NFC Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Near Field Communication (NFC)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring NFC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NFC 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.27% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.57% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £206 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 - -
75th Percentile £219 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £206 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Tyne and Wear

NFC falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 28 33 33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 7.59% 15.57% 17.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 23 25
10th Percentile £146 £142 £131
25th Percentile £170 £206 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £206 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year -41.07% -6.67% -31.82%
75th Percentile £440 £600 £425
90th Percentile £575 £730 £503
North East median daily rate £400 £454 £400
% change year-on-year -11.89% +13.50% -21.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £21.75 - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 - £16.00
75th Percentile £27.50 - £16.50
90th Percentile £28.25 - -
North East median hourly rate £27.50 - £16.00

NFC
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

NFC job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

NFC
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 NFC within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 8 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £213 -
NFC
North East

NFC
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) RFID
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT