Animation Contract Job Trends in the South West

Animation
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 - 136
Rank change year-on-year - - +37
Contract jobs citing Animation 4 0 20
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.14% - 0.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% - 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £305 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.81%
75th Percentile £315 - £338
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £338 £330 £370
% change year-on-year +2.27% -10.81% +5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 19
10th Percentile - - £36.25
25th Percentile - - £40.00
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £27.50 - £45.00
% change year-on-year - - +5.50%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 767 443 1,070
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 26.75% 26.64% 33.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 295 655
10th Percentile £214 £211 £253
25th Percentile £386 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £600 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £704 £700
England median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 23 137
10th Percentile £14.97 £18.51 £13.69
25th Percentile £21.25 £36.81 £15.16
Median hourly rate £57.35 £62.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% +56.25% +196.30%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.38 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £75.36
England median hourly rate £35.00 £34.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +2.94% +13.33% +33.33%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Animation job vacancy trend in the South West

Animation
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Animation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Animation

Animation
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Animation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Animation

Animation
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Wiltshire - 3 £310 - 2
Bristol - 1 - -
Animation
England

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (75.00%) Maya
1 3 (75.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (25.00%) Siemens NX
General
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) 3D Artist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Photography
1 1 (25.00%) Vector Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Global Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Visual Effects
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) CAD
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe
1 1 (25.00%) Siemens