Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
England > Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 168 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +34 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Digital Economy | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands | - | 0.058% | 0.12% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.10% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £413 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £650 | £745 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.75% | +29.57% | +3.37% |
All General Skills
Midlands
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 the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,499 | 1,981 | 2,833 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 54.91% | 57.01% | 54.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,029 | 1,388 | 2,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £217 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £480 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.78% | +15.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £588 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £675 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | +0.92% | +9.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 170 | 85 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £11.80 | £9.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.93 | £13.31 | £12.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +14.29% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £28.50 | £24.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.01 | £51.50 | £35.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.44 | £34.00 | £21.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.35% | +61.41% | -6.38% |
Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings citing Digital Economy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Digital Economy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Digital Economy in the Midlands.