Public Sector Jobs in Newport

Public Sector
South Wales > Newport

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 5 31
Rank change year-on-year -38 +26 +8
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 5 19 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 1.81% 13.67% 1.85%
As % of the General category 3.16% 28.79% 3.85%
Number of salaries quoted 5 16 2
10th Percentile £37,900 £42,850 £34,585
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,463 £35,905
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £39,353
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +65.17% -29.38%
75th Percentile - £70,250 £44,052
90th Percentile - - £46,121
South Wales median annual salary £63,250 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +17.13% +20.00% -18.47%

All General Skills
Newport

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 158 66 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 57.04% 47.48% 48.15%
Number of salaries quoted 114 44 47
10th Percentile £25,087 £24,000 £26,391
25th Percentile £53,068 £31,250 £32,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £43,067
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% +4.49% -4.47%
75th Percentile £70,600 £65,000 £53,677
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,250 £68,497
South Wales median annual salary £25,087 £42,750 £45,696
% change year-on-year -41.32% -6.45% -12.96%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Newport

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Newport

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

Salary trend for Public Sector in Newport

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Newport over the 6 months to 17 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Newport

Public Sector
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Selenium
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Developer
1 3 (60.00%) Digital Developer
1 3 (60.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
1 3 (60.00%) Lead
1 3 (60.00%) Lead Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Front End Development
2 2 (40.00%) API Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Defect Management
2 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Sprint Retrospective
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (20.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Accessibility