Digital Media
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 60 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +37 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Digital Media | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | - | 2.34% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 6.86% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £294 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -41.13% | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | £294 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -41.13% | - |
All Generic Skills
Manchester
Digital 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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 421 | 350 | 423 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 34.59% | 34.08% | 26.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 302 | 205 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | £203 | £227 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £442 | £463 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.38% | -1.60% | -6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £695 | £625 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 15 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.75 | £20.05 | £13.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.03 | £24.25 | £25.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.25 | £32.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.31% | +25.00% | -56.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.19 | £33.75 | £42.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.63 | - | £78.25 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £25.43 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.77% | -15.23% | -14.29% |
Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Digital Media relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Digital Media
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Media.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Media.
