GAP Analysis Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

GAP Analysis
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 10 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 2.91% - 0.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.25% - 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile £376 - -
25th Percentile £380 - £607
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £614
75th Percentile £556 - £620
90th Percentile £600 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 £600 £614
% change year-on-year -16.67% -2.20% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

GAP Analysis 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 308 181 136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 89.53% 92.82% 84.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 89 94
10th Percentile £177 £304 £233
25th Percentile £365 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £454 £485
Median % change year-on-year -0.88% -6.39% -11.82%
75th Percentile £524 £588 £595
90th Percentile £579 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 14 3
10th Percentile £15.18 £13.75 £21.65
25th Percentile £17.88 £14.83 £30.88
Median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -66.32% +111.11%
75th Percentile £53.75 £19.25 £58.75
90th Percentile £54.75 £19.93 £64.75
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £42.00 £16.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +162.50% -8.57% -22.22%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

GAP Analysis job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

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

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GAP Analysis in Newcastle upon Tyne

GAP Analysis
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 (10.00%) CMS
1 1 (10.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (10.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (10.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (10.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) X.25
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Police
4 1 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Local Government
4 1 (10.00%) Publishing
4 1 (10.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Analyst
1 7 (70.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Project Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Business Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Content Designer
3 1 (10.00%) Junior
3 1 (10.00%) Junior Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Business Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Financial Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Support
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Support Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Support Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Impact Analysis
2 5 (50.00%) Agile
2 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (40.00%) Focus Group
4 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (20.00%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (20.00%) User Research
5 2 (20.00%) User Stories
5 2 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 1 (10.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 1 (10.00%) Business Case
6 1 (10.00%) Product Backlog
6 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
6 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) AAT
2 1 (10.00%) ACCA
2 1 (10.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (10.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Cellebrite
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) SAP