The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newport requiring SSL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Newport.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
22
20
18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport
14.97%
25.64%
21.69%
Number of salaries quoted
8
15
18
10th Percentile
£22,077
£29,000
£30,000
25th Percentile
£25,087
£36,375
£31,213
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£29,500
£44,000
£32,350
Median % change year-on-year
-32.95%
+36.01%
-28.11%
75th Percentile
£35,313
£54,125
£44,000
90th Percentile
£46,225
£65,000
£48,625
South Wales median annual salary
£25,087
£37,000
£45,750
% change year-on-year
-32.20%
-19.13%
-2.38%
SSL Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SSL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.
SSL Salary Trend in Newport
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing SSL.
SSL Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 15 November 2025, job vacancies citing SSL also mentioned 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 with a requirement for SSL.
SSL 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:
