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 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 526 481 530
Rank change year-on-year -45 +49 +201
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 18 32 52
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.061% 0.10% 0.13%
As % of the General category 0.096% 0.18% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 15 37
10th Percentile £430 £229 £160
25th Percentile £500 £275 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £325 £300
Median % change year-on-year +61.54% +8.33% -47.60%
75th Percentile £550 £415 £450
90th Percentile £745 £557 £590
UK median daily rate £525 £315 £350
% change year-on-year +66.67% -10.00% -38.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 2
10th Percentile £33.48 £19.24 £17.55
25th Percentile £36.83 £26.25 £18.96
Median hourly rate £43.60 £37.50 £21.63
Median % change year-on-year +16.27% +73.41% -44.77%
75th Percentile £50.33 £40.00 £23.97
90th Percentile £53.64 £44.50 £25.19
UK median hourly rate £43.60 £37.50 £17.25
% change year-on-year +16.27% +117.39% -55.94%

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 18,691 18,283 23,699
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 63.65% 59.14% 59.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,840 10,962 16,203
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £630 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,181 699 1,023
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £17.08 £16.89
Median hourly rate £25.00 £31.97 £30.05
Median % change year-on-year -21.80% +6.39% +16.88%
75th Percentile £44.94 £60.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.45 £70.66
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £29.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -15.25% -1.67% +20.00%

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 4 November 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 4 November 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 4 November 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 -6 13 £550 +83.33% 229
East of England -14 4 £405 +9.16% 91
South West +3 1 £500 - 51
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 (22.22%) CMS
2 1 (5.56%) Moodle
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (11.11%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (5.56%) Camtasia
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Vyond
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) NoSQL
2 1 (5.56%) MySQL
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Marketing
3 3 (16.67%) Wearables
4 1 (5.56%) Banking
4 1 (5.56%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Investment Banking
4 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Lead
1 4 (22.22%) Project Leader
2 3 (16.67%) Software Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Support Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (5.56%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
4 1 (5.56%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (5.56%) e-Learning Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Delivery Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Python Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Python Software Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior
4 1 (5.56%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Training Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (27.78%) HTML
2 4 (22.22%) FastAPI
2 4 (22.22%) React
2 4 (22.22%) RESTful
3 1 (5.56%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) e-Learning
2 2 (11.11%) Acoustics
2 2 (11.11%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (11.11%) Digital Media
2 2 (11.11%) Virtual Reality
3 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.56%) Educational Technology
3 1 (5.56%) Learning Management System
3 1 (5.56%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
3 1 (5.56%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (5.56%) RIA
3 1 (5.56%) Smartphone
3 1 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (5.56%) Virtual Team
3 1 (5.56%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 5 (27.78%) Linux
1 5 (27.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) User Experience
2 5 (27.78%) Data Collection
2 5 (27.78%) Data Protection
2 5 (27.78%) Software Engineering
3 4 (22.22%) Analytics
3 4 (22.22%) Copywriting
3 4 (22.22%) CRM
3 4 (22.22%) Journey Map
3 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (22.22%) Recruitment Marketing
3 4 (22.22%) SEO
3 4 (22.22%) Software Testing
3 4 (22.22%) Storytelling
3 4 (22.22%) User Journey Map
3 4 (22.22%) Web Analytics
4 3 (16.67%) Incident Management
4 3 (16.67%) Inertial Measurement
4 3 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (16.67%) Validation
5 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 5 (27.78%) Python
2 4 (22.22%) JavaScript
2 4 (22.22%) Shell Script
3 2 (11.11%) Bourne shell
4 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 2 (11.11%) Master's Degree
3 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) PMI Certification
3 1 (5.56%) PMP
3 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (33.33%) Accessibility
2 4 (22.22%) GDPR
3 1 (5.56%) QA
3 1 (5.56%) WCAG
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Adobe
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft