Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Influencing Skills
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 2 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.57% - 2.99%
As % of the General category 0.96% - 5.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £116 - £402
25th Percentile £184 - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - £409
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.10%
75th Percentile £449 - £575
90th Percentile £525 - £688
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £500 - £409
% change year-on-year - - -22.10%

All General Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 209 109 86
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 59.89% 56.77% 51.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 59 60
10th Percentile £205 £304 £214
25th Percentile £380 £340 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £501 £550 £668
90th Percentile £575 £631 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £450 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% -14.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 4
10th Percentile £16.64 - £49.25
25th Percentile £17.88 £13.75 £53.75
Median hourly rate £33.63 £14.69 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year +128.90% -76.02% +250.00%
75th Percentile £53.75 £18.75 £68.75
90th Percentile - £19.75 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £14.69 £53.75
% change year-on-year +31.04% -72.67% +207.14%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

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

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in Newcastle upon Tyne

Influencing Skills
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 (50.00%) CMS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Publishing
2 1 (50.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (50.00%) User Research
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) WCAG