Telecommunications
England > North East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 39 | 35 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -11 | +40 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East | 0.99% | 0.70% | 3.02% |
| As % of the General category | 1.96% | 1.30% | 5.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £385 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £388 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £403 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.52% | +61.00% | -53.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £180 | £413 | £331 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £414 | £380 |
| England median daily rate | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.50% | - | +1.52% |
All General Skills
North East
Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 153 | 154 | 136 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 50.33% | 54.23% | 58.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 65 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £299 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £405 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | -16.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £625 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £723 | £673 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | -2.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.66 | £11.90 | £17.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.08 | £13.75 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.94 | £15.00 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -23.08% | +47.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.63 | £20.00 | £26.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42.24 | £32.70 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.08 | £37.50 | £28.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.13% | +30.43% | +16.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all 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 Telecoms.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Telecoms.
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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 Telecoms within the North East region over the 6 months to 28 September 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 | -7 | 2 | £175 | -56.52% | 7 |
| Northumberland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Telecoms England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: