market confidence

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

121.5

Current Index: 

129.2

6 month Index: 

120.4

Employment Index: 

135.2

Move Jobs Index: 

128.2

Salary Index: 

94.4

Current Confidence Index: 

119.6

Future Confidence Index: 

124.3

Two month’s of gains in confidence were wiped out with August’s Digital Pulse index falling 2.33% to 121.5, virtually the same level as May’s result. The index of market conditions in six months time took the biggest hit with a 6.33% drop in the last month with only small drops in confidence around employment. Taking into account that these results pre-date the troubles on Wall Street and in London, and the Digital Pulse index may take somewhat of a battering in September.

Digital Pulse indices

Digital Pulse: 

124.4

Current Index: 

131.3

6 month Index: 

128.7

Employment Index: 

139.1

Move Jobs Index: 

127.8

Salary Index: 

95.2

Current Confidence Index: 

121.9

Future Confidence Index: 

128.3

The digital sector looks to continue a rebound in confidence with the Digital Pulse rising by 1.14% from June to 124.4. The second month in a row that the index has risen. Across the indices there's a small but sustained increase in confidence both in current market conditions and those in six months' time. In the face of this increased confidence in business, satisfaction with salaries has decreased however by 4.51% from June, perhaps prompted by rising costs.