Freedom of Information (FOI)
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Freedom of Information | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 0.44% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.59% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £625 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Tyne and Wear
Freedom of Information falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Tyne and Wear.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 63 | 64 | 49 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 27.88% | 34.97% | 27.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 27 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £368 | £146 |
| 25th Percentile | £338 | £413 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +31.25% | -23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £605 | £700 | £701 |
| North East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +25.00% | -23.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.69 | - | £16.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.67 | £18.00 | £22.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.97 | £19.00 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.11% | -40.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £35.99 | £20.00 | £32.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.59 | - | £33.40 |
| North East median hourly rate | £19.42 | £32.59 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.41% | +1.84% | - |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Freedom of Information
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Freedom of Information.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information
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 Freedom of Information within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | - | 1 | £625 | - | 2 |
| Freedom of Information North East |
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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:
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