Graphic Design Contracts

Graphic Design
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Graphic Design over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 558 675 790
Rank change year-on-year +117 +115 -161
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 42 41 73
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.097% 0.069% 0.082%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.21% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 31 46
10th Percentile £145 £263 £213
25th Percentile £263 £313 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £403 £481
Median % change year-on-year -25.47% -16.36% +35.56%
75th Percentile £525 £506 £588
90th Percentile £549 £625 £645
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £524 £358
% change year-on-year -4.49% +46.43% +35.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £13.43 - -
25th Percentile £14.06 £16.80 £26.25
Median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% -35.38% -16.42%
75th Percentile £34.19 £19.39 £40.75
90th Percentile £45.48 - £43.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.63 - £40.50
% change year-on-year - - +54.29%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,086 19,646 29,347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.32% 33.26% 33.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,417 13,497 20,479
10th Percentile £263 £309 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £676 £657
90th Percentile £798 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 902 642 722
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £30.14 £22.49 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year +34.04% -17.49% +3.52%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.44 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +28.41% +10.00% -16.67%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Graphic Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design.

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design.

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 8 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 5 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
England +119 40 £300 -25.47% 59
London +104 24 £280 -25.33% 14
UK excluding London +66 14 £500 -4.49% 49
Work from Home +116 6 £475 +5.56% 25
East of England - 6 - - 6
Midlands +30 4 £550 -16.03% 8
South East +25 4 £450 -14.04% 9
West Midlands +25 4 £550 -16.03% 1

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (14.29%) SharePoint
2 3 (7.14%) CMS
3 2 (4.76%) Drupal
3 2 (4.76%) Moodle
3 2 (4.76%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (28.57%) Photoshop
2 10 (23.81%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (14.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (14.29%) InDesign
3 6 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (9.52%) Sketch
5 3 (7.14%) Adobe XD
6 2 (4.76%) 3ds Max
6 2 (4.76%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (4.76%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (4.76%) Blender
6 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (23.81%) Figma
2 6 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (9.52%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (4.76%) BigCommerce
5 1 (2.38%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) Intranet
General
1 21 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (38.10%) Marketing
3 7 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Advertising
5 3 (7.14%) Health Technology
5 3 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (7.14%) Retail
6 2 (4.76%) Automotive
6 2 (4.76%) Finance
6 2 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.76%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.38%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (2.38%) Danish Language
7 1 (2.38%) Local Government
7 1 (2.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 19 (45.24%) Designer
2 8 (19.05%) Senior
2 8 (19.05%) Senior Designer
2 8 (19.05%) UX Designer
3 7 (16.67%) Graphic Designer
4 5 (11.90%) Developer
4 5 (11.90%) Senior UX Designer
5 4 (9.52%) Intranet Specialist
5 4 (9.52%) Senior UI Designer
5 4 (9.52%) UI Designer
6 3 (7.14%) Lead
6 3 (7.14%) Senior UI/UX Designer
6 3 (7.14%) UI/UX Designer
7 2 (4.76%) 3D Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Coordinator
7 2 (4.76%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 2 (4.76%) Motion Graphics Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Product Designer
7 2 (4.76%) Project Manager
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (11.90%) CSS
1 5 (11.90%) HTML
2 2 (4.76%) Next.js
3 1 (2.38%) HTML5
3 1 (2.38%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (2.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (21.43%) Social Media
3 8 (19.05%) Animation
4 5 (11.90%) Mobile App
5 4 (9.52%) Digital Media
6 3 (7.14%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (7.14%) Photography
7 2 (4.76%) Learning Management System
8 1 (2.38%) e-Learning
8 1 (2.38%) Interactive Media
8 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (28.57%) User Experience
2 10 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (23.81%) Web Design
3 9 (21.43%) Analytics
3 9 (21.43%) UX Design
4 7 (16.67%) Journey Map
4 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (16.67%) Time Management
4 7 (16.67%) Usability Testing
5 6 (14.29%) Business Case
5 6 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
5 6 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
5 6 (14.29%) Project Management
5 6 (14.29%) Typography
6 4 (9.52%) SEO
6 4 (9.52%) User Research
6 4 (9.52%) Wireframes
7 3 (7.14%) Customer Service
7 3 (7.14%) Microinteractions
7 3 (7.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 5 (11.90%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.76%) Python
3 1 (2.38%) C#
Qualifications
1 17 (40.48%) Degree
2 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.90%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.38%) QA
Vendors
1 16 (38.10%) Adobe
2 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.76%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.76%) SAP
3 2 (4.76%) Sitecore