £28,000 £34,000 £32,350
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £39,834
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,107 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £54,313 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,875 £68,497
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £47,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -

Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Data Science job vacancy trend in Newport

Data Science
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Data Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Data Science

Data Science
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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Google Workspace
1 4 (66.67%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Bluetooth
1 4 (66.67%) Firewall
1 4 (66.67%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (66.67%) Modbus
1 4 (66.67%) Network Security
1 4 (66.67%) TCP/IP
1 4 (66.67%) VLAN
1 4 (66.67%) Wireshark
1 4 (66.67%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Data Mining
1 2 (33.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Burp Suite
1 4 (66.67%) Metasploit
General
1 4 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 4 (66.67%) Law
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Trainee
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) CAN bus
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (66.67%) IoT
1 4 (66.67%) Operational Technology
1 4 (66.67%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Android
1 4 (66.67%) Kali Linux
1 4 (66.67%) Linux
1 4 (66.67%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) AI
1 6 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 4 (66.67%) Cloud Security
2 4 (66.67%) Cognitive Science
2 4 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 4 (66.67%) Cryptography
2 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 4 (66.67%) Ergonomics
2 4 (66.67%) Human Factors
2 4 (66.67%) Innovative Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Prototyping
2 4 (66.67%) Psychology
2 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 4 (66.67%) Security Architecture
2 4 (66.67%) Security Monitoring
2 4 (66.67%) Smart Manufacturing
2 4 (66.67%) Statistics
2 4 (66.67%) User Experience
2 4 (66.67%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (66.67%) C++
2 4 (66.67%) Java
2 4 (66.67%) R
2 4 (66.67%) Rust
3 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 4 (66.67%) Nessus
1 4 (66.67%) Nmap
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Cisco
1 4 (66.67%) Google
1 4 (66.67%) Qualtrics
1 4 (66.67%) Red Hat
1 4 (66.67%) Splunk
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft