Machine Learning Job Trends in Newport

Machine Learning (ML)
South Wales > Newport

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 9 16
Rank change year-on-year -14 +7 +15
Permanent jobs citing Machine Learning 8 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 4.91% 11.86% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.06% 17.50% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile - £44,200 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £49,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +8.89% +21.62%
75th Percentile £45,000 £70,250 £47,500
90th Percentile - £74,600 -
South Wales median annual salary £80,000 £49,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +63.27% -18.33% +37.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newport

Machine Learning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 132 40 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 80.98% 67.80% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 81 30 48
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,475 £36,400
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,000 £43,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,518 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.06% -2.97% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £66,313 £60,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,650 £69,563
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% +1.12%

Machine Learning
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Machine Learning job vacancy trend in Newport

Machine Learning
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Machine Learning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Machine Learning

Machine Learning
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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Google Workspace
1 4 (50.00%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Bluetooth
1 4 (50.00%) Firewall
1 4 (50.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (50.00%) Modbus
1 4 (50.00%) Network Security
1 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (50.00%) VLAN
1 4 (50.00%) Wireshark
1 4 (50.00%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Data Mining
1 2 (25.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Burp Suite
1 4 (50.00%) Metasploit
2 2 (25.00%) Selenium
2 2 (25.00%) SpecFlow
2 2 (25.00%) WebDriver
General
1 4 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (50.00%) Law
1 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Automation Tester
1 2 (25.00%) Tester
1 2 (25.00%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) REST
1 2 (25.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) CAN bus
1 4 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (50.00%) IoT
1 4 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 4 (50.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (50.00%) Android
1 4 (50.00%) Kali Linux
1 4 (50.00%) Linux
1 4 (50.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) AI
2 6 (75.00%) Data Science
2 6 (75.00%) User Experience
3 4 (50.00%) Cloud Security
3 4 (50.00%) Cognitive Science
3 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (50.00%) Cryptography
3 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (50.00%) Ergonomics
3 4 (50.00%) Human Factors
3 4 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 4 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 4 (50.00%) Psychology
3 4 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 4 (50.00%) Security Architecture
3 4 (50.00%) Security Monitoring
3 4 (50.00%) Smart Manufacturing
3 4 (50.00%) Statistics
3 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) C++
2 4 (50.00%) Java
2 4 (50.00%) R
2 4 (50.00%) Rust
2 4 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) Nessus
1 4 (50.00%) Nmap
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco
1 4 (50.00%) Google
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (50.00%) Qualtrics
1 4 (50.00%) Red Hat
1 4 (50.00%) Splunk