Graphic Design Contracts in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 383 433 489
Rank change year-on-year +50 +56 -56
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 18 4 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.085% 0.018% 0.066%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.30% 0.055% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 3 9
10th Percentile £259 - £260
25th Percentile £308 £350 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £400 £360
Median % change year-on-year -9.38% +11.11% +37.14%
75th Percentile £500 £493 £405
90th Percentile £550 £518 £560
UK median daily rate £293 £400 £430
% change year-on-year -26.88% -6.98% +21.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £13.21 - -
25th Percentile £13.53 - £40.25
Median hourly rate £14.63 - £40.50
75th Percentile £15.28 - £40.75
90th Percentile £15.34 - -
UK median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £34.00
% change year-on-year -15.72% -46.78% +1.49%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Graphic Design falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,056 7,289 9,769
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.50% 32.09% 32.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,590 4,887 6,839
10th Percentile £210 £213 £208
25th Percentile £375 £381 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +11.43%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £586
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 757 411 421
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.89
25th Percentile £14.22 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £22.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.09% +2.33% -4.44%
75th Percentile £62.00 £62.98 £45.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.00 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £22.26 £27.00
% change year-on-year +59.51% -17.57% +8.00%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
East of England - 7 £325 - 8
Midlands +22 6 £431 +7.81% 12
West Midlands - 4 £550 - 4
South East +20 3 £450 -14.04% 11
East Midlands +12 2 £313 -21.88% 8
Scotland - 2 £225 -
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 3 (16.67%) CMS
3 2 (11.11%) Drupal
3 2 (11.11%) Umbraco
4 1 (5.56%) Moodle
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Photoshop
2 2 (11.11%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (11.11%) Adobe XD
2 2 (11.11%) InVision
2 2 (11.11%) Sketch
3 1 (5.56%) 3ds Max
3 1 (5.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (5.56%) Blender
3 1 (5.56%) InDesign
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (16.67%) Canva
3 3 (16.67%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) Intranet
General
1 9 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Marketing
4 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.56%) Local Government
5 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Designer
2 4 (22.22%) Graphic Designer
2 4 (22.22%) Intranet Specialist
3 2 (11.11%) Developer
3 2 (11.11%) UI Designer
3 2 (11.11%) UI/UX Designer
3 2 (11.11%) UX Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Art Director
4 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
4 1 (5.56%) Head of Communications
4 1 (5.56%) Head of Strategy
4 1 (5.56%) Product Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) CSS
1 1 (5.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (38.89%) Social Media
2 2 (11.11%) Animation
2 2 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 2 (11.11%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (11.11%) Video Editing
3 1 (5.56%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (5.56%) Digital Media
3 1 (5.56%) Photography
3 1 (5.56%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Analytics
2 6 (33.33%) Journey Map
2 6 (33.33%) Typography
3 4 (22.22%) Business Case
3 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (22.22%) Project Management
3 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (22.22%) Web Design
4 3 (16.67%) Content Management
4 3 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 3 (16.67%) Deadline-Driven
4 3 (16.67%) Infographics
4 3 (16.67%) Usability Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Creative Thinking
5 2 (11.11%) Interaction Design
5 2 (11.11%) Social Media Management
5 2 (11.11%) Storytelling
5 2 (11.11%) User Research
5 2 (11.11%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.56%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Adobe
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) Facebook
3 1 (5.56%) Instagram
3 1 (5.56%) Twitter