NEC Job Trends in Durham

NEC
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Durham citing NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

	6 months to 29 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	46	-	36
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-21
Permanent jobs citing NEC	3	0	4
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham	0.57%	-	1.47%
As % of the Vendors category	2.86%	-	6.15%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	-
North East median annual salary	-	-	-

All Vendors
Durham

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Durham.

	6 months to 29 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing vendor products and services	105	140	65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham	19.85%	54.26%	23.81%
Number of salaries quoted	53	86	27
10^th Percentile	£27,850	-	£31,400
25^th Percentile	£30,000	-	£38,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,178	£25,087	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+80.09%	-49.83%	-4.76%
75^th Percentile	£59,750	£33,250	£55,125
90^th Percentile	£62,500	£48,188	£67,908
North East median annual salary	£50,000	£31,000	£45,000
% change year-on-year	+61.29%	-31.11%	-5.26%

NEC Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NEC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.

NEC Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing NEC.

NEC Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the Durham region over the 6 months to 29 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Stockton-on-Tees	-	3	-	-
NEC North East

NEC Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, job vacancies citing NEC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Durham region citing NEC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	City & Guilds	100.0%	3
1	Continuous Improvement	100.0%	3
1	Customer Experience	100.0%	3
1	Degree	100.0%	3
1	Line Management	100.0%	3
1	Mechatronics	100.0%	3
1	NVQ Level 3	100.0%	3
1	Order Management	100.0%	3
1	Performance Metrics	100.0%	3
1	Preventative Maintenance	100.0%	3
1	Proactive Maintenance	100.0%	3

NEC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Electronics	100.0%	3