The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Jest skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
53 |
27 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-26 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Jest |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne |
0.22% |
2.86% |
- |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
0.98% |
10.17% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£480 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate |
£400 |
£480 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
- |
Jest falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills |
102 |
59 |
34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne |
22.82% |
28.10% |
16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
70 |
46 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£385 |
£357 |
£361 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£380 |
£364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£465 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.15% |
+3.33% |
-21.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£550 |
£516 |
| 90th Percentile |
£596 |
£637 |
£653 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate |
£475 |
£465 |
£423 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.15% |
+9.93% |
-26.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
21 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55.00 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£60.00 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£69.44 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate |
£69.44 |
- |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Jest relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Jest.
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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:
