Digital Economy Contracts in the Midlands

Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 - 165
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Contract jobs citing Digital Economy 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.052% - 0.058%
As % of the General category 0.084% - 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £675 £745
% change year-on-year - -9.40% +29.57%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 common skills in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,194 1,513 1,920
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 62.38% 54.88% 55.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 778 1,034 1,359
10th Percentile £190 £207 £213
25th Percentile £343 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £488 £480
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% +1.56% +2.67%
75th Percentile £550 £611 £588
90th Percentile £650 £738 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 167 83
10th Percentile £13.98 £11.75 £11.80
25th Percentile £14.16 £13.90 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.88 £17.50 £20.32
Median % change year-on-year +7.90% -13.88% +14.80%
75th Percentile £30.00 £38.13 £32.13
90th Percentile £34.24 £53.80 £51.50
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Digital Economy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Digital Economy 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.

Daily rate trend for Digital Economy in the Midlands

Digital Economy
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
West Midlands - 1 - -
Digital Economy
England

Digital Economy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation