Support Technician Job Trends in Newport

Support Technician
South Wales > Newport

The median Support Technician salary in Newport is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Technician 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.86% 1.52% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 1.59% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
South Wales median annual salary £29,000 £26,000 -
% change year-on-year +11.54% - -

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 335 126 95
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.26% 95.45% 98.96%
Number of salaries quoted 255 81 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.58% -4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,281 £55,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £66,050
South Wales median annual salary £53,438 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.88% +5.26% -5.00%

Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Support Technician job vacancy trend in Newport

Support Technician
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Support Technician job vacancies in Newport

Support Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Support Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Network Optimisation

Support Technician 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Network Optimisation