Graphic Designer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Graphics Designer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 1 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 the Thames Valley.

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.051% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £45.21
South East median hourly rate - - £45.21

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,789 1,930 2,418
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 91.95% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,155 1,121 1,577
10th Percentile £258 £255 £212
25th Percentile £400 £404 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 67 109
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.32 £16.40
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.00 £24.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.80% -3.64% +150.00%
75th Percentile £71.50 £62.84 £65.25
90th Percentile £93.95 £68.38 £72.91
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.24
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.46% +36.63%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Graphic Designer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Graphic Designer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Graphic Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Graphic Designer
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 Graphic Designer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 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
Berkshire - 1 - -
Graphic Designer
South East

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 1 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 Thames Valley region featuring Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) 3D Animation
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (100.00%) Blender
1 1 (100.00%) CINEMA 4D
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling

Graphic Designer Skill Set
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 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (100.00%) Blender
1 1 (100.00%) CINEMA 4D
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Animation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Animation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe