Support Engineer Job Trends in Newport

Support Engineer
South Wales > Newport

The median Support Engineer salary in Newport is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 14 20
Rank change year-on-year -14 +6 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Engineer 4 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 2.25% 1.67% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% 1.67% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £30,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.20% - -
South Wales median annual salary £33,250 £48,654 £70,576
% change year-on-year -31.66% -31.06% +101.64%

All Permanent 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.

Permanent vacancies in Newport with a recognized job title 167 60 59
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 100.00% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 115 48 55
10th Percentile £29,100 £37,200 £35,800
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,763
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +4.50% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,420 £95,000 £73,625
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £51,104
% change year-on-year - -2.16% +2.21%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Newport

Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Newport

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Support Engineer 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 3 (75.00%) CTC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Patch Management
2 3 (75.00%) People Management
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SLA
2 3 (75.00%) Software Deployment
2 3 (75.00%) Ticket Management
2 3 (75.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Support Engineer 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Back Office
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Patch Management
2 3 (75.00%) People Management
2 3 (75.00%) Software Deployment
2 3 (75.00%) Ticket Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CTC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft