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 27 August 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 3 22
Rank change year-on-year -9 +19 +10
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Lead 11 27 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 8.53% 19.71% 7.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.73% 20.61% 10.19%
Number of salaries quoted 11 27 11
10th Percentile £48,250 £45,000 £57,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £58,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £68,497
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.11% +24.10%
75th Percentile - £70,000 -
90th Percentile - £70,250 -
South Wales median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £68,497
% change year-on-year - -5.11% +9.60%

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Newport with a recognized job title 126 131 108
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.67% 95.62% 73.47%
Number of salaries quoted 90 107 92
10th Percentile £24,929 £24,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,200 £70,250 £68,497
South Wales median annual salary £25,087 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -49.83% - -4.76%

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

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Newport

Lead
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead in Newport over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead in Newport

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

For the 6 months to 27 August 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 4 (36.36%) Front End Development
2 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Configuration Management
3 2 (18.18%) C#
3 2 (18.18%) Degree
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Change Control
3 2 (18.18%) Software Deployment
3 2 (18.18%) Release Management
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) User Experience
3 2 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (18.18%) CI/CD
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Deployment Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Register
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (9.09%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) DevOps
4 1 (9.09%) Physics
4 1 (9.09%) Computer Science
4 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
4 1 (9.09%) Apex Code
4 1 (9.09%) Signal Processing
4 1 (9.09%) Electronics
4 1 (9.09%) Retail

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 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Electronics
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Front End Development
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Configuration Management
3 2 (18.18%) Change Control
3 2 (18.18%) CI/CD
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Service
3 2 (18.18%) Deployment Automation
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Release Management
3 2 (18.18%) Software Deployment
3 2 (18.18%) User Experience
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (9.09%) DevOps
4 1 (9.09%) Physics
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Register
4 1 (9.09%) Signal Processing
4 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
4 1 (9.09%) Work Breakdown Structure
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) C#
2 1 (9.09%) Apex Code
2 1 (9.09%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Salesforce