Degree Contracts in Tyne and Wear

Academic Degree
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 3 44
Rank change year-on-year -18 +41 -10
Contract jobs citing Degree 16 39 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 6.56% 16.05% 2.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.16% 42.86% 4.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 7
10th Percentile £171 £188 £273
25th Percentile £188 £298 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £311
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +44.58% +14.22%
75th Percentile £488 £581 £425
90th Percentile £518 £613 £563
North East median daily rate £463 £500 £278
% change year-on-year -7.50% +80.18% +18.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - £11.46 -
25th Percentile £11.60 £12.15 -
Median hourly rate £11.64 £13.30 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.48% - -
75th Percentile £11.68 £18.15 -
90th Percentile - £21.06 -
North East median hourly rate £11.64 £20.77 £49.00
% change year-on-year -43.96% -57.61% -6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Tyne and Wear

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 99 91 189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 40.57% 37.45% 54.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 42 154
10th Percentile £305 £313 £354
25th Percentile £403 £411 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £565
Median % change year-on-year -2.01% -9.69% +2.73%
75th Percentile £590 £634 £650
90th Percentile £650 £695 £752
North East median daily rate £500 £523 £565
% change year-on-year -4.31% -7.52% +7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 0
10th Percentile - £13.30 -
25th Percentile £11.60 £13.99 -
Median hourly rate £29.57 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.85% - -
75th Percentile £49.56 £50.00 -
90th Percentile £51.03 £60.00 -
North East median hourly rate £18.81 £20.77 £49.00
% change year-on-year -9.44% -57.61% -1.01%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Tyne and Wear

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Tyne and Wear.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Tyne and Wear

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Tyne and Wear

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Tyne and Wear.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Tyne and Wear

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -23 9 £438 -20.45% 232
Sunderland +3 5 £195 - 12
Degree
North East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (6.25%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) AWS
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (6.25%) GitHub
2 1 (6.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (6.25%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Postman
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Finance
2 3 (18.75%) Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Brand Awareness
3 2 (12.50%) Local Government
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 2 (12.50%) Retail
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Support Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 4 (25.00%) Desktop Support
2 4 (25.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (18.75%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (18.75%) Mobile Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Consultant
4 2 (12.50%) Designer
4 2 (12.50%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Project Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Support Officer
5 1 (6.25%) IT Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Programme Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Solutions Designer
5 1 (6.25%) Trainee
5 1 (6.25%) Trainee Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) Middleware
1 1 (6.25%) OpenAPI
1 1 (6.25%) REST
1 1 (6.25%) Swagger
1 1 (6.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Blog
1 2 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (12.50%) Digital Media
1 2 (12.50%) Digital Signage
1 2 (12.50%) Management Information System
1 2 (12.50%) Social Media
2 1 (6.25%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) PMI
2 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Windows
2 1 (6.25%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (18.75%) Computer Science
2 3 (18.75%) ITIL
2 3 (18.75%) Patch Management
2 3 (18.75%) Service Management
3 2 (12.50%) Agile
3 2 (12.50%) B2B
3 2 (12.50%) Brand Management
3 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (12.50%) Data Protection
3 2 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) E-Commerce
3 2 (12.50%) Email Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Market Research
3 2 (12.50%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (12.50%) Pay per click
3 2 (12.50%) Project Management
3 2 (12.50%) Risk Management
3 2 (12.50%) SEO
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
3 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
3 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Facebook
3 1 (6.25%) Bomgar
3 1 (6.25%) Sage
3 1 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 1 (6.25%) Workday