Digital Economy Job Trends in the Midlands

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

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 265 - 280
Rank change year-on-year - - -50
Permanent jobs citing Digital Economy 13 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.083% - 0.020%
As % of the General category 0.19% - 0.037%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,577 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,545 - -
75th Percentile £41,514 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £39,545 £38,000 £35,092
% change year-on-year +4.07% +8.29% -51.99%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,965 3,703 5,401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.28% 65.87% 54.68%
Number of salaries quoted 4,495 2,089 2,271
10th Percentile £28,618 £26,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,960 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Economy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Digital Economy job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Digital Economy
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Digital Economy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Digital Economy

Digital Economy
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Economy within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 September 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands - 13 £39,545 -
Digital Economy
England

Digital Economy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) AWS
General
1 13 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Lecturer
2 4 (30.77%) Architect
2 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Architect
2 4 (30.77%) Senior
2 4 (30.77%) Senior Architect
2 4 (30.77%) Senior Enterprise Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Computer Science
1 9 (69.23%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (30.77%) Architecture Governance
2 4 (30.77%) Business Transformation
2 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
2 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Architecture
2 4 (30.77%) IT Strategy
2 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
2 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (30.77%) Strategic Roadmap
2 4 (30.77%) TOGAF
2 4 (30.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) AWS Certification
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
1 4 (30.77%) YouTube