Jobs in North East England

England's North East is the area around the great cities of Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham. It covers the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teeside. The area is home to around 2.6 million people.

The North East was the cradle of Britain's industrial revolution in the 19th Century. The decline of the once-flourishing coal and ship-building industries has left the North East with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at around 10 per cent of the working-age population.

The region is served by buses and trams, while the main rail links run north to Edinburgh and west to Carlisle. The A1(M) and the A1914(M) are the major roads. Newcastle airport offers direct flights to around 74 destinations.

Famous sights include the Roman remains of Hadrian's Wall and Antony Gormley's statue The Angel of the North, which soars 20 metres into the sky above the A1 in Gateshead.

80% of current opportunities are permanent, whereas 20% are contract jobs.

2,590 new job listings for this search have been found in the last calendar day, compared with 3,688 in the last 72 hours and 10,833 in the last week.

Companies presently offering vacancies for roles in North East England include HC One, Stonegate Pub Company, Barchester Healthcare..

There are 32,937 vacancies for roles in North East England available immediately, compared to 12,683 in North Yorkshire.

The largest category under which open North East England jobs are listed is Healthcare & Nursing Jobs, followed by Teaching Jobs.