EPoS Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term EPoS in contract job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited EPoS over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -7 -2 -
Contract jobs citing EPoS 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.65% 1.12% 0.67%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.80% 2.90% 2.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile - £146 -
25th Percentile £133 £155 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £149 £170 £165
Median % change year-on-year -12.35% +3.03% -
75th Percentile £166 £185 £173
90th Percentile £170 £194 -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £149 £170 £165
% change year-on-year -12.35% +3.03% -

All Generic Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

EPoS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 69 69 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 28.40% 38.76% 30.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 21 30
10th Percentile £154 £310 £156
25th Percentile £175 £340 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -10.53% -9.95%
75th Percentile £545 £538 £597
90th Percentile £600 £650 £714
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.56% -15.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £14.03 - £16.65
25th Percentile £15.02 £18.00 £22.13
Median hourly rate £16.73 £19.00 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.95% -40.63% -
75th Percentile £18.38 £20.00 £32.88
90th Percentile £19.33 - £33.40
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £16.73 £19.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year -11.95% -40.63% -

EPoS
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

EPoS job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

EPoS
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

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

EPoS
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing EPoS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing EPoS

EPoS
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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) EPoS Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) EPoS Field Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) EPoS Field Service Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Field Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Field Service Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Coaching