Contract General Skills Statistics in the North East

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Public Sector	4	Down -2 places-2	£450	-10.00%	181 23.35%	58
Social Skills	6	Down -2 places-2	£440	-9.27%	150 19.35%	213
Finance	27	Down -15 places-15	£500	+11.11%	60 7.74%	132
Analytical Skills	39	Down -12 places-12	£406	-9.72%	40 5.16%	64
Inclusion and Diversity	40	Down -6 places-6	£425	+6.25%	39 5.03%	37
Legal	47	Down -25 places-25	£450	+80.00%	31 4.00%	24
Organisational Skills	48	Down -19 places-19	£450	-4.76%	30 3.87%	54
Manufacturing	55	Down -27 places-27	£500	+5.26%	23 2.97%	65
Marketing	60	Down -31 places-31	£750	+70.45%	18 2.32%	39
Banking	65	Down -35 places-35	£875	+108.33%	13 1.68%	1
Retail	66	Down -37 places-37	£155	-64.89%	12 1.55%	35
Aerospace	67	New entry-	-	-	11 1.42%	12
Influencing Skills	68	Down -34 places-34	£349	-	10 1.29%	11
Military	71	Down -42 places-42	£700	-	7 0.90%	11
Aviation	72	New entry-	-	-	6 0.77%	1
Back Office	72	New entry-	£600	-	6 0.77%	4
Publishing	72	Down -38 places-38	£413	-2.94%	6 0.77%	1
Pharmaceutical	73	Down -40 places-40	£200	-	5 0.65%	10
Front Office	74	New entry-	£875	-	4 0.52%
Law	74	Down -40 places-40	-	-	4 0.52%	24
Investment Banking	74	New entry-	£875	-	4 0.52%	1
Documentation Skills	75	Down -48 places-48	£400	+28.00%	3 0.39%	4
Games	76	New entry-	-	-	2 0.26%	15
Billing	77	New entry-	-	-	1 0.13%	10
Telecoms	77	Down -43 places-43	-	-	1 0.13%	26
Advertising	77	New entry-	-	-	1 0.13%	9
Police	77	New entry-	£375	-	1 0.13%	1
Presentation Skills	77	Down -48 places-48	£375	-34.49%	1 0.13%	10