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 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 461 493
Rank change year-on-year -95 +32 +150
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 19 27 58
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.053% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the General category 0.091% 0.17% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 19 27
10th Percentile £281 £282 £166
25th Percentile £292 £334 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% -5.88% -22.73%
75th Percentile £585 £450 £498
90th Percentile £638 £518 £571
UK median daily rate £365 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -14.12% +6.25% -27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 13
10th Percentile £31.63 - -
25th Percentile £32.19 - £36.25
Median hourly rate £33.75 - £40.00
75th Percentile £34.69 - £66.25
90th Percentile £34.88 - -
UK median hourly rate £33.75 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - -23.81%

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 20,905 16,109 22,319
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.84% 62.73% 59.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,243 9,992 14,653
10th Percentile £300 £300 £265
25th Percentile £406 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,300 549 1,599
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.26 £13.23
25th Percentile £17.12 £20.00 £15.31
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.45 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% +17.12% -14.75%
75th Percentile £55.00 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £29.52 £26.00
% change year-on-year -20.13% +13.52% -10.34%

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 28 February 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 28 February 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 -40 14 £325 -17.41% 85
East of England - 5 £405 - 76
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 3 (15.79%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (21.05%) Spreadsheet
2 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (10.53%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (5.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) MySQL
2 1 (5.26%) NoSQL
General
1 12 (63.16%) Social Skills
2 7 (36.84%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (21.05%) Marketing
4 3 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (10.53%) Automotive
6 1 (5.26%) Finance
6 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
6 1 (5.26%) Publishing
6 1 (5.26%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 4 (21.05%) Analyst
1 4 (21.05%) Audio Engineer
1 4 (21.05%) Support Analyst
2 3 (15.79%) Marketing Assistant
3 2 (10.53%) C++ Developer
3 2 (10.53%) Coordinator
3 2 (10.53%) Developer
3 2 (10.53%) Multimedia Analyst
3 2 (10.53%) Training Coordinator
4 1 (5.26%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Designer
4 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow Trainer
4 1 (5.26%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.26%) FastAPI
1 1 (5.26%) React
1 1 (5.26%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Linux Command Line
2 3 (15.79%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (15.79%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (15.79%) Blog
2 3 (15.79%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (15.79%) Social Media
2 3 (15.79%) Virtual Reality
3 2 (10.53%) Acoustics
3 2 (10.53%) Digital Media
3 2 (10.53%) e-Learning
4 1 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (5.26%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Linux
2 2 (10.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (36.84%) Time Management
2 5 (26.32%) Data Collection
3 4 (21.05%) Motion Capture
4 3 (15.79%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (15.79%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (15.79%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (15.79%) CRM
4 3 (15.79%) Data Management
4 3 (15.79%) Data-Driven Marketing
4 3 (15.79%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (15.79%) Email Marketing
4 3 (15.79%) Incident Management
4 3 (15.79%) Instructional Design
5 2 (10.53%) Information Security
5 2 (10.53%) Logistics
6 1 (5.26%) Service Management
6 1 (5.26%) Software Engineering
6 1 (5.26%) Software Testing
6 1 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.26%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) Python
2 2 (10.53%) C++
3 1 (5.26%) Bourne shell
3 1 (5.26%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Degree
1 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.53%) DV Cleared
2 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 2 (10.53%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Adobe