Animation Contracts in the Thames Valley

Animation
South East > Thames Valley

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 147 164
Rank change year-on-year +12 +17 -33
Contract jobs citing Animation 6 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.22% 0.034% 0.029%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.76% 0.11% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £225
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.77%
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £600 - £225
% change year-on-year - - -53.37%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Animation 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 Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 793 927 1,091
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 29.55% 31.94% 31.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 611 698
10th Percentile £205 £275 £198
25th Percentile £295 £406 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £661
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 24 31
10th Percentile £11.79 £18.08 £17.42
25th Percentile £22.50 £19.63 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £48.75 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +143.75% -21.57%
75th Percentile £60.39 £70.90 £26.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.93 £67.50
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% +132.56% -33.85%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the Thames Valley

Animation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Animation in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Animation in the Thames Valley

Animation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Animation in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Animation in the Thames Valley

Animation
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Berkshire - 6 £400 - 1
Animation
South East

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (16.67%) Moodle
Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (66.67%) Adobe After Effects
2 4 (66.67%) Adobe Premiere
2 4 (66.67%) CINEMA 4D
3 1 (16.67%) 3ds Max
3 1 (16.67%) Blender
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 4 (66.67%) Marketing
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Animator
1 4 (66.67%) Designer
1 4 (66.67%) Video Editor
2 3 (50.00%) Lead
2 3 (50.00%) Lead Designer
3 2 (33.33%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (33.33%) Graphic Design
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Coaching
1 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (66.67%) Storytelling
1 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
1 4 (66.67%) Visual Effects
2 1 (16.67%) 3D Modelling
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Deadline-Driven
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Adobe