Creative Director Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Creative Director
Central London > City of London

The median Creative Director daily rate in the City of London is £713, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Creative Director 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.058% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £706 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £713 - -
75th Percentile £719 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate £713 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 1,602 1,995 2,717
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 93.62% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,094 1,234 1,884
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £594
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -3.20% +3.30%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £782 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +0.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 13
10th Percentile £16.90 £17.25 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.63 £26.03 £21.25
Median hourly rate £27.04 £48.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.68% +26.32% -
75th Percentile £35.88 £112.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £64.30 £137.50 £65.50
Central London median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £37.00
% change year-on-year -22.76% -5.41% -2.63%

Creative Director
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Creative Director' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Creative Director job vacancy trend in the City of London

Creative Director
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Creative Director job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Creative Director job vacancies in the City of London

Creative Director Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, Creative Director contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Creative Director in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Public Speaking
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Strategy

Creative Director Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Public Speaking
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership