National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring NCSC skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NCSC over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 1.79% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 11.43% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £467 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £521 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £694 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | - | - |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £625 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne
NCSC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 35 | 45 | 48 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 15.70% | 21.43% | 14.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 27 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £395 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £440 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £569 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £620 | £600 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £463 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.50% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.25 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | - | £35.25 | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NCSC in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: