Digital Economy Contracts in the North of England

Digital Economy (Web Economy, New Economy)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Economy in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Economy over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 207 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Digital Economy 0 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England - 0.037% -
As % of the General category - 0.066% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £675 £745 £650
% change year-on-year -9.40% +14.62% +20.37%

All General Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,620 3,046 3,666
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.04% 55.82% 51.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,502 2,099 2,577
10th Percentile £263 £280 £213
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year -0.50% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £581 £600 £575
90th Percentile £650 £688 £650
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.93% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 97 182
10th Percentile £12.13 £13.98 £10.75
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.12 £22.00 £19.12
Median % change year-on-year -26.75% +15.05% +6.83%
75th Percentile £35.23 £35.00 £33.62
90th Percentile £48.75 £50.84 £57.73
England median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £22.45
% change year-on-year +2.78% +36.51% +6.90%

Digital Economy
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Economy in the North of England

Digital Economy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Digital Economy in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Digital Economy in the North of England