Short Message Service (SMS) Tyne and Wear> Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SMS 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
34
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing SMS
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
27
32
31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne
12.11%
15.24%
9.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
20
22
10th Percentile
£201
£327
£134
25th Percentile
£316
£363
£245
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£498
£450
£299
Median % change year-on-year
+10.56%
+50.63%
-43.10%
75th Percentile
£625
£563
£588
90th Percentile
£684
£644
£698
Tyne and Wear median daily rate
£475
£431
£284
% change year-on-year
+10.21%
+51.89%
-45.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
4
0
Median hourly rate
-
£47.50
-
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate
-
£47.50
-
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
SMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in Newcastle upon Tyne.
SMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in Newcastle upon Tyne.
SMS Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region with a requirement for SMS.
SMS 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:
