IT Manager Job Trends in Newport

IT Manager
South Wales > Newport

The median IT Manager salary in Newport is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 14 16
Rank change year-on-year -14 +2 +26
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.83% 3.33% 3.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.95% 3.33% 3.28%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £53,936 £52,625 -
25th Percentile £56,679 £54,688 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £58,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -9.62% +8.33%
75th Percentile £69,875 £62,188 -
90th Percentile £73,550 £63,875 -
South Wales median annual salary £60,000 £51,250 £42,288
% change year-on-year +17.07% +21.19% -21.45%

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 154 60 61
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.90% 100.00% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 102 47 54
10th Percentile £28,500 £36,400 £35,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,054 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £74,500 £65,000 £59,291
90th Percentile £85,700 £95,000 £71,000
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Newport

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newport

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Newport over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Newport

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, IT Manager 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 IT Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) GRC
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) IT Governance
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management

IT Manager 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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) CMDB
1 2 (66.67%) Operational Technology
2 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Response
2 1 (33.33%) Information Security
2 1 (33.33%) IT Governance
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow