Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring DMZ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing DMZ | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | - | - | 0.72% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 4.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £423 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -34.92% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £429 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £430 |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.63% | +7.50% | -16.67% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North East
DMZ 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 the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 44 | 41 | 44 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 10.30% | 13.31% | 15.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 29 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £148 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £220 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £501 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.08% | +25.13% | -20.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £610 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | £758 | £453 |
| England median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £23.75 | - | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | - | £16.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £51.51 | - | £16.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.16 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £34.00 | £35.00 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -38.04% | +121.53% |
DMZ
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DMZ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
DMZ
Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing DMZ.
