Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecommunications
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 25 20
Rank change year-on-year -12 -5 +42
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 7 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 2.65% 2.31% 3.31%
As % of the General category 4.55% 4.55% 5.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - £302 -
25th Percentile £170 £304 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £343 £200
Median % change year-on-year -48.91% +71.25% -63.64%
75th Percentile £180 £409 -
90th Percentile - £447 -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £175 £343 £200
% change year-on-year -48.91% +71.25% -63.64%

All General Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 154 88 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 58.33% 50.87% 57.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 42 56
10th Percentile £172 £301 £266
25th Percentile £364 £348 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £439 £425 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% -18.27% -5.45%
75th Percentile £520 £478 £621
90th Percentile £581 £613 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £439 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +3.24% -15.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 7
10th Percentile £13.75 - £17.60
25th Percentile £17.44 £13.75 £18.00
Median hourly rate £19.25 £15.60 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.44% -20.03% +59.18%
75th Percentile £36.06 £19.75 £26.13
90th Percentile £53.75 £19.83 £32.70
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £15.60 £19.50
% change year-on-year +23.44% -20.03% +56.00%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

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

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 1 (14.29%) ATM
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Electronics
2 6 (85.71%) Manufacturing
2 6 (85.71%) Marketing
2 6 (85.71%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (71.43%) Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) IT Support
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Migration Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Android
2 5 (71.43%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Digital Marketing
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Migration
2 1 (14.29%) Workflow
2 1 (14.29%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) SAP
2 5 (71.43%) Apple
2 5 (71.43%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) Dell
2 5 (71.43%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) NCR