Technical Leader Job Trends in Newport

Technical Lead
South Wales > Newport

The median Technical Lead salary in Newport is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Leader 3 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.77% - 7.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% - 8.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - £64,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile £57,500 - £70,250
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +18.52% +34.33%

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 376 112 108
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.16% 94.92% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 269 78 88
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £32,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £44,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +1.93%
75th Percentile £69,153 £68,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,075
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

Technical Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Technical Leader job vacancy trend in Newport

Technical Leader
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Leader job vacancies in Newport

Technical Leader Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Technical Leader 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 Technical Leader in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Data Security
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Leader 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 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 3 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 3 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 3 (100.00%) Data Security
1 3 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Information Security
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft