Animation Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Animation
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Animation 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.38% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.08% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £54 - -
UK median daily rate £325 £370 £350
% change year-on-year -12.16% +5.71% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 - £45.00
% change year-on-year - - +5.50%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 556 620 740
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 34.86% 37.53% 31.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 335 410
10th Percentile £206 £200 £203
25th Percentile £356 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -1.04%
75th Percentile £554 £538 £600
90th Percentile £669 £600 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.71% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 22 35
10th Percentile £15.23 £18.63 £15.65
25th Percentile £16.17 £21.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £17.23 £23.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.09% +17.95% +44.44%
75th Percentile £64.34 £26.98 £55.08
90th Percentile £71.40 £33.70 £60.75
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% +33.42%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Animation job vacancy trend in Scotland

Animation
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Animation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Animation

Animation
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Animation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Animation

Animation
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
Edinburgh - 6 £54 -
Animation
UK

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (16.67%) CMS
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
1 1 (16.67%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (16.67%) InDesign
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (16.67%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 5 (83.33%) Games
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Designer
1 1 (16.67%) Graphic Designer
1 1 (16.67%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (16.67%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (83.33%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 5 (83.33%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) e-Learning
1 1 (16.67%) Graphic Design
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) 3D Modelling
1 5 (83.33%) Ergonomics
1 5 (83.33%) Human Factors
1 5 (83.33%) Human-in-the-Loop
1 5 (83.33%) Prototyping
1 5 (83.33%) Rapid Prototyping
1 5 (83.33%) User Experience
1 5 (83.33%) UX Design
1 5 (83.33%) Workshop Facilitation
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (16.67%) Data Privacy
3 1 (16.67%) Information Management
3 1 (16.67%) Line Management
3 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) C++
1 5 (83.33%) Lua
1 5 (83.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Degree
1 5 (83.33%) Master's Degree
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft