Senior Architect Job Trends in Newport

Senior Architect
South Wales > Newport

The median Senior Architect salary in Newport is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Architect 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 3.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.47% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £71,000 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £80,000 £67,122 £65,750
% change year-on-year +19.19% +2.09% -14.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 144 61 69
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 100.00% 94.52%
Number of salaries quoted 93 47 60
10th Percentile £28,300 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -0.52%
75th Percentile £73,000 £65,875 £57,165
90th Percentile £95,140 £95,000 £65,250
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.75%

Senior Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Senior Architect job vacancy trend in Newport

Senior Architect
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Senior Architect job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Architect job vacancies in Newport

Senior Architect Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Senior Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Newport region featuring Senior Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) GCP
2 1 (20.00%) NIST
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture

Senior Architect Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) GCP
General
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) NIST