Psychology Contract Job Trends in the North East

Psychology
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Psychology skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Psychology 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.57% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £364 - -
England median daily rate £425 £450 £525
% change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North East

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 307 268 213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 87.46% 92.41% 88.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 110 156
10th Percentile £170 £310 £228
25th Percentile £363 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% +4.44% -16.67%
75th Percentile £546 £589 £570
90th Percentile £600 £702 £638
England median daily rate £508 £525 £547
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.02% -0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 33 14
10th Percentile £14.43 £14.75 £15.73
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.50 £17.25
Median hourly rate £19.61 £29.77 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.13% +14.50% +48.57%
75th Percentile £52.06 £46.18 £46.18
90th Percentile £53.88 £66.00 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +27.14%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Psychology job vacancy trend in the North East

Psychology
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

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

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

Psychology
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 Psychology within the North East region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 - 2 £364 -
Psychology
England

Psychology
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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Design Persona
1 2 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 2 (100.00%) Market Research
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations