Acceptance Criteria
North East > Northumberland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northumberland requiring Acceptance Criteria skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Acceptance Criteria | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northumberland | 37.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 50.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £538 | £410 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.10% | -28.70% | +64.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Northumberland
Acceptance Criteria 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 Northumberland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 6 | 22 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland | 75.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £463 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.92% | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £31.22 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.81% | - | +130.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £19.25 | £34.02 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.42% | +6.31% | +82.86% |
Acceptance Criteria
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Acceptance Criteria relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.
Acceptance Criteria
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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: