Lead Jobs in Newport

Leader
South Wales > Newport

The median Leader salary in Newport is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 4 25
Rank change year-on-year -28 +21 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 12 30 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 5.43% 16.76% 5.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.71% 17.44% 6.62%
Number of salaries quoted 12 30 9
10th Percentile - £54,050 -
25th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £68,497
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.11% +39.79%
75th Percentile - £70,000 £87,500
90th Percentile - £70,250 £95,000
South Wales median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +14.29%

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 210 172 136
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 96.09% 76.84%
Number of salaries quoted 153 141 104
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £60,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,000 £60,500
90th Percentile £72,850 £66,000 £68,497
South Wales median annual salary £46,154 £45,569 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.28% -4.07% -5.00%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Newport

Lead
Salary Trend in Newport

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in Newport.

Salary trend for Lead in Newport

Lead
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Newport over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead in Newport

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Lead job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Newport region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (75.00%) Degree
3 7 (58.33%) Physics
3 7 (58.33%) Signal Processing
3 7 (58.33%) MATLAB
3 7 (58.33%) Electronics
3 7 (58.33%) Data Analysis
4 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 4 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 2 (16.67%) SDLC
5 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (16.67%) Software Testing
5 2 (16.67%) SysML
5 2 (16.67%) Project Planning
5 2 (16.67%) Quality Management
5 2 (16.67%) C
5 2 (16.67%) XML
5 2 (16.67%) UML
5 2 (16.67%) OO
5 2 (16.67%) Ada
5 2 (16.67%) OOD
5 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
5 2 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (16.67%) Risk Register
6 1 (8.33%) Impact Assessments

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 7 (58.33%) Electronics
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Retail
2 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Data Analysis
1 7 (58.33%) Physics
1 7 (58.33%) Signal Processing
2 4 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
3 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (16.67%) OO
3 2 (16.67%) OOD
3 2 (16.67%) Project Planning
3 2 (16.67%) Quality Management
3 2 (16.67%) Risk Register
3 2 (16.67%) SDLC
3 2 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 2 (16.67%) SysML
3 2 (16.67%) Test Automation
3 2 (16.67%) UML
3 2 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 1 (8.33%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) MATLAB
2 2 (16.67%) Ada
2 2 (16.67%) C
Qualifications
1 11 (91.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (75.00%) Degree
3 2 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree