The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
108
148
-
Rank change year-on-year
+40
-
-
Contract jobs citing Economics
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West
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 the South West.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,524
2,653
3,256
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West
90.34%
83.09%
89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted
968
1,693
2,396
10th Percentile
£235
£220
£313
25th Percentile
£400
£405
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£515
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-1.82%
-4.55%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£623
£625
£650
90th Percentile
£688
£700
£723
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
150
336
334
10th Percentile
£18.48
£13.86
£9.80
25th Percentile
£19.27
£29.19
£16.32
Median hourly rate
£62.75
£55.00
£61.50
Median % change year-on-year
+14.09%
-10.57%
+26.52%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£70.00
£70.30
90th Percentile
£70.00
£77.50
£83.37
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£36.33
£36.77
% change year-on-year
-19.99%
-1.19%
+51.01%
Economics Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Economics Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Economics in the South West.
Economics Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Economics also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region with a requirement for Economics.
Economics Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:
