Digital Economy Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	33	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Contract jobs citing Digital Economy	2	0	0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire	0.87%	-	-
As % of the General category	1.33%	-	-
Number of daily rates quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£198	-	-
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£217	-	-
75^th Percentile	£236	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
East Midlands median daily rate	£217	-	-

All General Skills
Leicestershire

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 citing general skills in Leicestershire.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing general skills	150	82	47
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire	65.22%	53.59%	47.96%
Number of daily rates quoted	65	54	38
10^th Percentile	£205	£187	£188
25^th Percentile	£305	£250	£277
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£450	£393	£375
Median % change year-on-year	+14.65%	+4.67%	-4.46%
75^th Percentile	£575	£519	£525
90^th Percentile	£665	£638	£715
East Midlands median daily rate	£475	£413	£445
% change year-on-year	+15.15%	-7.30%	-6.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted	48	4	0
10^th Percentile	£12.34	£15.76	-
25^th Percentile	£13.11	£18.65	-
Median hourly rate	£16.37	£20.90	-
Median % change year-on-year	-21.69%	-	-
75^th Percentile	£18.95	£22.60	-
90^th Percentile	£28.99	£24.94	-
East Midlands median hourly rate	£16.46	£21.39	£17.00
% change year-on-year	-23.05%	+25.82%	-35.46%

Digital Economy Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 30 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Leicester	-	2	£217	-
Digital Economy East Midlands

Digital Economy Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, contractor job vacancies citing Digital Economy also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicestershire region citing Digital Economy.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Computer Science	100.0%	2
1	Computer Science Degree	100.0%	2
1	Cybersecurity	100.0%	2
1	DBS Check	100.0%	2
1	Degree	100.0%	2

Digital Economy Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

General

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Social Skills	100.0%	2