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 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 623 483 495
Rank change year-on-year -140 +12 +44
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 14 16 37
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.030% 0.058% 0.11%
As % of the General category 0.054% 0.091% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 17
10th Percentile £148 £478 £211
25th Percentile £200 £500 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 £525 £325
Median % change year-on-year -20.76% +61.54% -13.33%
75th Percentile - £550 £400
90th Percentile £520 £745 £547
UK median daily rate £303 £525 £325
% change year-on-year -42.24% +61.54% -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £19.24
25th Percentile £28.00 £53.55 £26.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £54.70 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.16% +45.87% +73.41%
75th Percentile £32.00 £55.85 £40.00
90th Percentile - - £44.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £54.70 £37.50
% change year-on-year -45.16% +45.87% +117.39%

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 general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,874 17,612 18,957
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.90% 64.23% 58.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,203 11,142 11,529
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,256 1,011 945
10th Percentile £13.63 £13.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.00 £16.17 £17.50
Median hourly rate £31.16 £25.15 £38.85
Median % change year-on-year +23.88% -35.26% +33.97%
75th Percentile £57.00 £46.47 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £72.10
UK median hourly rate £29.78 £25.15 £35.36
% change year-on-year +18.41% -28.87% +28.58%

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 22 September 2026.

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
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 22 September 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 -82 9 £416 -22.60% 77
East of England -33 1 - - 68
North of England - 1 £155 - 85
East Midlands - 1 £200 - 47
Midlands - 1 £200 - 59
North West - 1 £155 - 25
South East - 1 £400 - 96
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 (28.57%) CMS
2 3 (21.43%) SharePoint
3 1 (7.14%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Adobe Illustrator
2 5 (35.71%) Photoshop
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (21.43%) MS Visio
4 2 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (14.29%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (7.14%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (7.14%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (7.14%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Figma
2 1 (7.14%) Amazon Kinesis
2 1 (7.14%) Amazon SQS
2 1 (7.14%) Asana
2 1 (7.14%) AWS
2 1 (7.14%) Canva
2 1 (7.14%) GitHub
2 1 (7.14%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Forms
General
1 6 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Marketing
3 3 (21.43%) Japanese Language
3 3 (21.43%) Publishing
4 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Legal
5 1 (7.14%) Advertising
5 1 (7.14%) Finance
5 1 (7.14%) Local Government
5 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (14.29%) Marketing Assistant
2 1 (7.14%) Analyst
2 1 (7.14%) Architect
2 1 (7.14%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 1 (7.14%) Business Analyst
2 1 (7.14%) Content Coordinator
2 1 (7.14%) Coordinator
2 1 (7.14%) Designer
2 1 (7.14%) Developer
2 1 (7.14%) Digital Marketing Coordinator
2 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Architect
2 1 (7.14%) Graphic Designer
2 1 (7.14%) Multimedia Analyst
2 1 (7.14%) Senior
2 1 (7.14%) Senior Designer
2 1 (7.14%) Senior Graphic Designer
2 1 (7.14%) Social Media Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) GraphQL
1 1 (7.14%) OAuth
1 1 (7.14%) OAuth2
1 1 (7.14%) REST
1 1 (7.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) Social Media
2 3 (21.43%) Graphic Design
2 3 (21.43%) Video Editing
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (14.29%) Blog
3 2 (14.29%) Motion Graphics
3 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.14%) Algorithms
4 1 (7.14%) Animation
4 1 (7.14%) Cloud Native
4 1 (7.14%) CMDB
4 1 (7.14%) Digital Media
4 1 (7.14%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 1 (7.14%) Media Streaming
4 1 (7.14%) Over-the-Top Content
4 1 (7.14%) Video on Demand
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) Analytics
1 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (21.43%) Asset Management
2 3 (21.43%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (21.43%) Project Management
3 2 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (14.29%) Content Development
3 2 (14.29%) Content Management
3 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (14.29%) CRM
3 2 (14.29%) Data Management
3 2 (14.29%) Data-Driven Marketing
3 2 (14.29%) Infographics
3 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (14.29%) Storytelling
3 2 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
3 2 (14.29%) Time Management
3 2 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) PL/SQL
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) CBAP
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) Accessibility
2 2 (14.29%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Adobe
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Sitecore
3 1 (7.14%) Hootsuite
3 1 (7.14%) Oracle