The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the NEC Corporation.
NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Leeds.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
302
247
523
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
45.83%
35.80%
47.20%
Number of daily rates quoted
186
147
334
10th Percentile
£310
£338
£302
25th Percentile
£389
£459
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£490
£500
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-2.10%
-2.44%
+2.50%
75th Percentile
£566
£575
£600
90th Percentile
£649
£650
£688
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£478
£500
£510
% change year-on-year
-4.40%
-1.96%
+2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
8
2
10th Percentile
-
£13.87
£16.25
25th Percentile
-
£14.34
£17.00
Median hourly rate
-
£16.35
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-13.97%
-11.63%
75th Percentile
-
£40.00
£21.00
90th Percentile
-
-
£21.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£77.50
£19.50
£21.50
% change year-on-year
+297.44%
-9.30%
+14.97%
NEC Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NEC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
NEC Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing NEC.
NEC Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NEC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region with a requirement for NEC.
NEC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:
