Multimedia Contract Job Trends in England

Multimedia
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Multimedia in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Multimedia over the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 530 481 493
Rank change year-on-year -49 +12 +204
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 23 33 56
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.073% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the General category 0.12% 0.19% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 20 41
10th Percentile £308 £300 £160
25th Percentile £354 £313 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £410 £375
Median % change year-on-year +34.15% +9.33% -38.52%
75th Percentile £638 £466 £475
90th Percentile £733 £539 £588
UK median daily rate £550 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +29.41% +6.25% -33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £32.00 £16.73 £18.49
25th Percentile £33.13 £19.98 £21.31
Median hourly rate £35.00 £26.03 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.46% +0.12% -50.48%
75th Percentile £45.43 £32.70 £46.38
90th Percentile £51.68 £36.33 £58.60
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £26.03 £26.00
% change year-on-year +34.46% +0.12% -50.48%

All General Skills
England

Multimedia falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 19,476 17,727 21,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 61.42% 61.68% 59.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,312 10,730 14,742
10th Percentile £281 £300 £280
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £627 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £775 £757
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,261 611 1,003
10th Percentile £14.09 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.85 £18.33 £17.00
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -13.04% +34.69%
75th Percentile £45.46 £58.51 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.87 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £27.37 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.86% -17.07% +32.00%

Multimedia
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Multimedia job vacancy trend in England

Multimedia
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Multimedia.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Multimedia in England over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Multimedia in England

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Multimedia.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Multimedia in England over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Multimedia in England

Multimedia
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 Multimedia within the England region over the 6 months to 25 December 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 -9 16 £588 +62.07% 102
East of England -18 7 £405 - 65
Multimedia
UK

Multimedia
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 4 (17.39%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (17.39%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (8.70%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (4.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (17.39%) NoSQL
2 2 (8.70%) MySQL
General
1 10 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Wearables
5 2 (8.70%) Automotive
5 2 (8.70%) Finance
6 1 (4.35%) Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (17.39%) Audio Engineer
1 4 (17.39%) Lead
1 4 (17.39%) Project Leader
2 3 (13.04%) Analyst
2 3 (13.04%) Developer
2 3 (13.04%) Software Engineer
2 3 (13.04%) Support Analyst
3 2 (8.70%) C++ Developer
3 2 (8.70%) Coordinator
3 2 (8.70%) Designer
3 2 (8.70%) Training Coordinator
4 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) e-Learning Designer
4 1 (4.35%) Infrastructure Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Multimedia Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Python Developer
4 1 (4.35%) Python Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) Python Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) FastAPI
1 4 (17.39%) HTML
1 4 (17.39%) React
1 4 (17.39%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Augmented Reality
1 4 (17.39%) Linux Command Line
1 4 (17.39%) Virtual Reality
2 3 (13.04%) Acoustics
2 3 (13.04%) Digital Media
2 3 (13.04%) e-Learning
3 2 (8.70%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.35%) Motion Graphics
4 1 (4.35%) Smartphone
4 1 (4.35%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (34.78%) Linux
2 5 (21.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Data Collection
2 6 (26.09%) Data Protection
3 5 (21.74%) Storytelling
3 5 (21.74%) User Experience
4 4 (17.39%) Analytics
4 4 (17.39%) Copywriting
4 4 (17.39%) CRM
4 4 (17.39%) Journey Map
4 4 (17.39%) Motion Capture
4 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (17.39%) Recruitment Marketing
4 4 (17.39%) SEO
4 4 (17.39%) Software Engineering
4 4 (17.39%) Software Testing
4 4 (17.39%) Time Management
4 4 (17.39%) User Journey Map
4 4 (17.39%) Web Analytics
5 3 (13.04%) Incident Management
5 3 (13.04%) Root Cause Analysis
5 3 (13.04%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (34.78%) Python
2 4 (17.39%) JavaScript
2 4 (17.39%) Shell Script
3 2 (8.70%) Bourne shell
3 2 (8.70%) C++
4 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
2 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
2 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) Accessibility
1 4 (17.39%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Adobe