Freedom of Information (FOI)
England > North East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Freedom of Information | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East | 0.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.02% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £475 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -20.83% | +32.16% |
All Generic Skills
North East
Freedom of Information falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 98 | 90 | 85 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 32.34% | 28.04% | 24.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 52 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £181 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £314 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £463 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -11.90% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £588 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £698 | £836 |
| England median daily rate | £526 | £550 | £568 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.38% | -3.08% | +3.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.31 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.97 | £11.44 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £47.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52.00 | £48.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £55.35 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £33.91 | £36.50 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.10% | +62.33% | -15.15% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Freedom of Information
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the North East.
Freedom of Information
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the North East.
Freedom of Information
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 Freedom of Information within the North East region over the 6 months to 7 June 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 | - | 1 | £625 | - | 5 |
| Freedom of Information England |
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Freedom of Information
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:
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