Junior Contract Job Trends in the North East

Junior
England > North East

The median Junior daily rate in the North East is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Junior 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 - -
England median daily rate £263 £290 £325
% change year-on-year -9.48% -10.77% +9.24%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the North East with a recognized job title 398 265 253
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.67% 89.53% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 139 160
10th Percentile £163 £261 £199
25th Percentile £350 £353 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £427
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.31% -18.72%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £570
90th Percentile £596 £658 £650
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 14 25
10th Percentile £14.43 £16.99 £12.26
25th Percentile £17.88 £27.32 £15.46
Median hourly rate £42.00 £46.18 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +154.72% -49.29%
75th Percentile £54.06 - £48.75
90th Percentile £60.00 - £65.25
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% -21.35% +27.14%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Junior job vacancy trend in the North East

Junior
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in the North East

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in the North East

Junior
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 Junior within the North East region over the 6 months to 10 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 - 1 £370 - 13
Junior
England

Junior Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 10 January 2026, Junior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North East region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Junior Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation