Openreach
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring knowledge or experience of Openreach products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Openreach over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within BT Openreach.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 162 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +29 | +61 |
| Contract jobs citing Openreach | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | - | 0.025% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | 0.060% | 0.043% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £220 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -53.68% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £325 | £344 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -27.63% | +18.75% |
All Vendors
North of England
Openreach falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 2,061 | 1,678 | 2,322 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 47.47% | 42.45% | 46.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,352 | 897 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £300 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £377 | £409 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £580 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £675 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | - | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 77 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.38 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.05 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £35.36 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.00% | +17.87% | +39.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.40 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £52.31 | £46.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.04 | £35.36 | £43.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.19% | -19.36% | +75.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Openreach relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Openreach.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Openreach.
