Adobe After Effects Contract Job Trends in England

Adobe After Effects
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Adobe After Effects skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 608 511 516
Rank change year-on-year -97 +5 +70
Contract jobs citing Adobe After Effects 21 14 16
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.046% 0.051% 0.049%
As % of the Applications category 0.84% 0.58% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 9
10th Percentile - £205 £250
25th Percentile £394 £217 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £240 £325
Median % change year-on-year +71.88% -26.15% +4.84%
75th Percentile £431 £341 £412
90th Percentile - £481 £500
UK median daily rate £413 £240 £325
% change year-on-year +71.88% -26.15% +4.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 2
10th Percentile £33.14 - -
25th Percentile - - £61.25
Median hourly rate £33.99 £31.36 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.39% -49.82% -
75th Percentile - - £63.75
90th Percentile £45.13 - -
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £31.36 £62.50
% change year-on-year +8.39% -49.82% -

All Software Application Skills
England

Adobe After Effects falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,510 2,400 2,119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 5.45% 8.71% 6.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,327 1,364 1,211
10th Percentile £213 £200 £175
25th Percentile £320 £300 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £405
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +4.94% -4.71%
75th Percentile £567 £550 £536
90th Percentile £648 £666 £638
UK median daily rate £438 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +2.94% +6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 351 305 267
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.11 £14.16
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.84 £15.00
Median hourly rate £20.70 £25.00 £16.23
Median % change year-on-year -17.22% +54.04% -30.55%
75th Percentile £38.13 £36.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £60.47 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £19.37 £24.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -19.29% +37.14% -22.33%

Adobe After Effects
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Adobe After Effects relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Adobe After Effects job vacancy trend in England

Adobe After Effects
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Adobe After Effects.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Adobe After Effects.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Adobe After Effects in England over the 6 months to 7 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Adobe After Effects in England

Adobe After Effects
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe After Effects within the England region over the 6 months to 7 September 2026. 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
West Midlands -37 11 - -
Midlands -46 11 - - 4
London -77 5 £413 +89.22% 13
Adobe After Effects
UK

Adobe After Effects
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 18 (85.71%) Adobe Illustrator
1 18 (85.71%) Photoshop
2 4 (19.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (14.29%) InDesign
4 2 (9.52%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (4.76%) Blender
5 1 (4.76%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 18 (85.71%) Figma
2 4 (19.05%) Canva
General
1 11 (52.38%) Automotive
2 7 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 5 (23.81%) Games
4 4 (19.05%) Publishing
5 3 (14.29%) Marketing
5 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
6 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
6 2 (9.52%) Wearables
7 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (90.48%) Designer
2 12 (57.14%) Senior
2 12 (57.14%) Senior Designer
3 11 (52.38%) Senior UI Designer
3 11 (52.38%) UI Designer
4 5 (23.81%) Graphic Designer
5 3 (14.29%) Junior
5 3 (14.29%) Junior Designer
5 3 (14.29%) Junior Graphic Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Motion Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Product Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) Framer.js
Miscellaneous
1 13 (61.90%) Animation
2 4 (19.05%) Graphic Design
3 3 (14.29%) Social Media
4 2 (9.52%) IoT
4 2 (9.52%) Motion Graphics
4 2 (9.52%) Video\Live Streaming
5 1 (4.76%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (4.76%) Media Streaming
5 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (57.14%) User Experience
2 7 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 6 (28.57%) Typography
4 5 (23.81%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (19.05%) UX Design
6 3 (14.29%) AI
6 3 (14.29%) Storytelling
7 2 (9.52%) Infographics
7 2 (9.52%) Interaction Design
7 2 (9.52%) Line Management
7 2 (9.52%) Post-Production
7 2 (9.52%) Time Management
7 2 (9.52%) Visual Effects
8 1 (4.76%) Creative Marketing
8 1 (4.76%) Fintech
8 1 (4.76%) Iconography
8 1 (4.76%) Mentoring
8 1 (4.76%) Project Management
8 1 (4.76%) Software Engineering
8 1 (4.76%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 11 (52.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (14.29%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Firmware
Vendors
1 19 (90.48%) Adobe
2 4 (19.05%) Google
3 2 (9.52%) Sony
4 1 (4.76%) TikTok
4 1 (4.76%) YouTube