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 advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Economy over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 205 248
Rank change year-on-year - +43 -51
Contract jobs citing Digital Economy 0 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England - 0.036% 0.014%
As % of the General category - 0.065% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £675 £745 £625
% change year-on-year -9.40% +19.20% +19.05%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,577 3,087 3,700
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.60% 55.67% 51.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,490 2,122 2,611
10th Percentile £262 £282 £210
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £575
90th Percentile £656 £688 £650
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 96 183
10th Percentile £12.13 £13.98 £10.75
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.59 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £22.52 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.69% +17.02% +7.51%
75th Percentile £35.00 £35.00 £33.91
90th Percentile £48.75 £51.19 £57.50
England median hourly rate £31.00 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -2.88% +48.47% +2.14%

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