Digital Innovation Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Digital Innovation
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring Digital Innovation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 57
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Digital Innovation 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.25% - 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% - 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
North East median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

Digital Innovation 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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 631 619 466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 79.27% 90.90% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 469 267 406
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,332 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,500 £77,500
North East median annual salary £48,897 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.21% +5.26% -5.00%

Digital Innovation
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Digital Innovation job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Digital Innovation
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Digital Innovation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Digital Innovation

Digital Innovation
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Innovation within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £100,000 - 2
Sunderland - 1 £100,000 -
Digital Innovation
North East