Animation
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 378 | 350 | 400 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +50 | +72 |
| Contract jobs citing Animation | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.050% | 0.054% | 0.061% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | - | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | - | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £314 | £450 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.28% | +20.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £355 | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £378 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £365 | £328 | £422 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.45% | -22.39% | +12.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.23 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | £34.64 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £46.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52.68 |
| UK median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.36% |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,973 | 4,645 | 6,122 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 32.92% | 31.27% | 31.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,695 | 2,615 | 3,879 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £358 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £688 | £695 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.93% | -2.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 474 | 251 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £18.00 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.87 | £22.50 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £32.50 | £45.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.28% | -28.11% | +53.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.19 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.75 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.56% | -22.94% | +21.43% |
Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Animation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Animation.
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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 21 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Animation.
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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 21 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 |
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| West Midlands | -28 | 6 | £388 | -13.89% | |
| Midlands | -34 | 6 | £388 | -13.89% | |
| South East | -15 | 2 | £240 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Animation UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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