The first table below looks at the demand for the Graphic Designer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. 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 22 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 currently tracked.

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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graphics Designer
Rank 509 551 546
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 25 35 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.053% 0.059% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.064% 0.072%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 16 13
Average daily rate £200 £200 £260
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -23.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £93 £150 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £363 £385
UK excluding London average daily rate £153 £150 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -53.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 4
Average hourly rate £23.00 £17.51 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+31.35% +16.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.30 £17.51 £11.63
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.25 £17.51 £127.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 £17.51 £15.00
% change year-on-year
+31.35% +16.73%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43445 54854 55821
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.19% 92.53% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24929 30221 30365
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2155 2623 2895
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Graphic Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

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 within the UK.

Graphic Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Graphic Designer
Top 19 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 UK over the 3 months to 22 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
England +39 17 £218 +8.75%
London +28 8 £218 -36.02%
East of England +19 5 £85 -75.71%
Wales - 5 £180 -
South Wales - 4 £180 -
Manchester +15 3 - -
North West +6 3 - -
Cambridge - 3 - -
Cambridgeshire - 3 - -
Newport - 3 £180 -
Hertfordshire +12 2 £85 -75.71%
Scotland -15 2 - -
Hemel Hempstead - 2 £85 -
Glasgow - 2 - -
South East +8 1 - -
City of London +7 1 £200 -34.95%
Kent - 1 - -
Twickenham - 1 - -
Tunbridge Wells - 1 - -

Graphic Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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 43 (81.13%) Photoshop
2 37 (69.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 26 (49.06%) Adobe
4 22 (41.51%) HTML
5 18 (33.96%) CSS
6 16 (30.19%) MS Office
6 16 (30.19%) Flash
7 15 (28.30%) Marketing
8 14 (26.42%) Microsoft
9 13 (24.53%) Graphic Design
10 11 (20.75%) InDesign
11 10 (18.87%) Web Design
11 10 (18.87%) Dreamweaver
12 7 (13.21%) MS PowerPoint
12 7 (13.21%) Acrobat
12 7 (13.21%) Digital Media
12 7 (13.21%) Photography
12 7 (13.21%) Time Management
13 6 (11.32%) Apple
13 6 (11.32%) Advertising
14 5 (9.434%) Content Management
14 5 (9.434%) JavaScript
15 4 (7.547%) E-Commerce
15 4 (7.547%) Internet
15 4 (7.547%) Quark
15 4 (7.547%) QuarkXPress
15 4 (7.547%) E-Learning
15 4 (7.547%) Animation
15 4 (7.547%) Games
15 4 (7.547%) Mac OS

Graphic Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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 22 (41.51%) HTML
2 18 (33.96%) CSS
3 16 (30.19%) Flash
4 4 (7.547%) HTML5
5 2 (3.774%) XHTML
5 2 (3.774%) jQuery
5 2 (3.774%) Sass
5 2 (3.774%) LESS
6 1 (1.887%) Ajax
6 1 (1.887%) ASP
6 1 (1.887%) ATL
Application Platforms
1 3 (5.660%) CMS
1 3 (5.660%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.774%) WordPress
3 1 (1.887%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 43 (81.13%) Photoshop
2 37 (69.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 16 (30.19%) MS Office
4 11 (20.75%) InDesign
5 7 (13.21%) MS PowerPoint
5 7 (13.21%) Acrobat
6 4 (7.547%) QuarkXPress
7 3 (5.660%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (5.660%) Fireworks
7 3 (5.660%) MS Excel
8 2 (3.774%) Maya
8 2 (3.774%) Office 365
9 1 (1.887%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (1.887%) ZBrush
9 1 (1.887%) 3ds Max
9 1 (1.887%) CINEMA 4D
9 1 (1.887%) Shockwave
9 1 (1.887%) PageMaker
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.547%) Internet
2 3 (5.660%) Intranet
Development Applications
1 10 (18.87%) Dreamweaver
General
1 15 (28.30%) Marketing
2 6 (11.32%) Advertising
3 4 (7.547%) Games
4 3 (5.660%) Banking
4 3 (5.660%) Retail
4 3 (5.660%) Multimedia
4 3 (5.660%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (3.774%) Investment Banking
6 1 (1.887%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 13 (24.53%) Graphic Design
2 7 (13.21%) Digital Media
2 7 (13.21%) Photography
3 4 (7.547%) E-Learning
3 4 (7.547%) Animation
4 3 (5.660%) Social Media
5 2 (3.774%) New Media
5 2 (3.774%) Online Games
5 2 (3.774%) Copywriting
6 1 (1.887%) Podcast
6 1 (1.887%) Social Network
6 1 (1.887%) Video Editing
6 1 (1.887%) Motion Graphics
6 1 (1.887%) SCORM
6 1 (1.887%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.547%) Mac OS
2 1 (1.887%) Android
2 1 (1.887%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (18.87%) Web Design
2 7 (13.21%) Time Management
3 5 (9.434%) Content Management
4 4 (7.547%) E-Commerce
5 2 (3.774%) CAD
5 2 (3.774%) B2B
5 2 (3.774%) Business Analysis
5 2 (3.774%) Web Development
5 2 (3.774%) SEO
6 1 (1.887%) Email Marketing
6 1 (1.887%) Multivariate Testing
6 1 (1.887%) Market Research
6 1 (1.887%) Brand Management
6 1 (1.887%) Online Marketing
6 1 (1.887%) Responsive Web Design
6 1 (1.887%) Scrum
6 1 (1.887%) Validation
6 1 (1.887%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (1.887%) Business Development
6 1 (1.887%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.434%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.774%) ActionScript
3 1 (1.887%) ActionScript 3.0
3 1 (1.887%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (7.547%) Degree
2 2 (3.774%) HND
Vendors
1 26 (49.06%) Adobe
2 14 (26.42%) Microsoft
3 6 (11.32%) Apple
4 4 (7.547%) Quark
5 1 (1.887%) Facebook
5 1 (1.887%) Twitter
5 1 (1.887%) Telerik
Berkshire
As the UX Graphic Designer you will contribute to supporting Agile development processes and working with Project Managers, Developers and Marketing teams to meet business requirements and follow...
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: £28 - £32 per hour
Posted: 21 May 2013
Wokingham, Berkshire
As a UX Designer you will contribute to supporting the agile development processes and refining user experiences... * Highly proficient: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator * Good understanding of Fonts and their...
Vadis People
Rate: £250 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
My client are looking for a creative website and graphic designer with Telerik Sitefinity background required for 12-month fixed term position with in-house marketing team of...
RDF Resources
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
You will work with both; ATL and BTL deliverables including, adverts, POS, packaging, PR materials, trade show graphics, and a variety of everything digital... Able to keep accurate...
Salt
Rate: £150 - £250 per day + Depending on Experience
Posted: 22 May 2013