Contract General Skills Statistics in the North East

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Public Sector	4	Down -3 places-3	£450	-3.22%	127 21.64%	66
Social Skills	5	Down -2 places-2	£450	+2.27%	107 18.23%	144
Finance	24	Down -15 places-15	£488	+4.83%	38 6.47%	78
Analytical Skills	26	Down -2 places-2	£425	+1.19%	34 5.79%	43
Manufacturing	41	Down -14 places-14	£313	-35.89%	18 3.07%	31
Legal	42	Down -11 places-11	£450	+125.00%	17 2.90%	19
Inclusion and Diversity	42	Down -4 places-4	£425	-10.52%	17 2.90%	21
Telecoms	45	Down -11 places-11	£500	+2.56%	14 2.39%	9
Banking	49	Down -10 places-10	£400	-4.76%	10 1.70%	4
Aerospace	50	New entry-	£70	-	9 1.53%	11
Organisational Skills	50	Down -13 places-13	£450	-	9 1.53%	11
Marketing	54	Down -24 places-24	£350	-24.52%	5 0.85%	34
Military	54	Down -18 places-18	£700	-	5 0.85%	5
Influencing Skills	54	Down -13 places-13	£500	-	5 0.85%	7
Retail	55	Down -16 places-16	£200	-73.33%	4 0.68%	17
Back Office	56	New entry-	-	-	3 0.51%	2
Law	56	Down -15 places-15	-	-	3 0.51%	8
Publishing	56	New entry-	£525	-	3 0.51%
Pharmaceutical	57	Down -22 places-22	-	-	2 0.34%	1
Electronics	57	Down -22 places-22	£70	-85.64%	2 0.34%	12
French Language	57	Down -18 places-18	£363	-2.02%	2 0.34%	1
German Language	57	New entry-	£363	-	2 0.34%	4
Police	57	New entry-	£575	-	2 0.34%	2
Italian Language	57	New entry-	£363	-	2 0.34%	3
Spanish Language	57	New entry-	£363	-	2 0.34%	2
Presentation Skills	57	Down -18 places-18	£400	-24.88%	2 0.34%	12
Documentation Skills	57	Down -19 places-19	£425	+36.00%	2 0.34%	1
Local Government	58	Down -20 places-20	£500	+5.26%	1 0.17%	7
Financial Institution	58	New entry-	£488	-	1 0.17%	4