Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Telecommunications
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 28 22
Rank change year-on-year -7 -6 +39
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 7 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 2.48% 2.00% 2.99%
As % of the General category 4.32% 3.92% 5.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - £302 -
25th Percentile £170 £304 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £343 £200
Median % change year-on-year -48.91% +71.25% -63.64%
75th Percentile £180 £409 -
90th Percentile - £447 -
North East median daily rate £175 £343 £225
% change year-on-year -48.91% +52.22% -50.00%

All General Skills
Tyne and Wear

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 162 102 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 57.45% 51.00% 57.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 52 64
10th Percentile £180 £301 £208
25th Percentile £363 £356 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £439 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £520 £553 £600
90th Percentile £578 £626 £720
North East median daily rate £445 £450 £448
% change year-on-year -1.11% +0.56% -17.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 7
10th Percentile £13.75 - £17.60
25th Percentile £17.44 £13.75 £18.00
Median hourly rate £19.25 £15.60 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.44% -20.03% +56.00%
75th Percentile £36.06 £19.75 £26.13
90th Percentile £53.75 £19.83 £32.70
North East median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% -10.26% +56.00%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

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

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 2 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 -12 7 £175 -48.91% 5
Telecoms
North East

Telecoms
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 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 1 (14.29%) ATM
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Electronics
2 6 (85.71%) Manufacturing
2 6 (85.71%) Marketing
2 6 (85.71%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (71.43%) Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) IT Support
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Migration Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Android
2 5 (71.43%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (85.71%) Digital Marketing
1 6 (85.71%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Migration
2 1 (14.29%) Workflow
2 1 (14.29%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) SAP
2 5 (71.43%) Apple
2 5 (71.43%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) Dell
2 5 (71.43%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) NCR