Graphic Designer Contracts in England

Graphics Designer
UK > England

The median Graphics Designer daily rate in England is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 475 526 617
Rank change year-on-year +51 +91 +142
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 10 16 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.041% 0.043% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.046% 0.075%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 24
10th Percentile - £225 £263
25th Percentile £150 £278 £272
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £325 £345
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -5.80% -8.00%
75th Percentile £404 £363 £488
90th Percentile £475 £406 £655
UK median daily rate £275 £325 £340
% change year-on-year -15.38% -4.41% -9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £15.75 -
UK median hourly rate - £15.75 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Graphic Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Designer in England

Graphic Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Graphic Designer in England

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Designer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Designer in England

Graphic Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Designer in England

Graphic Designer
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 Designer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +38 9 £275 -15.38% 11
North of England +18 1 - - 2
Yorkshire +7 1 - -
Graphic Designer
UK

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Graphic Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Marketing
1 6 (60.00%) Photoshop
1 6 (60.00%) Adobe
1 6 (60.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 5 (50.00%) InDesign
2 5 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (40.00%) CSS
3 4 (40.00%) HTML
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (40.00%) Graphic Design
4 3 (30.00%) Web Design
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (20.00%) Figma
5 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 2 (20.00%) User Experience
5 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (20.00%) Animation
6 1 (10.00%) Photography
6 1 (10.00%) Video Editing
6 1 (10.00%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (10.00%) Product Marketing
6 1 (10.00%) Time Management
6 1 (10.00%) Degree
6 1 (10.00%) Marketing Strategy
6 1 (10.00%) Motion Graphics
6 1 (10.00%) Digital Media
6 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
6 1 (10.00%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (10.00%) Content Management
6 1 (10.00%) JavaScript

Graphic Designer Skill Set
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 (10.00%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 6 (60.00%) Photoshop
2 5 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 5 (50.00%) InDesign
3 4 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (10.00%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Figma
General
1 6 (60.00%) Marketing
2 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (40.00%) CSS
1 4 (40.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Graphic Design
2 2 (20.00%) Animation
3 1 (10.00%) Digital Media
3 1 (10.00%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (10.00%) Photography
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (10.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (30.00%) Web Design
2 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (20.00%) User Experience
3 1 (10.00%) Content Management
3 1 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (10.00%) Infographics
3 1 (10.00%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (10.00%) Product Marketing
3 1 (10.00%) Storytelling
3 1 (10.00%) Time Management
3 1 (10.00%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 6 (60.00%) Adobe
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) YouTube