Testing Specialist Job Trends in Newport

Testing Specialist
South Wales > Newport

The median Testing Specialist salary in Newport is £76,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
7 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Testing Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £73,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 - -
75th Percentile £79,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £76,500 - -

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 388 99 138
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.76% 97.06% 95.17%
Number of salaries quoted 254 70 113
10th Percentile £38,960 £40,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,563 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +10.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £61,875 £68,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,250 £70,250
South Wales median annual salary £53,000 £50,949 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.03% +7.26% -5.00%

Testing Specialist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 7 August 2026, Testing Specialist 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 Testing Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment

Testing Specialist 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Social Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Testing Specialist jobs