Graphic Design Contracts 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 481 514 594
Rank change year-on-year +33 +80 +146
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 17 38 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.064% 0.10% 0.095%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.33% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 14 31
10th Percentile £209 £159 £225
25th Percentile £314 £263 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £373 £306 £375
Median % change year-on-year +21.63% -18.33% -11.76%
75th Percentile £475 £338 £500
90th Percentile £549 £495 £588
UK median daily rate £450 £300 £375
% change year-on-year +50.00% -20.00% -16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £13.21 -
25th Percentile £42.50 £13.53 -
Median hourly rate £45.00 £14.63 -
Median % change year-on-year +207.69% - -
75th Percentile £47.50 £15.28 -
90th Percentile - £15.34 -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £15.25 -
% change year-on-year +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 9,213 11,418 15,977
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.69% 30.68% 33.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,873 7,342 11,153
10th Percentile £305 £282 £313
25th Percentile £408 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 823 513
10th Percentile £15.49 £12.24 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.39 £12.25
Median hourly rate £32.77 £37.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% +44.23% -1.46%
75th Percentile £59.00 £63.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.25 £36.02 £25.50
% change year-on-year -16.02% +41.26% -5.49%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend 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 6 July 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 +30 13 £375 +36.36% 61
South East +39 1 - - 12
North of England - 1 £200 - 9
South West - 1 £575 - 6
North West - 1 £200 - 6
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 1 (5.88%) CMS
1 1 (5.88%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Adobe Illustrator
1 6 (35.29%) Photoshop
2 3 (17.65%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (11.76%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (11.76%) CINEMA 4D
3 2 (11.76%) Final Cut Pro
3 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (5.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (5.88%) Adobe XD
4 1 (5.88%) InDesign
4 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (5.88%) MS Visio
4 1 (5.88%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Figma
2 2 (11.76%) Google Ads
2 2 (11.76%) Google Analytics
3 1 (5.88%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (5.88%) Lucidchart
General
1 8 (47.06%) Marketing
2 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
2 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Legal
4 2 (11.76%) Multimedia
4 2 (11.76%) Publishing
5 1 (5.88%) Arabic Language
5 1 (5.88%) Banking
5 1 (5.88%) Finance
5 1 (5.88%) French Language
5 1 (5.88%) German Language
5 1 (5.88%) Italian Language
5 1 (5.88%) Japanese Language
5 1 (5.88%) Korean Language
5 1 (5.88%) Music Industry
5 1 (5.88%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Designer
2 4 (23.53%) Graphic Designer
3 3 (17.65%) Senior
3 3 (17.65%) Senior Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Content Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Motion Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Senior Motion Designer
4 2 (11.76%) Social Media Manager
4 2 (11.76%) Visual Designer
5 1 (5.88%) Art Director
5 1 (5.88%) Artworker
5 1 (5.88%) Campaign Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) Creative Artworker
5 1 (5.88%) Lead
5 1 (5.88%) Marketing Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) PowerPoint Specialist
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Graphic Designer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Social Media
2 3 (17.65%) Animation
2 3 (17.65%) Photography
3 2 (11.76%) Mobile App
3 2 (11.76%) Motion Graphics
3 2 (11.76%) PMI
3 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (11.76%) Video Editing
4 1 (5.88%) New Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (29.41%) Storytelling
1 5 (29.41%) Typography
2 4 (23.53%) Creative Thinking
3 3 (17.65%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (17.65%) Business Strategy
3 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Prototyping
3 3 (17.65%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (11.76%) Social Listening
4 2 (11.76%) Time Management
4 2 (11.76%) User Experience
5 1 (5.88%) Co-Creation
5 1 (5.88%) Content Strategy
5 1 (5.88%) Deadline-Driven
5 1 (5.88%) Disruptive Innovation
5 1 (5.88%) Infographics
5 1 (5.88%) Prompt Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 9 (52.94%) Adobe
2 4 (23.53%) YouTube
3 2 (11.76%) Facebook
3 2 (11.76%) Google
3 2 (11.76%) Twitter
4 1 (5.88%) Microsoft