Community of Practice Job Trends in the North East

Communities of Practice (CoP)
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Community of Practice skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 82 55
Rank change year-on-year +53 -27 +36
Permanent jobs citing Community of Practice 60 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 5.81% 0.82% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.23% 0.93% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - £56,866 £45,632
25th Percentile £44,972 £57,421 £60,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £62,215 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.87% -14.19% -
75th Percentile £46,022 £67,941 £80,070
90th Percentile - £69,057 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +6.56% -6.15%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North East

Community of Practice falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 830 862 541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 80.35% 88.32% 90.77%
Number of salaries quoted 543 386 469
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,875 £28,950
25th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £81,000 £85,000 £74,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Community of Practice
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Community of Practice relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Community of Practice job vacancy trend in the North East

Community of Practice
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Community of Practice.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Community of Practice

Community of Practice
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Community of Practice within the North East region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Durham +26 51 - -
Tyne and Wear +10 9 £45,497 - 4
Community of Practice
England

Community of Practice
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 59 (98.33%) Manufacturing
1 59 (98.33%) Marketing
2 50 (83.33%) Finance
3 1 (1.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 59 (98.33%) Development Manager
1 59 (98.33%) Product Development Manager
1 59 (98.33%) Product Manager
2 1 (1.67%) Analyst
2 1 (1.67%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 59 (98.33%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (98.33%) Commercialisation
1 59 (98.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 59 (98.33%) Decision-Making
1 59 (98.33%) Project Delivery
1 59 (98.33%) Project Management
2 52 (86.67%) Chemistry
3 8 (13.33%) Coaching
4 7 (11.67%) Experimental Design
5 1 (1.67%) Agile
5 1 (1.67%) Business Analysis
5 1 (1.67%) Focus Group
5 1 (1.67%) Generative AI
5 1 (1.67%) Mentoring
5 1 (1.67%) Process Improvement
5 1 (1.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 59 (98.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (1.67%) Microsoft