Economics Contract Job Trends in East London

Economics
London > East London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East London requiring Economics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Economics 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in East London 0.98% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £763 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - -
75th Percentile £788 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £450 £750 £525
% change year-on-year -40.00% +42.86% -30.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East London

Economics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in East London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 88 107 182
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East London 86.27% 95.54% 95.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 90 163
10th Percentile £292 £270 £300
25th Percentile £411 £415 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £549 £530 £510
Median % change year-on-year +3.54% +3.92% -4.49%
75th Percentile £705 £587 £600
90th Percentile £776 £675 £658
London median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile £18.19 £17.60 £21.11
25th Percentile £21.11 £32.00 £21.13
Median hourly rate £24.43 £37.00 £21.80
Median % change year-on-year -33.99% +69.76% -20.64%
75th Percentile £26.44 £40.00 £23.09
90th Percentile £28.00 £53.50 £23.48
London median hourly rate £35.71 £30.00 £34.25
% change year-on-year +19.03% -12.41% -17.47%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Economics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East London.

Economics job vacancy trend in East London

Economics
Daily Rate Trend in East London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Economics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Economics

Economics
Contract Job Locations in East London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the East London region over the 6 months to 28 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tower Hamlets - 1 £775 - 1
Economics
London

Economics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) PowerExchange
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Endur
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Endur Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Endur Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) OpenLink Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) OpenLink Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (100.00%) ETRM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree