Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in the North East

Influencing Skills
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 4 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.96% - 1.97%
As % of the General category 1.59% - 3.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £156 - £402
25th Percentile £285 - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £409
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.20%
75th Percentile £538 - £575
90th Percentile £560 - £688
England median daily rate £570 £565 £550
% change year-on-year +0.88% +2.73% -

All General Skills
North East

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the North East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 251 174 127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 60.48% 58.78% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 170 87 86
10th Percentile £223 £305 £160
25th Percentile £375 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% - -12.04%
75th Percentile £518 £590 £600
90th Percentile £575 £665 £720
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 12 9
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.75 £15.46
25th Percentile £16.75 £14.46 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £20.77
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -15.74% +18.69%
75th Percentile £53.75 £21.44 £60.00
90th Percentile - £44.21 £68.75
England median hourly rate £23.58 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.42% -9.09% +29.36%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in the North East

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the North East over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in the North East

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the North East region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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 - 4 £500 - 4
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Publishing
2 1 (25.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Content Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Product Owner
2 1 (25.00%) Product Owner
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Product Owner
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Systems Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Agile
1 1 (25.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Content Management
1 1 (25.00%) Data Management
1 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (25.00%) User Research
1 1 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
1 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (25.00%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) BiZZdesign
1 1 (25.00%) Workday