GAP Analysis Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

GAP Analysis
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring GAP Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 32 27
Rank change year-on-year -5 -5 -
Contract jobs citing GAP Analysis 10 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 2.74% 2.30% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.06% 2.53% 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile £376 - -
25th Percentile £380 £575 £607
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £614
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -2.20% -
75th Percentile £556 £625 £620
90th Percentile £600 - -
North East median daily rate £500 £600 £614
% change year-on-year -16.67% -2.20% +36.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

GAP Analysis 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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 327 198 151
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 89.59% 91.24% 84.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 101 102
10th Percentile £179 £305 £191
25th Percentile £363 £356 £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -13.64%
75th Percentile £524 £588 £579
90th Percentile £584 £650 £720
North East median daily rate £450 £495 £450
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 14 5
10th Percentile £14.84 £13.75 £15.80
25th Percentile £17.88 £14.83 £16.25
Median hourly rate £42.00 £16.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +162.50% -8.57% -22.22%
75th Percentile £53.75 £19.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £54.63 £19.93 £60.75
North East median hourly rate £42.00 £18.50 £33.48
% change year-on-year +127.03% -44.73% +48.78%

GAP Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GAP Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

GAP Analysis job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing GAP Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing GAP Analysis

GAP Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GAP Analysis in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GAP Analysis in Tyne and Wear

GAP Analysis
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 GAP Analysis within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 26 December 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 - 10 £500 - 2
GAP Analysis
North East

GAP Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) CMS
1 1 (10.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (10.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (10.00%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (10.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) X.25
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Police
4 1 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Local Government
4 1 (10.00%) Publishing
4 1 (10.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Analyst
1 7 (70.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Project Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Business Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Content Designer
3 1 (10.00%) Junior
3 1 (10.00%) Junior Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Business Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Financial Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Support
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Support Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Support Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Impact Analysis
2 5 (50.00%) Agile
2 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (40.00%) Focus Group
4 3 (30.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (20.00%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
5 2 (20.00%) User Research
5 2 (20.00%) User Stories
5 2 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 1 (10.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 1 (10.00%) Business Case
6 1 (10.00%) Product Backlog
6 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
6 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
6 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) AAT
2 1 (10.00%) ACCA
2 1 (10.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (10.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Cellebrite
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) SAP