The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
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 Bristol with a requirement for common skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
536 |
519 |
743 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol |
50.00% |
45.13% |
52.36% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
290 |
370 |
493 |
10th Percentile |
£250 |
£281 |
£313 |
25th Percentile |
£413 |
£406 |
£419 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£518 |
£525 |
£500 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-1.43% |
+5.00% |
+17.65% |
75th Percentile |
£625 |
£625 |
£588 |
90th Percentile |
£688 |
£688 |
£675 |
South West median daily rate |
£525 |
£549 |
£500 |
% change year-on-year |
-4.37% |
+9.80% |
+10.74% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
135 |
51 |
84 |
10th Percentile |
£35.00 |
£30.53 |
- |
25th Percentile |
£43.75 |
£54.38 |
£15.90 |
Median hourly rate |
£55.00 |
£61.50 |
£35.00 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-10.57% |
+75.71% |
+18.64% |
75th Percentile |
£72.50 |
£78.75 |
£52.84 |
90th Percentile |
£80.00 |
£93.75 |
£60.00 |
South West median hourly rate |
£45.00 |
£60.00 |
£42.00 |
% change year-on-year |
-25.00% |
+42.86% |
-1.75% |