Animator Contracts

Animator
UK

The median Animator daily rate in the UK is £240 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 580 693 863
Rank change year-on-year +113 +170 -177
Contract jobs requiring an Animator 6 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.009% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.009% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £290 £181
25th Percentile £230 £313 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 £350 £201
Median % change year-on-year -31.43% +74.56% -10.89%
75th Percentile £250 £406 £213
90th Percentile - £418 £220
UK excluding London median daily rate £240 - £225
% change year-on-year - - -43.75%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,893 55,060 83,598
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.65% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,957 38,445 58,715
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,673 1,534 2,047
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.89
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +5.89%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +2.56%

Animator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Animator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Animator in the UK

Animator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Animator.

Daily rate trend for Animator in the UK

Animator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Animator.

Hourly rate trend for Animator in the UK

Animator
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animator within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
England +110 6 £240 -31.43% 7
UK excluding London - 6 £240 - 8
South East - 5 - - 1
Work from Home +114 4 £240 -31.43% 3
West Midlands - 1 £240 - 2
Midlands - 1 £240 - 3

Animator Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Animator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Animator in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Adobe Premiere
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe After Effects
1 5 (83.33%) CINEMA 4D
1 5 (83.33%) Animation
1 5 (83.33%) Coaching
1 5 (83.33%) Visual Effects
1 5 (83.33%) Motion Graphics
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Storytelling
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Marketing
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) Maya
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving

Animator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe After Effects
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe Premiere
1 5 (83.33%) CINEMA 4D
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (16.67%) Maya
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (66.67%) Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Animation
1 5 (83.33%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Coaching
1 5 (83.33%) Visual Effects
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Storytelling
2 4 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared