Interaction Designer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Interaction Designer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Interaction Designer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +33
Contract jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.71% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £367 - -
25th Percentile £373 - £654
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 - £658
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.89%
75th Percentile £411 - £661
90th Percentile £416 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £394 - £658
% change year-on-year - - +16.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 273 155 146
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.47% 85.16% 91.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 81 106
10th Percentile £164 £181 £200
25th Percentile £339 £335 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -12.37% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £538 £580
90th Percentile £600 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £445 £450 £473
% change year-on-year -1.11% -4.76% -14.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 5
10th Percentile £14.13 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.88 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £21.24 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.61% +252.94% +38.78%
75th Percentile £52.06 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £53.75 - £33.05
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £21.24 £60.00 £17.25
% change year-on-year -64.61% +247.83% +38.00%

Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Interaction Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Interaction Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Interaction Designer contract job roles required 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Axure RP
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
2 1 (50.00%) Heroku
2 1 (50.00%) InVision
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Typography
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes

Interaction Designer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) InVision
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Heroku
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Axure RP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Typography
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) WCAG