Service Level Agreement (SLA)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring SLA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 39 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -14 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing SLA | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | 1.86% | 1.63% | 3.09% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 9.46% | 10.42% | 21.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £148 | £142 |
| 25th Percentile | £260 | £151 | £146 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £265 | £163 | £158 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.08% | +3.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £270 | £219 | £176 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £249 | £183 |
| England median daily rate | £350 | £270 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.63% | -32.50% | +30.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.73 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £24.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £33.23 |
| England median hourly rate | £18.87 | £21.84 | £17.83 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +22.47% | -2.29% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North East
SLA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 74 | 48 | 38 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 19.63% | 15.69% | 14.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 21 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £156 | £236 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £325 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £400 | £409 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.50% | -2.20% | -25.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £501 | £492 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £503 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.82 | £15.30 | £16.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £15.50 | £16.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £16.00 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +228.13% | -15.79% | -15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £16.50 | £23.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £20.50 | £32.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £29.00 | £35.79 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.28% | -18.97% | +59.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SLA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing SLA.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing SLA.
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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 SLA within the North East region over the 6 months to 12 December 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 |
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| Tyne and Wear | -6 | 7 | £265 | +63.08% | 12 |
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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:
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