Graphic Design Contract Job Trends in England

Graphic Design
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 485 504 560
Rank change year-on-year +19 +56 +169
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 16 29 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.058% 0.089% 0.095%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.29% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 12 30
10th Percentile £321 £263 £262
25th Percentile £350 £266 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £319 £331
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -3.77% -22.06%
75th Percentile £438 £388 £500
90th Percentile £502 - £589
UK median daily rate £530 £319 £313
% change year-on-year +66.27% +2.00% -26.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £31.62 -
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% - -
75th Percentile £47.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £31.62 -
% change year-on-year +42.31% - -

All Generic Skills
England

Graphic Design 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 9,942 10,062 13,795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.81% 30.78% 32.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,245 6,218 9,564
10th Percentile £300 £300 £300
25th Percentile £408 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.05%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £792
UK median daily rate £515 £542 £550
% change year-on-year -5.02% -1.41% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 499 416 412
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.75 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.73 £21.25
Median hourly rate £33.05 £57.35 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -42.37% +25.00% +76.46%
75th Percentile £58.75 £70.00 £67.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.16 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +11.11% +69.81%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in England over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
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 Graphic Design within the England region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
London +26 12 £363 +3.57% 25
Midlands -12 3 £425 +36.00% 8
West Midlands - 3 £425 - 4
South East +20 1 - - 20
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
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 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (56.25%) Adobe Illustrator
1 9 (56.25%) Photoshop
2 4 (25.00%) MS Visio
3 3 (18.75%) Adobe After Effects
3 3 (18.75%) InDesign
3 3 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (12.50%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (6.25%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) Figma
1 4 (25.00%) Lucidchart
2 3 (18.75%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power BI
1 3 (18.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (18.75%) JIRA
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Marketing
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
3 3 (18.75%) Publishing
4 1 (6.25%) Arabic Language
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (6.25%) Finance
4 1 (6.25%) French Language
4 1 (6.25%) German Language
4 1 (6.25%) Italian Language
4 1 (6.25%) Japanese Language
4 1 (6.25%) Korean Language
4 1 (6.25%) Music Industry
4 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Designer
2 4 (25.00%) Graphic Designer
3 3 (18.75%) Training Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Content Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Junior
4 2 (12.50%) Junior Designer
4 2 (12.50%) Junior Graphic Designer
4 2 (12.50%) Visual Designer
5 1 (6.25%) Art Director
5 1 (6.25%) Artworker
5 1 (6.25%) Creative Artworker
5 1 (6.25%) PowerPoint Specialist
5 1 (6.25%) Senior
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Designer
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Graphic Designer
5 1 (6.25%) UI Designer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) e-Learning
1 3 (18.75%) PMI
1 3 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (12.50%) Social Media
3 1 (6.25%) New Media
3 1 (6.25%) Photography
3 1 (6.25%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Typography
2 4 (25.00%) Time Management
2 4 (25.00%) User Experience
3 3 (18.75%) Agile
3 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
3 3 (18.75%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 3 (18.75%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (18.75%) Storytelling
3 3 (18.75%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
4 2 (12.50%) Outbound Marketing
4 2 (12.50%) Prototyping
5 1 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (6.25%) Asset Management
5 1 (6.25%) Content Strategy
5 1 (6.25%) Deadline-Driven
5 1 (6.25%) Email Marketing
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) PMI Certification
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) Adobe
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft