Head of Digital Job Trends in Newport

Head of Digital
South Wales > Newport

The median Head of Digital salary in Newport is £71,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Digital 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £67,575 - -
25th Percentile £68,813 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,750 - -
75th Percentile £73,813 - -
90th Percentile £74,525 - -
South Wales median annual salary £71,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newport. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Newport with a recognized job title 178 52 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 100.00% 98.98%
Number of salaries quoted 100 36 85
10th Percentile £28,475 £36,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £39,238 £42,375 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,250 £52,101
Median % change year-on-year -13.88% +0.29% +10.27%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £80,300 £65,000
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +2.15%

Head of Digital
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Digital' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Head of Digital job vacancy trend in Newport

Head of Digital Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, Head of Digital job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Newport region featuring Head of Digital in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Head of Digital Skill Set
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 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility