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 30 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 604 479 498
Rank change year-on-year -125 +19 +90
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 10 20 55
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.023% 0.078% 0.15%
As % of the General category 0.042% 0.12% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 10 17
10th Percentile £208 £209 £161
25th Percentile £220 £368 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £244 £465 £380
Median % change year-on-year -47.58% +22.37% -17.70%
75th Percentile £270 £519 £483
90th Percentile £284 £526 £564
UK median daily rate £244 £440 £346
% change year-on-year -44.60% +27.17% -27.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 14
10th Percentile - £32.35 -
25th Percentile £28.00 £34.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £38.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% -3.75% -
75th Percentile £32.00 £43.50 £60.63
90th Percentile - £45.45 £66.25
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £38.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -22.08% -3.75% +150.00%

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 24,022 16,337 21,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.89% 64.06% 57.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,558 10,493 13,567
10th Percentile £313 £282 £295
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £519 £535
Median % change year-on-year +1.16% -2.99% -2.73%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £749 £763 £775
UK median daily rate £516 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.27% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,721 807 1,796
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.31 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.50 £32.70
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.90% +8.99%
75th Percentile £63.38 £52.00 £53.81
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £68.82
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £27.50 £31.61
% change year-on-year +16.36% -12.99% +5.35%

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
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 30 June 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 -92 8 £288 -42.50% 65
East Midlands - 1 £200 - 46
Midlands - 1 £200 - 57
East of England - 1 - - 66
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 (40.00%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (10.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (10.00%) Photoshop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Metadata
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Marketing
3 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Legal
5 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Marketing Assistant
2 1 (10.00%) Analyst
2 1 (10.00%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Designer
2 1 (10.00%) Graphic Designer
2 1 (10.00%) Multimedia Analyst
2 1 (10.00%) Senior
2 1 (10.00%) Senior Designer
2 1 (10.00%) Senior Graphic Designer
2 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow Trainer
2 1 (10.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (10.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (40.00%) Blog
1 4 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
1 4 (40.00%) Social Media
2 1 (10.00%) CMDB
2 1 (10.00%) Graphic Design
2 1 (10.00%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (40.00%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (40.00%) CRM
2 4 (40.00%) Data Management
2 4 (40.00%) Data-Driven Marketing
2 4 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (40.00%) Email Marketing
2 4 (40.00%) Time Management
3 2 (20.00%) Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Coaching
4 1 (10.00%) Content Development
4 1 (10.00%) Instructional Design
4 1 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (10.00%) Proactive Maintenance
4 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
4 1 (10.00%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Sitecore
2 1 (10.00%) Adobe