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 26 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 500 494 549
Rank change year-on-year -6 +55 +171
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 17 24 35
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.060% 0.076% 0.086%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.24% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 15 21
10th Percentile £305 £255 £253
25th Percentile £350 £265 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £315 £313
Median % change year-on-year +34.92% +0.80% -26.47%
75th Percentile £450 £369 £440
90th Percentile £507 £388 £496
UK median daily rate £450 £315 £313
% change year-on-year +42.86% +0.80% -23.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £31.62 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% -30.06% +75.16%
75th Percentile £47.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £31.62 £45.21
% change year-on-year +42.31% -30.06% +86.45%

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 10,367 9,808 13,124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.34% 31.26% 32.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,475 5,895 9,033
10th Percentile £290 £295 £300
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
UK median daily rate £513 £526 £550
% change year-on-year -2.57% -4.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 565 314 449
10th Percentile £14.37 £17.13 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £25.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £27.53 £51.25 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.28% +15.17% +66.85%
75th Percentile £53.13 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.16 £78.07
UK median hourly rate £26.64 £45.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -40.80% +3.15% +61.69%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Graphic Design relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Graphic Design job vacancy trend 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 26 October 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 26 October 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 -1 9 £440 +37.50% 39
Midlands -23 6 £438 +40.00%
West Midlands - 6 £438 -
South East +8 1 - - 32
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (29.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (58.82%) Adobe Illustrator
2 9 (52.94%) Photoshop
3 5 (29.41%) MS Visio
4 4 (23.53%) InDesign
5 2 (11.76%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (11.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (11.76%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (5.88%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Lucidchart
2 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
3 3 (17.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 3 (17.65%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) Power BI
1 4 (23.53%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (29.41%) JIRA
General
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Manufacturing
2 5 (29.41%) Marketing
3 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (17.65%) Publishing
5 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
6 1 (5.88%) Music Industry
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Designer
2 6 (35.29%) Graphic Designer
3 4 (23.53%) Content Manager
3 4 (23.53%) Training Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Junior
4 2 (11.76%) Junior Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Junior Graphic Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Graphic Designer
5 1 (5.88%) Art Director
5 1 (5.88%) UI Designer
5 1 (5.88%) Visual Designer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) e-Learning
2 3 (17.65%) PMI
2 3 (17.65%) Social Media
3 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) User Experience
2 5 (29.41%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (29.41%) Typography
3 4 (23.53%) Agile
3 4 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (17.65%) Business Strategy
4 3 (17.65%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Creative Strategy
4 3 (17.65%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Storytelling
4 3 (17.65%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (11.76%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (11.76%) Outbound Marketing
5 2 (11.76%) Prototyping
5 2 (11.76%) Time Management
6 1 (5.88%) Asset Management
6 1 (5.88%) Content Strategy
6 1 (5.88%) Email Marketing
6 1 (5.88%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
1 3 (17.65%) PMI Certification
2 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) Adobe
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft