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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 505 606 717
Rank change year-on-year +101 +111 -144
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 36 41 54
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.098% 0.086% 0.076%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.26% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 29 35
10th Percentile £115 £250 £213
25th Percentile £263 £313 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -5.88% +10.17%
75th Percentile £381 £500 £575
90th Percentile £525 £546 £645
UK median daily rate £293 £400 £440
% change year-on-year -26.88% -9.09% +23.94%
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 11,258 16,068 24,088
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.67% 33.75% 33.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,363 11,200 17,205
10th Percentile £270 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £675
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 830 554 623
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.19
Median hourly rate £35.50 £22.21 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.87% -16.21% +3.92%
75th Percentile £61.30 £62.40 £49.25
90th Percentile £71.25 £75.00 £65.71
UK median hourly rate £34.21 £22.00 £26.98
% change year-on-year +55.50% -18.46% +4.78%

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 28 May 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 28 May 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 +71 20 £275 -29.03% 14
East of England - 6 - - 3
Midlands +27 5 £431 +7.81% 12
West Midlands - 4 £550 - 5
South East +17 3 £450 -14.04% 13
East Midlands +14 1 £313 -21.88% 7
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 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (8.33%) CMS
3 2 (5.56%) Drupal
3 2 (5.56%) Umbraco
4 1 (2.78%) Moodle
Applications
1 11 (30.56%) Photoshop
2 10 (27.78%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (13.89%) InDesign
4 5 (13.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (11.11%) Adobe XD
5 4 (11.11%) Sketch
6 3 (8.33%) Adobe After Effects
6 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (5.56%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (2.78%) 3ds Max
8 1 (2.78%) Blender
8 1 (2.78%) InVision
Business Applications
1 2 (5.56%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 7 (19.44%) Figma
2 6 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (8.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (5.56%) BigCommerce
5 1 (2.78%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (16.67%) Intranet
General
1 20 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 14 (38.89%) Marketing
3 6 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 4 (11.11%) Advertising
5 3 (8.33%) Health Technology
5 3 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (8.33%) Retail
6 2 (5.56%) Finance
6 2 (5.56%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.78%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.78%) Local Government
7 1 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (44.44%) Designer
2 7 (19.44%) UX Designer
3 6 (16.67%) Graphic Designer
4 5 (13.89%) Senior
4 5 (13.89%) Senior Designer
5 4 (11.11%) Developer
5 4 (11.11%) Intranet Specialist
5 4 (11.11%) UI Designer
5 4 (11.11%) UI/UX Designer
6 3 (8.33%) Senior UI Designer
6 3 (8.33%) Senior UI/UX Designer
6 3 (8.33%) Senior UX Designer
7 2 (5.56%) Coordinator
7 2 (5.56%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 2 (5.56%) Lead
7 2 (5.56%) Project Manager
8 1 (2.78%) Creative Designer
8 1 (2.78%) Creative Director
8 1 (2.78%) Senior Creative Designer
8 1 (2.78%) Senior Graphic Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.11%) CSS
1 4 (11.11%) HTML
2 2 (5.56%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 10 (27.78%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (25.00%) Social Media
3 7 (19.44%) Animation
4 4 (11.11%) Digital Media
4 4 (11.11%) Mobile App
5 2 (5.56%) Learning Management System
5 2 (5.56%) Photography
6 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (25.00%) Analytics
2 9 (25.00%) Time Management
2 9 (25.00%) User Experience
2 9 (25.00%) Web Design
3 7 (19.44%) Journey Map
3 7 (19.44%) Project Management
3 7 (19.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (19.44%) Typography
3 7 (19.44%) UX Design
4 6 (16.67%) Business Case
5 5 (13.89%) Creative Thinking
5 5 (13.89%) Usability Testing
6 4 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
6 4 (11.11%) SEO
6 4 (11.11%) User Research
6 4 (11.11%) Wireframes
7 3 (8.33%) Customer Service
7 3 (8.33%) Microinteractions
7 3 (8.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 2 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (41.67%) Degree
2 1 (2.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (19.44%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 16 (44.44%) Adobe
2 8 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 2 (5.56%) SAP
3 2 (5.56%) Sitecore