For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title
3,433
3,833
5,060
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
89.54%
92.47%
94.49%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,213
2,296
3,343
10th Percentile
£205
£245
£210
25th Percentile
£375
£400
£381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£508
£508
Median % change year-on-year
-1.48%
-
+1.50%
75th Percentile
£588
£625
£613
90th Percentile
£663
£683
£688
England median daily rate
£510
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
-2.33%
-2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
341
215
246
10th Percentile
£13.50
£16.00
£16.00
25th Percentile
£16.17
£26.63
£22.56
Median hourly rate
£20.79
£57.50
£50.53
Median % change year-on-year
-63.84%
+13.80%
+43.50%
75th Percentile
£50.00
£71.57
£67.44
90th Percentile
£72.00
£75.16
£76.53
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£40.33
£45.88
% change year-on-year
-37.63%
-12.11%
+52.93%
Designer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Designer Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in the South East.
Designer Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in the South East over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.
Designer Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in the South East.
Designer Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Designer in the South East over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.
Designer Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 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
Designer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, 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 South East region featuring Designer in the job title.
Designer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:
