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 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 566 491 505
Rank change year-on-year -75 +14 +66
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 47 17 28
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.10% 0.061% 0.084%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.31% 0.17% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 8 9
10th Percentile £275 £206 £263
25th Percentile £312 £279 £268
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £363 £313
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +16.00% -12.59%
75th Percentile £488 £464 £338
90th Percentile £668 £558 £388
UK median daily rate £375 £478 £306
% change year-on-year -21.47% +55.92% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile £25.80 - £14.86
25th Percentile £26.25 £42.50 £17.66
Median hourly rate £30.00 £45.00 £22.81
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +97.28% -
75th Percentile £44.87 £47.50 £27.47
90th Percentile £46.45 - £29.96
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £45.00 £22.81
% change year-on-year -33.33% +97.28% -

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 15,242 9,778 10,255
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.44% 35.32% 30.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,359 6,185 6,651
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £425 £408 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £676
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 901 486 542
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.48 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.50 £18.87 £18.56
Median hourly rate £43.56 £30.90 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +40.96% -34.94% +15.74%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £29.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +47.46% -34.44% +12.98%

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 12 August 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Graphic Design in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Graphic Design in England

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 12 August 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
London -53 26 £415 +14.48% 15
South East -60 8 - - 9
North of England -67 6 £375 +87.43% 3
North West -43 4 £371 +85.44% 2
South West -40 2 £377 -34.39% 4
East of England - 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 - - 1
North East - 1 £450 -
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 3 (6.38%) Confluence
1 3 (6.38%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.13%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (38.30%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 14 (29.79%) Adobe Illustrator
3 13 (27.66%) Photoshop
4 10 (21.28%) InDesign
5 5 (10.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (8.51%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (6.38%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (6.38%) Final Cut Pro
7 3 (6.38%) MS Visio
8 1 (2.13%) CINEMA 4D
Cloud Services
1 22 (46.81%) Figma
2 6 (12.77%) Canva
3 3 (6.38%) Lucidchart
4 1 (2.13%) Google Analytics
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Claude Code
General
1 15 (31.91%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.66%) Games
2 13 (27.66%) Retail
3 7 (14.89%) Marketing
3 7 (14.89%) Publishing
4 4 (8.51%) Finance
4 4 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.26%) Advertising
5 2 (4.26%) Multimedia
5 2 (4.26%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (4.26%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
6 1 (2.13%) Banking
6 1 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 28 (59.57%) Designer
2 13 (27.66%) Graphic Designer
3 10 (21.28%) Lead
3 10 (21.28%) Lead Designer
3 10 (21.28%) UI Designer
4 7 (14.89%) Senior
5 4 (8.51%) Junior
5 4 (8.51%) Junior Designer
5 4 (8.51%) Junior Graphic Designer
5 4 (8.51%) Senior User Experience Researcher
5 4 (8.51%) User Experience Researcher
5 4 (8.51%) UX Designer
6 3 (6.38%) Senior Designer
7 2 (4.26%) Creative Designer
7 2 (4.26%) Senior Graphic Designer
8 1 (2.13%) Campaign Specialist
8 1 (2.13%) Coordinator
8 1 (2.13%) Interaction Designer
8 1 (2.13%) Senior Creative Designer
8 1 (2.13%) Senior UI Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.51%) CSS
1 4 (8.51%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (36.17%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (19.15%) Animation
3 8 (17.02%) Interactive Media
4 5 (10.64%) Video Editing
5 4 (8.51%) Motion Graphics
5 4 (8.51%) Product Ownership
5 4 (8.51%) Social Media
6 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (2.13%) Digital Media
7 1 (2.13%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (36.17%) User Experience
2 13 (27.66%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (23.40%) Time Management
4 10 (21.28%) Analytics
5 9 (19.15%) E-Commerce
5 9 (19.15%) Software Engineering
6 8 (17.02%) Prototyping
6 8 (17.02%) Typography
6 8 (17.02%) UX Design
7 7 (14.89%) Storytelling
8 6 (12.77%) Interaction Design
8 6 (12.77%) Psychology
9 5 (10.64%) Agile
9 5 (10.64%) User Research
9 5 (10.64%) Wireframes
10 4 (8.51%) Ethnographic Research
10 4 (8.51%) Ethnography
10 4 (8.51%) Mentoring
10 4 (8.51%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 26 (55.32%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) Master's Degree
3 3 (6.38%) Security Cleared
4 2 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (31.91%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.13%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 24 (51.06%) Adobe
2 7 (14.89%) Microsoft
3 5 (10.64%) Google
4 1 (2.13%) Facebook
4 1 (2.13%) Hootsuite
4 1 (2.13%) Instagram
4 1 (2.13%) TikTok
4 1 (2.13%) YouTube