Multimedia Contract Job Trends in London

Multimedia
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Multimedia in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Multimedia over the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 330 364
Rank change year-on-year -32 +34 +139
Contract jobs citing Multimedia 16 19 33
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.11% 0.14% 0.18%
As % of the General category 0.17% 0.21% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 25
10th Percentile £303 £300 £198
25th Percentile £381 £309 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £375 £425
Median % change year-on-year +56.77% -11.82% -29.17%
75th Percentile £638 £436 £500
90th Percentile £756 £490 £588
England median daily rate £550 £420 £425
% change year-on-year +30.95% -1.18% -27.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £14.56 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year - -44.00% -
England median hourly rate £35.00 £26.03 £50.00
% change year-on-year +34.46% -47.94% -4.76%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,399 8,949 11,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 65.17% 64.86% 64.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,133 5,668 8,356
10th Percentile £343 £327 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £462
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £669 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £534 £550
% change year-on-year -6.37% -2.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 108 211
10th Percentile £17.50 £19.48 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.82 £24.94 £19.03
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +22.81% -2.56%
75th Percentile £46.25 £51.50 £52.13
90th Percentile £70.80 £78.40 £73.75
England median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £28.42
% change year-on-year -23.33% +5.56% +9.31%

Multimedia
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Multimedia relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Multimedia job vacancy trend in London

Multimedia
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Multimedia.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Multimedia in London over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Multimedia in London

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Multimedia.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Multimedia

Multimedia
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 Multimedia within the London region over the 6 months to 20 January 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
Central London - 4 £550 - 17
Multimedia
England

Multimedia
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (12.50%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) NoSQL
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Marketing
3 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Automotive
4 2 (12.50%) Finance
5 1 (6.25%) Banking
5 1 (6.25%) Investment Banking
5 1 (6.25%) Publishing
5 1 (6.25%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Lead
1 4 (25.00%) Project Leader
2 3 (18.75%) Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Developer
2 3 (18.75%) Support Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) C++ Developer
3 2 (12.50%) Coordinator
3 2 (12.50%) Designer
3 2 (12.50%) Training Coordinator
4 1 (6.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (6.25%) e-Learning Designer
4 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Delivery Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Multimedia Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Python Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (25.00%) HTML
2 1 (6.25%) FastAPI
2 1 (6.25%) React
2 1 (6.25%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Digital Media
1 3 (18.75%) e-Learning
2 1 (6.25%) Acoustics
2 1 (6.25%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (6.25%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
2 1 (6.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Data Protection
1 5 (31.25%) Storytelling
1 5 (31.25%) User Experience
2 4 (25.00%) Analytics
2 4 (25.00%) Copywriting
2 4 (25.00%) CRM
2 4 (25.00%) Journey Map
2 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (25.00%) Recruitment Marketing
2 4 (25.00%) SEO
2 4 (25.00%) User Journey Map
2 4 (25.00%) Web Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Incident Management
4 2 (12.50%) Information Security
4 2 (12.50%) Instructional Design
4 2 (12.50%) Logistics
5 1 (6.25%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
5 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (6.25%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (6.25%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) C++
2 1 (6.25%) Bourne shell
2 1 (6.25%) JavaScript
2 1 (6.25%) Python
2 1 (6.25%) Shell Script
2 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) DV Cleared
1 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) PMI Certification
2 1 (6.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 4 (25.00%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Adobe