Digital Economy Contracts in Berkshire

Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 108 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Digital Economy 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.17% 0.12% -
As % of the General category 0.27% 0.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -

All General Skills
Berkshire

Digital Economy falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Berkshire.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 744 869 1,065
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 62.63% 51.85% 61.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 459 427 629
10th Percentile £319 £263 £280
25th Percentile £413 £422 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +7.50% +1.52%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £631
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 61 34
10th Percentile £14.75 £19.30 £16.96
25th Percentile £16.66 £41.50 £21.06
Median hourly rate £32.05 £61.60 £56.03
Median % change year-on-year -47.97% +9.94% +149.02%
75th Percentile £56.81 £72.33 £66.38
90th Percentile £87.64 £87.46 £72.23
South East median hourly rate £18.85 £57.35 £52.10
% change year-on-year -67.14% +10.08% +144.60%

Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Digital Economy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Digital Economy in Berkshire

Digital Economy
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Digital Economy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Digital Economy

Digital Economy
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Economy within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +21 2 - - 2
Digital Economy
South East

Digital Economy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) MRICS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) BT