Animation Contracts in London

Animation
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 341 369 463
Rank change year-on-year +28 +94 +97
Contract jobs citing Animation 19 20 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.14% 0.11% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.39% 0.34% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 10 22
10th Percentile £240 £258 £238
25th Percentile £308 £272 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £313 £338
Median % change year-on-year +18.40% -7.41% -40.00%
75th Percentile £380 £408 £416
90th Percentile £429 £604 £471
England median daily rate £316 £325 £320
% change year-on-year -2.77% +1.56% -36.41%

All Generic Skills
London

Animation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,905 5,863 9,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 36.88% 33.37% 35.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,230 4,111 6,652
10th Percentile £331 £315 £363
25th Percentile £448 £450 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -
75th Percentile £738 £738 £738
90th Percentile £838 £850 £838
England median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 140 100
10th Percentile £15.84 £15.49 £17.98
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.45 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.92 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.45% -20.23% -13.58%
75th Percentile £47.50 £50.38 £64.63
90th Percentile £64.84 £71.25 £85.33
England median hourly rate £32.75 £37.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year -12.66% +36.36% +3.77%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in London

Animation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Animation in London.

Daily rate trend for Animation in London

Animation
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Animation in London over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Animation in London

Animation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Animation in London.

Hourly rate trend for Animation in London

Animation
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the London region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Central London +7 1 £150 -53.85% 12
Animation
England

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (26.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (42.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 7 (36.84%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (36.84%) Photoshop
3 6 (31.58%) Adobe Premiere
3 6 (31.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (26.32%) InDesign
5 2 (10.53%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (10.53%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (5.26%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (5.26%) Camtasia
6 1 (5.26%) Chatbot
6 1 (5.26%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (57.89%) Figma
2 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.26%) Intranet
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Git
General
1 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 5 (26.32%) Games
3 2 (10.53%) Legal
3 2 (10.53%) Marketing
4 1 (5.26%) Advertising
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Banking
4 1 (5.26%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (5.26%) Investment Banking
4 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.26%) Retail
4 1 (5.26%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 13 (68.42%) Designer
2 8 (42.11%) Senior
2 8 (42.11%) Senior Designer
3 3 (15.79%) Animator
4 2 (10.53%) Digital Designer
4 2 (10.53%) Motion Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Artworker
5 1 (5.26%) Graphic Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Instructional Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Junior
5 1 (5.26%) Junior Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Junior Digital Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Digital Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Graphic Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Motion Designer
5 1 (5.26%) Technical Artist
5 1 (5.26%) UI Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (21.05%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (5.26%) CSS
2 1 (5.26%) HTML
2 1 (5.26%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 8 (42.11%) Motion Graphics
2 7 (36.84%) Photography
3 3 (15.79%) Mobile App
3 3 (15.79%) Video Editing
4 2 (10.53%) Graphic Design
4 2 (10.53%) Learning Management System
4 2 (10.53%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (5.26%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (5.26%) e-Learning
5 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
5 1 (5.26%) Social Media
5 1 (5.26%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (26.32%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) B2B
2 4 (21.05%) Game Development
2 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (21.05%) User Experience
3 3 (15.79%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 3 (15.79%) Mathematics
3 3 (15.79%) Prototyping
3 3 (15.79%) UX Design
4 2 (10.53%) B2C
4 2 (10.53%) Business Strategy
4 2 (10.53%) Competitor Analysis
4 2 (10.53%) Due Diligence
4 2 (10.53%) Interaction Design
4 2 (10.53%) Typography
5 1 (5.26%) Case Management
5 1 (5.26%) Content Development
5 1 (5.26%) Infographics
5 1 (5.26%) Mobile First
5 1 (5.26%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) C#
1 1 (5.26%) C++
1 1 (5.26%) JavaScript
1 1 (5.26%) Python
1 1 (5.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (5.26%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.26%) GRC
1 1 (5.26%) WCAG
Vendors
1 11 (57.89%) Adobe
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) Perforce
2 1 (5.26%) ServiceNow
2 1 (5.26%) YouTube