Animation Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Animation
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 112 124
Rank change year-on-year -30 +12 +20
Contract jobs citing Animation 13 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.42% 0.061% 0.089%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.25% 0.17% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £240 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% - -
South East median daily rate £400 £240 £600
% change year-on-year +66.67% -60.00% +65.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.50 £33.05 £80.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% -58.69% -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,040 585 654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 33.83% 35.74% 29.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 640 364 372
10th Percentile £325 £250 £250
25th Percentile £425 £381 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £608
90th Percentile £725 £664 £675
South East median daily rate £525 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 29 30
10th Percentile £12.84 £14.75 £15.92
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.13 £22.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £40.44 £42.69
Median % change year-on-year +17.47% -5.28% -29.58%
75th Percentile £82.31 £63.75 £60.95
90th Percentile £100.00 £87.77 £69.74
South East median hourly rate £38.72 £33.05 £57.35
% change year-on-year +17.16% -42.37% +4.27%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Animation job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Animation
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Animation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Animation

Animation
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Animation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Animation

Animation
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Berkshire -17 10 £400 +66.67% 7
Oxfordshire - 3 - - 5
Animation
South East

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (15.38%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (15.38%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (15.38%) Adobe Premiere
General
1 11 (84.62%) Games
2 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.69%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 2 (15.38%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (61.54%) Graphic Design
1 8 (61.54%) Interactive Media
1 8 (61.54%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (23.08%) Robotics
3 2 (15.38%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (15.38%) Content Development
2 2 (15.38%) Storyboarding
2 2 (15.38%) Visualisation
2 2 (15.38%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Adobe