Business Case Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Cases
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 34 24
Rank change year-on-year -8 -10 +39
Contract jobs citing Business Case 4 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.11% 0.50% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 0.54% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - £484
25th Percentile £413 - £528
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £602
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.40%
75th Percentile £453 - £676
90th Percentile £481 - £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £425 - £602
% change year-on-year - - +20.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Case falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 322 186 150
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 89.69% 92.08% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 96 95
10th Percentile £175 £305 £235
25th Percentile £363 £361 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £485
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -2.06% -11.82%
75th Percentile £520 £610 £594
90th Percentile £575 £650 £718
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 7
10th Percentile £16.19 £13.75 £13.70
25th Percentile £17.88 £14.71 £30.88
Median hourly rate £50.25 £16.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +214.06% -66.32% +111.11%
75th Percentile £55.00 £18.13 £68.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £19.75 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -50.77% +44.44%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Business Case

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Miro
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Local Government
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 3 (75.00%) Senior
2 3 (75.00%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (75.00%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Service Design
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) BPMN
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Dependency Management
3 1 (25.00%) Epics
3 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case
3 1 (25.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
3 1 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility