The table below looks at the prevalence of the term New Media in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited New Media over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
New Media 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
4,528
5,902
9,679
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
35.98%
33.14%
35.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,064
4,176
6,951
10th Percentile
£325
£302
£375
25th Percentile
£452
£450
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.17%
-
75th Percentile
£738
£725
£749
90th Percentile
£850
£850
£838
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
73
160
109
10th Percentile
£15.84
£15.50
£19.39
25th Percentile
£22.27
£18.93
£21.25
Median hourly rate
£34.50
£26.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+32.69%
-25.71%
-21.35%
75th Percentile
£50.50
£47.81
£64.50
90th Percentile
£80.28
£66.78
£83.15
England median hourly rate
£33.91
£30.16
£22.49
% change year-on-year
+12.43%
+34.13%
-16.72%
New Media Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing New Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
New Media Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing New Media in London.
New Media Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing New Media in London.
New Media Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing New Media also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for New Media.
New Media 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:
