Junior IT Support Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Junior IT Support
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Junior IT Support daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Junior IT Support 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £113 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - -
75th Percentile £138 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £125 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 417 215 209
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.75% 88.84% 93.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 137 112
10th Percentile £163 £248 £188
25th Percentile £345 £335 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £513 £584 £576
90th Percentile £583 £643 £709
North East median daily rate £450 £470 £448
% change year-on-year -4.26% +5.03% -18.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 37
10th Percentile £14.34 £14.71 £11.50
25th Percentile £19.56 £14.74 £12.13
Median hourly rate £48.00 £18.75 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +156.00% +17.19% -8.57%
75th Percentile £55.00 £31.31 £48.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £41.78 £60.00
North East median hourly rate £48.00 £46.18 £17.50
% change year-on-year +3.94% +163.89% -51.05%

Junior IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Junior IT Support job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Junior IT Support
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 Junior IT Support within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 31 January 2026. 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
Sunderland - 2 £125 - 1
Junior IT Support
North East

Junior IT Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 31 January 2026, Junior IT Support 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 Junior IT Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Proactive Maintenance

Junior IT Support 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (50.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree