confidence

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

108.6

Current Index: 

109.9

6 month Index: 

110.4

Employment Index: 

104.4

Move Jobs Index: 

124.7

Salary Index: 

93.4

Current Confidence Index: 

102.6

Future Confidence Index: 

117.6

After months of falling, the Digital Pulse showed a very slight increase (1.02%) in confidence across the digital industry in November. To borrow a phrase from the stock-market, this could be a dead-cat bounce whilst companies furiously tried to close businesss before the onset of December and the Christmas break. Outlook in current market conditions held ground between October and November with no change, and future expectations falling only slightly.

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

123

Current Index: 

128.8

6 month Index: 

120.9

Employment Index: 

134.3

Move Jobs Index: 

131.4

Salary Index: 

99.7

Current Confidence Index: 

120.9

Future Confidence Index: 

126.1

June’s results showed an overall increase in market confidence from May, coming in at 123.0 (up 1.4%). While specific confidence in current market conditions continued to slide - as did faith in the economic environment in six months time - the overall index reflecting sentiment about conditions in the future increased, up to 126.1 (up 4.4% on

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

121.26

Current Index: 

137.83

6 month Index: 

129.28

Employment Index: 

138.49

Move Jobs Index: 

112.34

Salary Index: 

88.82

Current Confidence Index: 

121.71

Future Confidence Index: 

120.81

May's results show another fall in overall confidence - a drop in the Digital Pulse of 3.87%. However confidence in future conditions, 6 months from now, has fallen less, by only 2.5%.

From the figures, it could be tempting to conclude that feelings within the digital sector are on the slide but the index of future conditions may point to some light at the end of the tunnel. Although it's dropped, the figure is quite low and may indicate a general slowing of business rather than a race towards the edge of a cliff. Let's hope so!

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

125.5

Current Index: 

142.1

6 month Index: 

131.6

Employment Index: 

142.1

Move Jobs Index: 

116.1

Salary Index: 

95.6

Current Confidence Index: 

126.6

Future Confidence Index: 

123.9

The method for calculating the Digital Pulse has been adjusted to give a more accurate reflection of the industry's confidence, based on feedback from March's results. Using this new algorithm for both March and April's results, confidence dropped 2.5%, with most of the other indices showing small drops in confidence.

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

122.1

Current Index: 

145.7

6 month Index: 

133.6

Employment Index: 

152.3

Move Jobs Index: 

77

Salary Index: 

102

Current Confidence Index: 

133.3

Future Confidence Index: 

105.3

The results of the overall index indicate a positive outlook towards the current market position, with good confidence about the current market state and the wide availability of jobs within the market. Looking over the next six months however, this confidence slips 12.1 points (8.3%).