Degree Job Trends in Newport

Academic Degree
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newport with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 7 15
Rank change year-on-year +1 +8 -12
Permanent jobs citing Degree 28 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 16.77% 15.00% 6.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 44.44% 22.50% 16.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 3
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,850 £34,558
25th Percentile £49,250 £37,500 £38,005
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +90.44% -5.26% -21.81%
75th Percentile £91,600 £65,000 £51,676
90th Percentile £97,500 £66,050 £51,931
South Wales median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newport

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Newport.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 63 40 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 37.72% 66.67% 43.10%
Number of salaries quoted 17 33 22
10th Percentile £28,400 £36,700 £32,534
25th Percentile £40,750 £42,000 £38,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £52,000 £46,060
Median % change year-on-year +34.62% +12.90% -11.42%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £59,900
90th Percentile £90,420 £97,550 £74,188
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Newport

Degree
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Newport over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Newport

Degree
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 8 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (10.71%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.86%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (14.29%) Google Workspace
2 4 (14.29%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 4 (14.29%) Bluetooth
1 4 (14.29%) Firewall
1 4 (14.29%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (14.29%) Modbus
1 4 (14.29%) Network Security
1 4 (14.29%) TCP/IP
1 4 (14.29%) VLAN
1 4 (14.29%) Wireshark
1 4 (14.29%) ZigBee
2 2 (7.14%) DHCP
2 2 (7.14%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Burp Suite
1 4 (14.29%) Metasploit
2 2 (7.14%) JIRA
2 2 (7.14%) Rational DOORS
General
1 16 (57.14%) Manufacturing
2 10 (35.71%) Retail
3 7 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 5 (17.86%) Legal
5 4 (14.29%) Aerospace
5 4 (14.29%) Law
6 3 (10.71%) Back Office
7 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (3.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (17.86%) Project Engineer
1 5 (17.86%) QA Manager
1 5 (17.86%) Quality Manager
2 3 (10.71%) Customer Support Specialist
2 3 (10.71%) Desktop Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Desktop Support
2 3 (10.71%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Site Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Support Engineer
2 3 (10.71%) Support Specialist
2 3 (10.71%) Trainer
3 2 (7.14%) Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) Service Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) System Design Authority
4 1 (3.57%) Integration Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Principal Software Engineer
4 1 (3.57%) Sage Specialist
4 1 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.29%) CAN bus
1 4 (14.29%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (14.29%) IoT
1 4 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 4 (14.29%) SCADA
2 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (21.43%) Android
2 5 (17.86%) Windows
3 4 (14.29%) Kali Linux
3 4 (14.29%) Linux
3 4 (14.29%) Ubuntu
4 3 (10.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (32.14%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (25.00%) AI
3 7 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (25.00%) Project Management
4 6 (21.43%) Decision-Making
5 5 (17.86%) Analytics
5 5 (17.86%) Customer Requirements
5 5 (17.86%) PRINCE2
5 5 (17.86%) Project Governance
6 4 (14.29%) Cryptography
6 4 (14.29%) Ergonomics
6 4 (14.29%) Human Factors
6 4 (14.29%) Machine Learning
6 4 (14.29%) Psychology
6 4 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 4 (14.29%) Security Architecture
6 4 (14.29%) Security Monitoring
6 4 (14.29%) Statistics
6 4 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) C++
1 4 (14.29%) Java
1 4 (14.29%) Python
1 4 (14.29%) R
1 4 (14.29%) Rust
2 1 (3.57%) Ada
2 1 (3.57%) Ada 95
2 1 (3.57%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 7 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 5 (17.86%) HND
4 4 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (10.71%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (10.71%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) QA
2 3 (10.71%) SLA
3 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 12207
Systems Management
1 4 (14.29%) Nessus
1 4 (14.29%) Nmap
Vendors
1 7 (25.00%) Cisco
2 4 (14.29%) Google
2 4 (14.29%) Qualtrics
2 4 (14.29%) Red Hat
2 4 (14.29%) Splunk
3 3 (10.71%) PayPal
4 2 (7.14%) IBM
4 2 (7.14%) Oracle
4 2 (7.14%) Sage
4 2 (7.14%) SAP