Economics
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex requiring Economics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Economics over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 30 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Economics | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | - | 0.89% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 1.08% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £408 | - | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £10.42 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | £10.42 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84 | 186 | 214 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 95.45% | 82.67% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 94 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £187 | £194 | £218 |
| 25th Percentile | £315 | £300 | £359 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £476 | £551 | £555 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £600 | £647 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 52 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £10.59 | £23.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.19 | £15.93 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £57.25 | £44.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.23% | +28.57% | +60.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.30 | £80.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £144.00 | - | £72.56 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £36.75 | £40.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.13% | +81.82% | +41.94% |
Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
