Graphic Design Contracts in the Midlands

Graphic Design
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Graphic Design over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 130 157 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 4 12 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.15% 0.34% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.47% 1.09% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 10 0
10th Percentile - £586 -
25th Percentile £525 £651 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £655 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.03% - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £313 £403 £533
% change year-on-year -22.36% -24.41% +30.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.00 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
75th Percentile £15.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £27.75
% change year-on-year -15.72% -34.79% -17.16%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 844 1,097 1,513
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 30.98% 31.48% 29.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 548 735 1,106
10th Percentile £213 £225 £213
25th Percentile £350 £371 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +17.28%
75th Percentile £603 £611 £571
90th Percentile £727 £700 £675
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 43 57
10th Percentile £10.62 £15.86 £12.23
25th Percentile £14.00 £17.92 £14.61
Median hourly rate £19.00 £22.41 £16.25
Median % change year-on-year -15.22% +37.95% +1.53%
75th Percentile £28.88 £52.50 £20.00
90th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £22.95
England median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £26.50
% change year-on-year +26.75% -15.15% +2.91%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the Midlands

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in the Midlands

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in the Midlands

Graphic Design
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 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
West Midlands +20 4 £550 -16.03% 6
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (50.00%) CMS
1 2 (50.00%) Drupal
1 2 (50.00%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (25.00%) InDesign
1 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Local Government
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Designer
1 1 (25.00%) Graphic Designer
1 1 (25.00%) Head of Communications
1 1 (25.00%) Head of Strategy
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (50.00%) Content Management
2 2 (50.00%) Copywriting
2 2 (50.00%) Deadline-Driven
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) SEO
2 2 (50.00%) Social Media Management
2 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Culture Change
3 1 (25.00%) Data Collection
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
3 1 (25.00%) Typography
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe