IT Strategy Contract Job Trends in the North East

IT/Technology Strategy
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East citing IT Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - 37
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.12% - 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% - 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £599
25th Percentile - - £656
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £750
Median % change year-on-year - - +75.04%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £600 £600 £638
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -1.92%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North East

IT Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the North East.

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 706 313 272
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 86.20% 87.68% 92.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 205 113
10th Percentile £313 £170 £306
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £470
Median % change year-on-year - -4.26% +4.44%
75th Percentile £588 £549 £594
90th Percentile £675 £600 £716
England median daily rate £525 £507 £525
% change year-on-year +3.55% -3.43% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 20 33
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.43 £14.75
25th Percentile £17.76 £17.30 £15.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £19.61 £29.77
Median % change year-on-year +124.17% -34.13% +48.85%
75th Percentile £70.00 £52.06 £46.18
90th Percentile - £53.88 £66.00
England median hourly rate £35.67 £25.15 £36.17
% change year-on-year +41.81% -30.46% -18.73%

IT Strategy Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in the North East

IT Strategy Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IT Strategy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IT Strategy.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy 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 IT Strategy within the North East region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear - 1 £625 - 15
IT Strategy
England

IT Strategy Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Mentoring100.0%1
1Migration100.0%1
1SFIA100.0%1
1Technology Strategy100.0%1