Interaction Designer Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Interaction Designer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Interaction Designer daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Contract jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.66% - 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% - 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £367 - -
25th Percentile £373 - £654
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 - £658
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.89%
75th Percentile £411 - £661
90th Percentile £416 - -
North East median daily rate £394 - £658
% change year-on-year - - +16.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 289 179 159
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.01% 85.65% 90.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 93 115
10th Percentile £170 £183 £191
25th Percentile £343 £340 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £450 £473
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -4.76% -14.09%
75th Percentile £536 £575 £575
90th Percentile £600 £650 £716
North East median daily rate £450 £450 £435
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -18.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 6
10th Percentile £14.13 £17.01 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.88 £42.00 £15.69
Median hourly rate £21.24 £60.00 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year -64.61% +247.83% +38.00%
75th Percentile £52.06 £70.00 £28.69
90th Percentile £53.75 - £32.88
North East median hourly rate £25.71 £46.18 £32.00
% change year-on-year -44.34% +44.31% +103.17%

Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Interaction Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Interaction Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

Interaction Designer
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 Interaction Designer within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 - 2 £394 - 2
Interaction Designer
North East

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Interaction Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Tyne and Wear region featuring Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) Axure RP
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
2 1 (50.00%) Heroku
2 1 (50.00%) InVision
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Typography
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes

Interaction Designer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) InVision
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Heroku
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Axure RP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Typography
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) WCAG