The first table below looks at the demand for the Graphic Designer role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Graphic Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graphics Designer
Rank 381 393 408
Rank change year-on-year
+12 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 8 12 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.036% 0.044% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.048% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 8 8
Average daily rate £218 £320 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-32.03% +28.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £188 £187
10% offered a daily rate of more than £328 £409 £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £153 £150 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -53.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £175.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 £17.51 £15.00
% change year-on-year
+31.35% +16.73%
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20317 24960 28380
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 92.22% 92.51% 92.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 13701 16102 18232
Average daily rate £450 £445 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.12% -6.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 456 621 671
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £41.00 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Graphic Designer
England

Graphic Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Designer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Graphic Designer Jobs Demand Trend

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Graphic Designer across the London region.

London Graphic Designer Daily Rate Trend

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Graphic Designer across the London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

London Graphic Designer Daily Rate Histogram

Graphic Designer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Designer across the London region.

London Graphic Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Graphic Designer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Designer within the London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +11 1 £200 -34.95%
Twickenham - 1 - -
Graphic Designer
England

Graphic Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Graphic Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Graphic Designer in their job title.

1 14 (70.00%) Photoshop
2 12 (60.00%) Adobe
3 11 (55.00%) Microsoft
3 11 (55.00%) MS Office
3 11 (55.00%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (40.00%) Marketing
5 7 (35.00%) HTML
6 6 (30.00%) Dreamweaver
7 5 (25.00%) Flash
7 5 (25.00%) Content Management
7 5 (25.00%) Graphic Design
8 4 (20.00%) MS PowerPoint
8 4 (20.00%) Acrobat
9 3 (15.00%) Apple
9 3 (15.00%) MS Excel
9 3 (15.00%) CSS
9 3 (15.00%) Web Design
9 3 (15.00%) Games
9 3 (15.00%) Time Management
10 2 (10.00%) Digital Media
10 2 (10.00%) Investment Banking
10 2 (10.00%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (10.00%) Online Games
10 2 (10.00%) Animation
10 2 (10.00%) Photography
10 2 (10.00%) Banking
10 2 (10.00%) Retail
10 2 (10.00%) InDesign
10 2 (10.00%) Intranet
11 1 (5.000%) Internet

Graphic Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Graphic Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Graphic Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (35.00%) HTML
2 5 (25.00%) Flash
3 3 (15.00%) CSS
4 1 (5.000%) ATL
4 1 (5.000%) HTML5
Applications
1 14 (70.00%) Photoshop
2 11 (55.00%) MS Office
2 11 (55.00%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (20.00%) MS PowerPoint
3 4 (20.00%) Acrobat
4 3 (15.00%) MS Excel
5 2 (10.00%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (10.00%) InDesign
6 1 (5.000%) Fireworks
6 1 (5.000%) Shockwave
6 1 (5.000%) PageMaker
6 1 (5.000%) Maya
6 1 (5.000%) 3ds Max
6 1 (5.000%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (5.000%) ZBrush
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Intranet
2 1 (5.000%) Internet
Development Applications
1 6 (30.00%) Dreamweaver
General
1 8 (40.00%) Marketing
2 3 (15.00%) Games
3 2 (10.00%) Investment Banking
3 2 (10.00%) Banking
3 2 (10.00%) Retail
4 1 (5.000%) Multimedia
4 1 (5.000%) Advertising
4 1 (5.000%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) Graphic Design
2 2 (10.00%) Digital Media
2 2 (10.00%) Online Games
2 2 (10.00%) Animation
2 2 (10.00%) Photography
3 1 (5.000%) Freedom of Information
3 1 (5.000%) E-Learning
3 1 (5.000%) Video Editing
3 1 (5.000%) Podcast
3 1 (5.000%) Social Network
3 1 (5.000%) Social Media
3 1 (5.000%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (25.00%) Content Management
2 3 (15.00%) Web Design
2 3 (15.00%) Time Management
3 1 (5.000%) Project Management
3 1 (5.000%) Validation
3 1 (5.000%) Email Marketing
3 1 (5.000%) Web Development
3 1 (5.000%) Business Development
3 1 (5.000%) Business Analysis
3 1 (5.000%) Online Marketing
3 1 (5.000%) Responsive Web Design
3 1 (5.000%) Market Research
3 1 (5.000%) Brand Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.000%) ActionScript
1 1 (5.000%) ActionScript 3.0
Vendors
1 12 (60.00%) Adobe
2 11 (55.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (15.00%) Apple
4 1 (5.000%) Facebook
4 1 (5.000%) Twitter
City of London
This will preferably be in a retail environment You must have a working knowledge of the below on a Mac: Illustrator In Design Photoshop Microsoft Office The projects...
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Rate: £150 - £250 per day + Depending on Experience
Posted: 14 May 2013