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 18 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 576 481 520
Rank change year-on-year -95 +39 +74
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 44 19 37
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.098% 0.070% 0.10%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.29% 0.20% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 11 15
10th Percentile £305 £210 £263
25th Percentile £320 £326 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £375 £325
Median % change year-on-year - +15.38% -10.34%
75th Percentile £475 £475 £388
90th Percentile £668 £545 £485
UK median daily rate £375 £450 £325
% change year-on-year -16.67% +38.46% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile £25.80 - £13.21
25th Percentile £26.25 £42.50 £13.53
Median hourly rate £30.00 £45.00 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +207.69% -
75th Percentile £44.87 £47.50 £15.28
90th Percentile £46.45 - £15.34
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £45.00 £15.25
% change year-on-year -33.33% +195.08% -

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 14,954 9,481 11,172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.23% 34.83% 30.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,288 6,018 7,214
10th Percentile £317 £306 £293
25th Percentile £420 £410 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 803 468 735
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.50 £12.43
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.87 £16.12
Median hourly rate £43.96 £33.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.21% -17.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £72.25 £62.24 £65.00
90th Percentile £87.87 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +46.53% -21.05% +20.63%

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 18 July 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 18 July 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 18 July 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 -44 26 £383 +2.00% 2
South East -51 6 - - 9
North of England -75 6 £375 +87.43% 2
North West -49 4 £371 +85.44% 1
South West -37 2 £377 -34.39% 1
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 (6.82%) Confluence
1 3 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.27%) CMS
Applications
1 15 (34.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 15 (34.09%) Adobe Illustrator
2 12 (27.27%) Photoshop
3 8 (18.18%) InDesign
3 8 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (9.09%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (6.82%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (6.82%) Final Cut Pro
5 3 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (6.82%) MS Visio
6 1 (2.27%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 3 (6.82%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (45.45%) Figma
2 8 (18.18%) Canva
3 3 (6.82%) Lucidchart
3 3 (6.82%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.27%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.82%) Internet
General
1 13 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 12 (27.27%) Retail
3 10 (22.73%) Games
4 8 (18.18%) Marketing
5 7 (15.91%) Publishing
6 3 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (6.82%) Finance
6 3 (6.82%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.27%) Advertising
8 1 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
8 1 (2.27%) Multimedia
8 1 (2.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (61.36%) Designer
2 12 (27.27%) Graphic Designer
3 10 (22.73%) Lead
3 10 (22.73%) Lead Designer
4 9 (20.45%) UI Designer
5 6 (13.64%) Senior
6 4 (9.09%) Junior
6 4 (9.09%) Junior Designer
6 4 (9.09%) Junior Graphic Designer
6 4 (9.09%) Senior User Experience Researcher
6 4 (9.09%) User Experience Researcher
6 4 (9.09%) UX Designer
7 3 (6.82%) Marketing Manager
8 2 (4.55%) Creative Designer
8 2 (4.55%) Senior Designer
9 1 (2.27%) Creative Graphic Designer
9 1 (2.27%) Interaction Designer
9 1 (2.27%) Senior Creative Designer
9 1 (2.27%) Senior Graphic Designer
9 1 (2.27%) Social Media Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.09%) CSS
1 4 (9.09%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (34.09%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (15.91%) Animation
3 6 (13.64%) Interactive Media
3 6 (13.64%) Social Media
4 5 (11.36%) Video Editing
5 4 (9.09%) Motion Graphics
5 4 (9.09%) Product Ownership
6 3 (6.82%) Data Centre
7 2 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (2.27%) Digital Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (38.64%) User Experience
2 13 (29.55%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (25.00%) Time Management
4 10 (22.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (20.45%) Analytics
5 9 (20.45%) E-Commerce
5 9 (20.45%) Software Engineering
6 8 (18.18%) UX Design
7 7 (15.91%) Prototyping
8 6 (13.64%) Psychology
8 6 (13.64%) Typography
9 5 (11.36%) Agile
9 5 (11.36%) Interaction Design
9 5 (11.36%) User Research
9 5 (11.36%) Wireframes
10 4 (9.09%) Creative Problem-Solving
10 4 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 4 (9.09%) Innovative Thinking
10 4 (9.09%) Marketing Strategy
10 4 (9.09%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 23 (52.27%) Degree
2 4 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (31.82%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 24 (54.55%) Adobe
2 10 (22.73%) Microsoft
3 5 (11.36%) Google
4 3 (6.82%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.27%) Facebook
5 1 (2.27%) Hootsuite
5 1 (2.27%) Instagram
5 1 (2.27%) TikTok
5 1 (2.27%) YouTube