Digital Economy Contracts in the South West

Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 143 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Digital Economy 0 7 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West - 0.21% -
As % of the General category - 0.43% -
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% +14.62%

All General Skills
South West

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 South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,023 1,643 1,605
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 58.26% 50.03% 47.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 624 987 1,173
10th Percentile £213 £240 £281
25th Percentile £362 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £549
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.37% +9.80%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £719
England median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.78% -2.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 278 108
10th Percentile £15.14 £12.94 £17.50
25th Percentile £18.15 £18.15 £39.55
Median hourly rate £32.25 £45.00 £59.90
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% -24.87% +42.62%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.83 £88.25
England median hourly rate £28.17 £31.25 £31.00
% change year-on-year -9.87% +0.81% +43.35%

Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Economy in the South West