Animation Contracts in England

Animation
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 442 493 596
Rank change year-on-year +51 +103 +124
Contract jobs citing Animation 50 58 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.20% 0.16% 0.074%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.58% 0.51% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 15 29
10th Percentile £200 £243 £238
25th Percentile £237 £268 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £316 £325 £320
Median % change year-on-year -2.77% +1.56% -40.82%
75th Percentile £380 £516 £400
90th Percentile £430 £625 £484
UK median daily rate £316 £325 £320
% change year-on-year -2.77% +1.56% -40.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 20 0
10th Percentile £33.05 £36.25 -
25th Percentile £33.91 £40.00 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £45.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £48.75 £45.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year +8.33% +181.25% -63.43%

All Generic Skills
England

Animation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,693 11,326 15,731
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.69% 30.32% 33.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,582 7,279 10,966
10th Percentile £303 £280 £313
25th Percentile £408 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.65% +2.73%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £801 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 404 846 542
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.15 £9.80
25th Percentile £19.19 £15.39 £10.63
Median hourly rate £33.05 £37.00 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year -10.68% +64.55% -15.15%
75th Percentile £62.24 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £31.91 £36.00 £22.41
% change year-on-year -11.38% +60.64% -16.94%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in England

Animation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Animation in England

Animation
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Animation in England over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Animation in England

Animation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Animation in England

Animation
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Animation in England over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Animation in England

Animation
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 Animation within the England region over the 6 months to 24 June 2025. 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
Midlands +32 24 £243 +1.04% 35
West Midlands +26 22 £200 -16.67% 26
London +51 19 £370 +18.40% 264
South East +43 4 £240 -60.00% 41
East Midlands - 2 £316 - 9
South West +18 1 £575 +82.54% 6
Animation
UK

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (40.00%) Maya
2 13 (26.00%) NUKE
3 12 (24.00%) Adobe Illustrator
3 12 (24.00%) Photoshop
4 11 (22.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 8 (16.00%) Adobe Premiere
6 7 (14.00%) Adobe Captivate
6 7 (14.00%) Microsoft Office
7 6 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 5 (10.00%) InDesign
9 4 (8.00%) Adobe After Effects
10 3 (6.00%) 3ds Max
10 3 (6.00%) Final Cut Pro
11 2 (4.00%) CINEMA 4D
12 1 (2.00%) Camtasia
12 1 (2.00%) Chatbot
12 1 (2.00%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 15 (30.00%) Figma
2 1 (2.00%) SaaS
2 1 (2.00%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.00%) Intranet
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Git
General
1 25 (50.00%) Games
2 19 (38.00%) Automotive
3 17 (34.00%) Social Skills
4 14 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (12.00%) Aerospace
6 5 (10.00%) Manufacturing
7 3 (6.00%) Legal
7 3 (6.00%) Marketing
7 3 (6.00%) Military
8 2 (4.00%) Public Sector
9 1 (2.00%) Advertising
9 1 (2.00%) Banking
9 1 (2.00%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (2.00%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.00%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.00%) Retail
9 1 (2.00%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (40.00%) Senior
2 17 (34.00%) Designer
3 9 (18.00%) Senior Designer
4 6 (12.00%) Animator
4 6 (12.00%) Lead
5 5 (10.00%) Digital Designer
6 3 (6.00%) 3D Developer
6 3 (6.00%) Developer
6 3 (6.00%) Motion Designer
7 2 (4.00%) Junior
7 2 (4.00%) Junior Designer
7 2 (4.00%) Junior Digital Designer
7 2 (4.00%) Mid-Level Digital Designer
7 2 (4.00%) Senior Motion Designer
8 1 (2.00%) 3D Artist
8 1 (2.00%) Instructional Designer
8 1 (2.00%) Senior Digital Designer
8 1 (2.00%) Technical Artist
8 1 (2.00%) UI Designer
8 1 (2.00%) Video Editor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (36.00%) CSS
1 18 (36.00%) HTML
2 17 (34.00%) Django
3 12 (24.00%) Unreal Engine
4 6 (12.00%) V-Ray
5 1 (2.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 12 (24.00%) Motion Graphics
2 10 (20.00%) Photography
3 8 (16.00%) Virtual Reality
4 4 (8.00%) Mobile App
4 4 (8.00%) Video Editing
5 3 (6.00%) 3D Graphics
5 3 (6.00%) Graphic Design
5 3 (6.00%) Learning Management System
5 3 (6.00%) Vector Graphics
6 2 (4.00%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (4.00%) Data Structures
6 2 (4.00%) e-Learning
6 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (4.00%) Social Media
7 1 (2.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (2.00%) Management Information System
7 1 (2.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (24.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 7 (14.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (14.00%) Prototyping
2 7 (14.00%) User Experience
3 6 (12.00%) Game Development
3 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (12.00%) UX Design
3 6 (12.00%) Visualisation
4 5 (10.00%) B2B
4 5 (10.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 5 (10.00%) Interaction Design
4 5 (10.00%) Mathematics
4 5 (10.00%) Storytelling
5 4 (8.00%) Instructional Design
5 4 (8.00%) Storyboarding
6 3 (6.00%) 3D Modelling
6 3 (6.00%) Typography
7 2 (4.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (4.00%) Due Diligence
7 2 (4.00%) Infographics
Programming Languages
1 18 (36.00%) C++
2 17 (34.00%) Java
2 17 (34.00%) SQL
3 14 (28.00%) Python
4 11 (22.00%) Tcl
5 1 (2.00%) C#
5 1 (2.00%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (16.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.00%) GRC
2 1 (2.00%) GxP
2 1 (2.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 24 (48.00%) Adobe
2 9 (18.00%) Autodesk
3 7 (14.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.00%) YouTube
5 1 (2.00%) Perforce
5 1 (2.00%) ServiceNow