IT Support Job Trends in Newport

IT Support
South Wales > Newport

The median IT Support salary in Newport is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +26
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Support 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.49% - 5.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% - 5.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £27,100 - £25,275
25th Percentile £27,250 - £28,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £27,750 - -
90th Percentile £27,900 - -
South Wales median annual salary £27,500 £28,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 128 92 84
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.52% 98.92% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 82 72 77
10th Percentile £37,500 £34,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £66,211 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £74,800 £65,000 £69,098
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -0.52%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

IT Support job vacancy trend in Newport

IT Support
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Newport

IT Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, IT Support 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 Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving

IT Support 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft