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 19 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 563 453 472
Rank change year-on-year -110 +19 +123
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 16 23 59
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.039% 0.095% 0.16%
As % of the General category 0.072% 0.15% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 20
10th Percentile £241 £254 £160
25th Percentile £281 £368 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 £453 £413
Median % change year-on-year -32.32% +9.70% -15.17%
75th Percentile £559 £525 £486
90th Percentile £638 £538 £561
UK median daily rate £306 £450 £413
% change year-on-year -31.94% +9.09% -17.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 12
10th Percentile £28.70 £32.35 -
25th Percentile £29.75 £34.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £38.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.58% -3.75% -23.81%
75th Percentile £34.25 £43.50 £65.31
90th Percentile £34.70 £45.45 £66.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £38.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -15.58% -3.75% -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 22,179 15,592 21,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.04% 64.10% 58.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,720 10,096 13,657
10th Percentile £309 £293 £281
25th Percentile £413 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £506 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -2.69% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,465 679 1,777
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.77 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.00 £16.95 £15.43
Median hourly rate £30.58 £27.50 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% -8.70% -5.88%
75th Percentile £61.18 £55.25 £51.91
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £66.45
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.69%

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 19 May 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 19 May 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 -62 13 £325 -35.00% 64
East of England - 2 - - 52
East Midlands - 1 £200 - 35
Midlands - 1 £200 - 46
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 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (6.25%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.25%) Photoshop
2 1 (6.25%) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Metadata
2 1 (6.25%) MySQL
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 6 (37.50%) Marketing
3 5 (31.25%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Automotive
5 2 (12.50%) Legal
6 1 (6.25%) Finance
6 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
6 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Marketing Assistant
2 2 (12.50%) Analyst
2 2 (12.50%) C++ Developer
2 2 (12.50%) Designer
2 2 (12.50%) Developer
2 2 (12.50%) Multimedia Analyst
2 2 (12.50%) Support Analyst
3 1 (6.25%) Audio Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Coordinator
3 1 (6.25%) Graphic Designer
3 1 (6.25%) Senior
3 1 (6.25%) Senior Designer
3 1 (6.25%) Senior Graphic Designer
3 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow Trainer
3 1 (6.25%) Trainer
3 1 (6.25%) Training Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (25.00%) Blog
1 4 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 4 (25.00%) Social Media
2 1 (6.25%) Acoustics
2 1 (6.25%) CMDB
2 1 (6.25%) Digital Media
2 1 (6.25%) e-Learning
2 1 (6.25%) Graphic Design
2 1 (6.25%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (6.25%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (31.25%) Time Management
2 4 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (25.00%) CRM
2 4 (25.00%) Data Management
2 4 (25.00%) Data-Driven Marketing
2 4 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (25.00%) Email Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Analytics
3 2 (12.50%) Instructional Design
3 2 (12.50%) Project Management
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (12.50%) Storytelling
4 1 (6.25%) Coaching
4 1 (6.25%) Content Development
4 1 (6.25%) Data Collection
4 1 (6.25%) Motion Capture
4 1 (6.25%) Proactive Maintenance
4 1 (6.25%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) C++
2 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Sitecore
2 1 (6.25%) Adobe