The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Digital Economy is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
550 |
593 |
730 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
52.58% |
47.25% |
51.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
302 |
416 |
478 |
| 10th Percentile |
£225 |
£278 |
£300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£402 |
£406 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£518 |
£525 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.43% |
+5.00% |
+17.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£630 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£688 |
£697 |
£675 |
| South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£545 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.67% |
+11.79% |
+4.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
129 |
67 |
71 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36.25 |
£23.72 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£43.75 |
£53.75 |
£15.90 |
| Median hourly rate |
£55.50 |
£61.50 |
£32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.76% |
+89.23% |
-7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72.50 |
£78.75 |
£50.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80.00 |
£92.16 |
£60.00 |
| South West median hourly rate |
£45.00 |
£60.35 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.43% |
+35.62% |
+11.25% |
