Degree Contracts in the North East

Academic Degree
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 3 44
Rank change year-on-year -14 +41 -10
Contract jobs citing Degree 22 49 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 6.83% 14.41% 3.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.05% 43.75% 7.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 8 12
10th Percentile - £188 -
25th Percentile £188 £353 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £278
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +80.18% +18.09%
75th Percentile £559 £591 £312
90th Percentile £588 £615 £515
England median daily rate £515 £514 £547
% change year-on-year +0.24% -6.08% +5.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 8 1
10th Percentile - £10.85 -
25th Percentile £11.60 £12.73 £48.50
Median hourly rate £11.64 £20.77 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.96% -57.61% -6.67%
75th Percentile £11.68 £21.33 £49.50
90th Percentile - £39.85 -
England median hourly rate £53.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.75% -11.11% +24.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 129 112 206
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 40.06% 32.94% 48.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 44 166
10th Percentile £200 £318 £280
25th Percentile £356 £417 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £523 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% -7.52% +7.62%
75th Percentile £590 £628 £645
90th Percentile £650 £685 £750
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 17 1
10th Percentile £11.60 £12.38 -
25th Percentile £13.23 £13.99 £48.50
Median hourly rate £18.81 £20.77 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% -57.61% -1.01%
75th Percentile £41.41 £50.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £50.38 £60.00 -
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.81% +40.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North East

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North East.

Daily rate trend for Degree in the North East

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North East over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the North East

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North East.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the North East

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North East region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear -17 16 £400 -11.11% 172
Durham -2 3 £550 - 24
Northumberland +3 2 £575 - 11
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
4 1 (4.55%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle SCM
1 1 (4.55%) SAP CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.55%) AWS
2 1 (4.55%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (4.55%) GitHub
2 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (4.55%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
1 1 (4.55%) Postman
General
1 12 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Marketing
4 2 (9.09%) Brand Awareness
4 2 (9.09%) Legal
4 2 (9.09%) Local Government
4 2 (9.09%) Manufacturing
4 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.09%) Retail
5 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Support Engineer
2 4 (18.18%) Consultant
2 4 (18.18%) Desktop Engineer
2 4 (18.18%) Desktop Support
2 4 (18.18%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 3 (13.64%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (13.64%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Mobile Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Designer
4 2 (9.09%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Support Officer
4 2 (9.09%) Systems Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Business Change Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Trainee
5 1 (4.55%) Trainee Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) Middleware
1 1 (4.55%) OpenAPI
1 1 (4.55%) REST
1 1 (4.55%) Swagger
1 1 (4.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.09%) Blog
2 2 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (9.09%) Digital Media
2 2 (9.09%) Digital Signage
2 2 (9.09%) Operational Technology
2 2 (9.09%) PMI
2 2 (9.09%) Social Media
3 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.55%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (22.73%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (27.27%) Computer Science
3 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (18.18%) Change Management
4 4 (18.18%) Risk Management
5 3 (13.64%) Agile
5 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Culture
5 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.64%) ERP
5 3 (13.64%) ITIL
5 3 (13.64%) Patch Management
5 3 (13.64%) Project Management
5 3 (13.64%) Service Management
6 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.09%) Marketing Strategy
6 2 (9.09%) Process Improvement
6 2 (9.09%) Project Delivery
6 2 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (9.09%) DBS Check
2 2 (9.09%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.55%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.55%) ACCA
3 1 (4.55%) APMG
3 1 (4.55%) CIMA
3 1 (4.55%) PMP
3 1 (4.55%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) GDPR
1 1 (4.55%) GMP
1 1 (4.55%) ISO 9001
1 1 (4.55%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (18.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.09%) Facebook
3 1 (4.55%) Bomgar
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle
3 1 (4.55%) Sage
3 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.55%) SAP
3 1 (4.55%) Workday