Animation Contracts in the UK excluding London

Animation
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Animation over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 357 443 500
Rank change year-on-year +86 +57 -100
Contract jobs citing Animation 37 8 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.034% 0.023%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.62% 0.11% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 6
10th Percentile £247 £191 £219
25th Percentile £273 £268 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £300 £319
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -5.88% -13.85%
75th Percentile £625 £320 £405
90th Percentile - £352 £447
UK median daily rate £363 £350 £510
% change year-on-year +3.57% -31.37% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 0 0
10th Percentile £36.25 - -
25th Percentile £40.00 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 - £60.38
% change year-on-year - - +32.69%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Animation is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,963 7,604 9,646
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.12% 32.50% 31.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,578 5,125 6,674
10th Percentile £208 £220 £205
25th Percentile £375 £389 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £613 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £670
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 723 429 457
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.14
25th Percentile £14.06 £10.63 £15.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £22.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.55% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £46.72
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £61.76
UK median hourly rate £31.25 £22.45 £27.50
% change year-on-year +39.21% -18.37% +4.47%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the UK excluding London

Animation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Animation in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Animation in the UK excluding London

Animation
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Animation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Animation in the UK excluding London

Animation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Animation in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Animation in the UK excluding London

Animation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Animation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Animation in the UK excluding London

Animation
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
South West +35 21 £315 -1.56% 2
South East +29 9 £600 - 4
North of England +38 6 - - 13
Yorkshire - 6 - - 4
Midlands +26 1 £240 +130.77% 11
West Midlands +18 1 £240 +130.77% 10
Animation
UK

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.70%) CMS
1 1 (2.70%) Moodle
Applications
1 16 (43.24%) Acrobat
2 11 (29.73%) Adobe Illustrator
3 10 (27.03%) Adobe After Effects
4 7 (18.92%) Photoshop
5 5 (13.51%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (13.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (10.81%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (10.81%) CINEMA 4D
6 4 (10.81%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (2.70%) 3ds Max
7 1 (2.70%) Blender
7 1 (2.70%) Maya
7 1 (2.70%) PTC Creo
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.41%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Development Applications
1 6 (16.22%) Dreamweaver
General
1 12 (32.43%) Aerospace
2 10 (27.03%) Marketing
2 10 (27.03%) Social Skills
3 7 (18.92%) Multimedia
4 4 (10.81%) Publishing
5 2 (5.41%) Electronics
6 1 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Finance
6 1 (2.70%) Games
6 1 (2.70%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (32.43%) Author
1 12 (32.43%) Technical Author
2 10 (27.03%) Designer
3 8 (21.62%) Technical Illustrator
4 6 (16.22%) Email Designer
5 5 (13.51%) Animator
6 4 (10.81%) Video Editor
7 3 (8.11%) Graphics Engineer
7 3 (8.11%) Lead
7 3 (8.11%) Lead Designer
8 2 (5.41%) Android Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) C++ Android Engineer
8 2 (5.41%) Developer
8 2 (5.41%) Python Engineer
9 1 (2.70%) 3D Illustrator
9 1 (2.70%) Risk Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (32.43%) SGML
1 12 (32.43%) XML
2 6 (16.22%) CSS
2 6 (16.22%) HTML
3 3 (8.11%) DirectX
3 3 (8.11%) OpenGL
3 3 (8.11%) OpenGL ES
3 3 (8.11%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 3 (8.11%) Vulkan
4 1 (2.70%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) Motion Graphics
2 3 (8.11%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (8.11%) Augmented Reality
2 3 (8.11%) Mixed Reality
3 2 (5.41%) Algorithms
3 2 (5.41%) Graphic Design
4 1 (2.70%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (54.05%) CAD
2 12 (32.43%) Data Management
3 6 (16.22%) Email Marketing
3 6 (16.22%) Time Management
4 5 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (10.81%) 3D Animation
5 4 (10.81%) Coaching
5 4 (10.81%) Desktop Publishing
5 4 (10.81%) Storytelling
5 4 (10.81%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (10.81%) Visual Effects
6 2 (5.41%) Computer Science
6 2 (5.41%) Linear Algebra
6 2 (5.41%) Machine Learning
6 2 (5.41%) Mathematics
6 2 (5.41%) User Experience
7 1 (2.70%) 3D Modelling
7 1 (2.70%) Android Development
7 1 (2.70%) Content Management
7 1 (2.70%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.11%) C++
2 2 (5.41%) C#
2 2 (5.41%) GLSL
2 2 (5.41%) HLSL
2 2 (5.41%) Java
2 2 (5.41%) Kotlin
2 2 (5.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (21.62%) Degree
2 4 (10.81%) Security Cleared
3 3 (8.11%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (32.43%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 24 (64.86%) Adobe
2 6 (16.22%) dotdigital