Graphic Design Contracts in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 373 441 486
Rank change year-on-year +68 +45 -63
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 15 6 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.073% 0.025% 0.078%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.25% 0.077% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 14
10th Percentile £261 - £224
25th Percentile £334 £350 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £524 £358
Median % change year-on-year -14.04% +46.43% +35.03%
75th Percentile £538 £655 £560
90th Percentile £560 - £650
UK median daily rate £293 £403 £481
% change year-on-year -27.33% -16.36% +35.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £13.21 - -
25th Percentile £13.53 - £40.25
Median hourly rate £14.63 - £40.50
75th Percentile £15.28 - £40.75
90th Percentile £15.34 - -
UK median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £28.00
% change year-on-year -15.72% -35.38% -16.42%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Graphic Design 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 6,037 7,749 9,816
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.25% 32.44% 31.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,632 5,241 6,787
10th Percentile £210 £220 £205
25th Percentile £375 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £595 £615 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £669
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 721 436 463
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.21
25th Percentile £14.06 £10.63 £15.50
Median hourly rate £28.25 £22.00 £20.13
Median % change year-on-year +28.41% +9.29% -16.13%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £46.60
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £62.02
UK median hourly rate £30.12 £22.49 £27.50
% change year-on-year +33.96% -18.24% +4.47%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
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 Graphic Design within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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
East of England - 6 - - 6
Midlands +32 4 £550 -16.03% 8
South East +24 4 £450 -14.04% 9
West Midlands +22 4 £550 -16.03% 1
Scotland - 1 £225 - 5
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
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 4 (26.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (20.00%) CMS
3 2 (13.33%) Drupal
3 2 (13.33%) Umbraco
4 1 (6.67%) Moodle
Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Photoshop
2 2 (13.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (13.33%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (6.67%) 3ds Max
3 1 (6.67%) Blender
3 1 (6.67%) InDesign
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (6.67%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (13.33%) Canva
2 2 (13.33%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (26.67%) Intranet
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Marketing
4 2 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.67%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Designer
1 4 (26.67%) Intranet Specialist
2 3 (20.00%) Graphic Designer
3 2 (13.33%) Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Coordinator
4 1 (6.67%) Head of Communications
4 1 (6.67%) Head of Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Head of User Experience
4 1 (6.67%) Product Designer
4 1 (6.67%) Senior
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Designer
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) CSS
1 1 (6.67%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) Social Media
2 2 (13.33%) Animation
3 1 (6.67%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (6.67%) Digital Media
3 1 (6.67%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (6.67%) Photography
3 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
3 1 (6.67%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Analytics
2 5 (33.33%) Journey Map
3 4 (26.67%) Business Case
3 4 (26.67%) Project Management
3 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (26.67%) Web Design
4 3 (20.00%) Content Management
4 3 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (20.00%) Deadline-Driven
4 3 (20.00%) Infographics
4 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (13.33%) Copywriting
5 2 (13.33%) SEO
5 2 (13.33%) Social Media Management
5 2 (13.33%) Storytelling
5 2 (13.33%) Typography
5 2 (13.33%) Usability Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
1 1 (6.67%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Adobe
2 4 (26.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.67%) Facebook
3 1 (6.67%) Instagram
3 1 (6.67%) Twitter