Graphic Design Contracts in England

Graphic Design
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Graphic Design over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 503 608 712
Rank change year-on-year +105 +104 -148
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 42 51 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.10% 0.077%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.37% 0.30% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 39 36
10th Percentile £159 £263 £263
25th Percentile £263 £313 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £400 £533
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% -24.88% +30.20%
75th Percentile £539 £524 £621
90th Percentile £568 £655 £648
UK median daily rate £313 £400 £525
% change year-on-year -21.88% -23.81% +47.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile £13.21 - -
25th Percentile £13.53 £16.80 £26.25
Median hourly rate £14.63 £18.10 £27.75
Median % change year-on-year -19.18% -34.79% -17.16%
75th Percentile £15.28 £19.39 £33.31
90th Percentile £15.34 - £40.18
UK median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £28.00
% change year-on-year -15.72% -35.38% -16.42%

All Generic Skills
England

Graphic Design is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,453 17,051 24,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.81% 33.65% 33.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,473 11,843 17,078
10th Percentile £263 £310 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £675
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 605 643
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -15.09% +0.88%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.75
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £22.49 £27.00
% change year-on-year +33.42% -16.72% +2.16%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Graphic Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in England.

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in England.

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +97 25 £285 -16.18% 22
East of England - 6 - - 6
South East +29 5 £450 -14.04% 9
West Midlands +29 4 £550 -16.03% 4
Midlands +25 4 £550 -16.03% 11
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (14.29%) SharePoint
2 3 (7.14%) CMS
3 2 (4.76%) Drupal
3 2 (4.76%) Umbraco
4 1 (2.38%) Moodle
Applications
1 11 (26.19%) Photoshop
2 10 (23.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 8 (19.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 6 (14.29%) Sketch
5 5 (11.90%) InDesign
5 5 (11.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (7.14%) Adobe XD
7 2 (4.76%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (4.76%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (2.38%) 3ds Max
8 1 (2.38%) Blender
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (26.19%) Figma
2 6 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.14%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (4.76%) BigCommerce
5 1 (2.38%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) Intranet
General
1 21 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (38.10%) Marketing
3 8 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Advertising
5 3 (7.14%) Health Technology
5 3 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Retail
6 2 (4.76%) Automotive
6 2 (4.76%) Finance
6 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.38%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (2.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Designer
2 8 (19.05%) UX Designer
3 7 (16.67%) Graphic Designer
3 7 (16.67%) Senior
3 7 (16.67%) Senior Designer
4 5 (11.90%) Senior UX Designer
5 4 (9.52%) Developer
5 4 (9.52%) Intranet Specialist
6 3 (7.14%) Head of User Experience
6 3 (7.14%) Lead
6 3 (7.14%) Senior UI Designer
6 3 (7.14%) Senior UI/UX Designer
6 3 (7.14%) UI Designer
6 3 (7.14%) UI/UX Designer
7 2 (4.76%) 3D Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.76%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 2 (4.76%) Motion Graphics Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Product Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) CSS
1 4 (9.52%) HTML
2 2 (4.76%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (21.43%) Social Media
3 7 (16.67%) Animation
4 5 (11.90%) Mobile App
5 4 (9.52%) Digital Media
6 2 (4.76%) 3D Graphics
6 2 (4.76%) Learning Management System
6 2 (4.76%) Photography
7 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (33.33%) User Experience
2 11 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (23.81%) UX Design
4 9 (21.43%) Analytics
4 9 (21.43%) Web Design
5 8 (19.05%) Creative Thinking
5 8 (19.05%) Journey Map
5 8 (19.05%) Usability Testing
6 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (16.67%) Time Management
7 6 (14.29%) Business Case
7 6 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
7 6 (14.29%) Project Management
7 6 (14.29%) Typography
7 6 (14.29%) User Research
8 5 (11.90%) Wireframes
9 4 (9.52%) SEO
10 3 (7.14%) B2B
10 3 (7.14%) B2C
10 3 (7.14%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.52%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (40.48%) Degree
2 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.90%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.76%) QA
Vendors
1 17 (40.48%) Adobe
2 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.76%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.76%) SAP
3 2 (4.76%) Sitecore