Graphic Designer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Graphics Designer
UK > Scotland

As of 3 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Graphics Designer daily rate in Scotland.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 - 139
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.063% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £209
25th Percentile - - £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £232
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.46%
75th Percentile - - £258
90th Percentile - - £264
UK median daily rate £400 £300 £250
% change year-on-year +33.33% +20.00% -35.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,424 1,554 2,248
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.07% 91.68% 94.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 838 923 1,409
10th Percentile £206 £200 £250
25th Percentile £360 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £540 £550 £588
90th Percentile £625 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 53 60
10th Percentile £18.36 £13.33 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £16.37 £16.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £20.94 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year +20.11% +6.03% +11.46%
75th Percentile £49.15 £24.18 £59.27
90th Percentile £64.80 £28.25 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +48.33%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Graphic Designer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in Scotland

Graphic Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in Scotland

Graphic Designer
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 Graphic Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 December 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
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Graphic Designer
UK

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 December 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 Scotland region featuring Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
1 1 (100.00%) Umbraco

Graphic Designer Skill Set
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 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Umbraco
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Animation
1 1 (100.00%) e-Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Adaptive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Typography
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft