Graphic Designer Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Graphics Designer
England > Midlands

The median Graphics Designer daily rate in the Midlands is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 158 134 -
Rank change year-on-year -24 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.033% 0.038% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.041% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
England median daily rate £400 £300 £283
% change year-on-year +33.33% +6.19% -29.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,727 2,444 2,572
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.06% 92.65% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,770 1,509 1,792
10th Percentile £230 £231 £213
25th Percentile £363 £363 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £594 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 98 117
10th Percentile £13.38 £12.67 £14.08
25th Percentile £17.14 £15.13 £16.66
Median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.95% +19.10% +13.90%
75th Percentile £30.00 £33.23 £31.04
90th Percentile £48.20 £50.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.13% -12.82% +49.84%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Graphic Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Graphic Designer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Midlands

Graphic Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Midlands

Graphic Designer
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Designer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 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
West Midlands -31 1 £450 -
Graphic Designer
England

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Graphic Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Midlands region featuring Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Web Design

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe