Service Design Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Service Design
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Service Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 31 25
Rank change year-on-year +3 -6 +31
Contract jobs citing Service Design 21 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 6.02% 1.56% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.69% 1.69% 1.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 2
10th Percentile £348 - £258
25th Percentile £388 - £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £388
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% +16.13% -24.76%
75th Percentile £500 £475 £469
90th Percentile £530 £491 £518
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £454 £450 £388
% change year-on-year +0.89% +16.13% -28.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Service Design 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 314 178 142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 89.97% 92.71% 85.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 88 98
10th Percentile £180 £304 £243
25th Percentile £366 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £485
Median % change year-on-year -3.12% -4.23% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £600
90th Percentile £589 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 4
10th Percentile £15.51 £13.75 £24.73
25th Percentile £17.88 £14.69 £38.56
Median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +200.00% -70.91% +144.44%
75th Percentile £53.75 £17.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £55.00 £19.75 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £48.00 £16.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +200.00% -50.77% +44.44%

Service Design
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Service Design job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Service Design
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Service Design.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Service Design

Service Design
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Daily rate histogram for Service Design in Newcastle upon Tyne

Service Design
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 (4.76%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Miro
2 1 (4.76%) Figma
2 1 (4.76%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 14 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) User Researcher
2 5 (23.81%) Designer
2 5 (23.81%) Service Designer
3 4 (19.05%) Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Business Analyst
3 4 (19.05%) Senior
4 3 (14.29%) Product Manager
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (14.29%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (9.52%) UX Designer
5 2 (9.52%) UX Service Designer
6 1 (4.76%) Agile Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Public Sector Business Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Agile Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Delivery Manager
6 1 (4.76%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Agile
2 11 (52.38%) User Research
2 11 (52.38%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 8 (38.10%) Workshop Facilitation
4 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (28.57%) Ethnography
5 6 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (23.81%) Design Thinking
6 5 (23.81%) Human-Centred Design
6 5 (23.81%) Journey Map
6 5 (23.81%) Qualitative Research
6 5 (23.81%) Quantitative Research
6 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (23.81%) Usability Testing
6 5 (23.81%) User Experience
7 4 (19.05%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (19.05%) Business Case
7 4 (19.05%) Ergonomics
7 4 (19.05%) Product Strategy
7 4 (19.05%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) Accessibility
2 3 (14.29%) QA
3 2 (9.52%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (9.52%) WCAG