The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring Jest skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
54 |
64 |
39 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
-25 |
+25 |
| Permanent jobs citing Jest |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne |
0.70% |
0.68% |
1.18% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
4.26% |
2.76% |
6.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,000 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
- |
£56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£54,250 |
- |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£59,688 |
- |
£59,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,025 |
- |
£59,750 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£54,250 |
- |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.54% |
Jest falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills |
94 |
145 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne |
16.35% |
24.79% |
18.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
82 |
72 |
56 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£41,349 |
£38,067 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+9.09% |
-15.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,875 |
£83,563 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,125 |
£96,125 |
£67,375 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+9.09% |
-13.73% |
