LAN Job Trends in Newport

Local Area Network (LAN)
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newport requiring LAN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs citing LAN 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 1.53% - 1.78%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 35.71% - 18.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £72,500 £54,125 £40,500
% change year-on-year +33.95% +33.64% +42.84%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Newport

LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 14 4 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 4.28% 6.67% 9.47%
Number of salaries quoted 7 4 12
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,050 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,625 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -9.38% +8.11%
75th Percentile £73,750 £45,000 £45,000
90th Percentile - £56,250 £63,000
South Wales median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £41,067
% change year-on-year -5.88% +3.49% +9.51%

LAN
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

LAN job vacancy trend in Newport

LAN
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing LAN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing LAN

LAN
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Skype for Business
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) WAN
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) Skype
2 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) IT Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Senior
1 4 (80.00%) Senior IT Manager
1 4 (80.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Network Operations Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Data Centre
1 4 (80.00%) Management Information System
1 4 (80.00%) SCADA
2 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (80.00%) IT Strategy
1 4 (80.00%) Logistics
1 4 (80.00%) Matrix Organization
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Project Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (80.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (80.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (80.00%) VMware
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco