Visual Effects Contract Job Trends in Central London

Visual Effects (VFX)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Visual Effects skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 144
Rank change year-on-year - - +55
Contract jobs citing Visual Effects 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London - - 0.037%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £325
75th Percentile - - £338
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £335 £615 £422
% change year-on-year -45.53% +45.73% -23.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Visual Effects falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,818 2,147 2,440
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.76% 92.07% 89.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,272 1,344 1,757
10th Percentile £343 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £750 £788 £813
London median daily rate £530 £550 £565
% change year-on-year -3.64% -2.65% -4.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 27 16
10th Percentile £19.94 £18.34 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £28.32 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.09% +37.25% -37.04%
75th Percentile £36.00 £52.50 £51.31
90th Percentile £51.25 £112.00 £69.38
London median hourly rate £31.49 £36.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -12.53% +5.88% -12.54%

Visual Effects
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visual Effects relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Visual Effects job vacancy trend in Central London

Visual Effects
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Visual Effects.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Visual Effects