Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Digital Economy | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | - | - | 0.41% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £518 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £536 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £581 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £636 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £659 |
| North West median daily rate | £713 | - | £581 |
All General Skills
Cheshire
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 general skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 445 | 302 | 335 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 67.63% | 66.96% | 68.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 310 | 162 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £313 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £362 | £423 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.70% | -1.96% | +10.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £579 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £685 | £615 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.87 | £17.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.66 | £19.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.85 | £24.18 | £26.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.50% | -9.30% | +65.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.56 | £38.00 | £37.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £86.00 | £43.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.60 | £27.50 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.64% | +30.95% | -4.55% |
Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Digital Economy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
