Digital Media Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Digital Media
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 113 - 135
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Contract jobs citing Digital Media 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.25% - 0.044%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £407 - -
25th Percentile £411 - £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £436 - £175
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.67%
75th Percentile £457 - £188
90th Percentile £475 - -
UK median daily rate £498 £325 £383
% change year-on-year +53.23% -15.03% -10.00%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 633 636 844
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 39.66% 34.36% 36.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 359 532
10th Percentile £181 £198 £223
25th Percentile £357 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £575
90th Percentile £591 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £518 £529 £550
% change year-on-year -2.13% -3.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 25 19
10th Percentile £15.95 £12.66 £11.63
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.22 £15.50
Median hourly rate £21.86 £19.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +11.59% +10.55% -40.38%
75th Percentile £57.50 £24.15 £54.38
90th Percentile £64.40 £36.10 £60.72
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.45% +2.62% +73.08%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Digital Media job vacancy trend in Scotland

Digital Media
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Digital Media.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Digital Media.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Digital Media

Digital Media
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 Digital Media within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Glasgow - 4 £436 - 1
Digital Media
UK

Digital Media
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Designer
1 3 (75.00%) UX Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) CSS
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 4 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 4 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 4 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
1 4 (100.00%) UX Design
1 4 (100.00%) Wireframes
2 3 (75.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 3 (75.00%) Typography
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
4 1 (25.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft