Motion Graphics Contracts

Motion Graphics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Motion Graphics in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Motion Graphics over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 499 560 706
Rank change year-on-year +61 +146 +130
Contract jobs citing Motion Graphics 21 22 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.072% 0.051% 0.020%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.21% 0.17% 0.060%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 10 8
10th Percentile - £204 £257
25th Percentile £200 £220 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £225 £424
Median % change year-on-year +61.11% -46.87% +28.33%
75th Percentile £380 £317 £491
90th Percentile - £363 £526
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 £225 £274
% change year-on-year -11.11% -17.73% -21.86%

All Generic Skills
UK

Motion Graphics 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,944 13,250 19,897
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.97% 30.42% 33.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,345 8,502 13,668
10th Percentile £300 £263 £308
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £650 £660 £680
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 394 912 640
10th Percentile £16.46 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.00 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.99 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.08 £28.25 £22.00
% change year-on-year +10.02% +28.41% +9.64%

Motion Graphics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Motion Graphics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Motion Graphics in the UK

Motion Graphics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Motion Graphics.

Daily rate trend for Motion Graphics in the UK

Motion Graphics
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Motion Graphics over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Motion Graphics in the UK

Motion Graphics
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Motion Graphics.

Hourly rate trend for Motion Graphics in the UK

Motion Graphics
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Motion Graphics within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +57 21 £363 +61.11% 22
London +45 15 £370 +23.33% 18
Work from Home +37 6 £340 +4.62% 10
UK excluding London +54 5 £200 -11.11% 8
Midlands +20 2 £200 -11.11% 1
West Midlands +12 2 £200 -11.11% 1
East of England +30 1 - -
Yorkshire - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - - 1
South West - 1 £575 -

Motion Graphics
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 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (52.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 11 (52.38%) Adobe Illustrator
1 11 (52.38%) Photoshop
2 9 (42.86%) Adobe Premiere
3 7 (33.33%) InDesign
4 6 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (19.05%) Adobe After Effects
6 3 (14.29%) CINEMA 4D
7 2 (9.52%) Final Cut Pro
Cloud Services
1 13 (61.90%) Figma
General
1 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
2 4 (19.05%) Marketing
3 2 (9.52%) Automotive
3 2 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Advertising
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (76.19%) Designer
2 12 (57.14%) Senior
3 9 (42.86%) Senior Designer
4 5 (23.81%) Digital Designer
5 3 (14.29%) Creative Designer
5 3 (14.29%) Motion Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Junior
6 2 (9.52%) Junior Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Junior Digital Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Mid-Level Digital Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Senior Motion Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Video Editor
7 1 (4.76%) Art Director
7 1 (4.76%) Artworker
7 1 (4.76%) Creative Artworker
7 1 (4.76%) Creative Graphic Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Graphic Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Digital Designer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (61.90%) Animation
2 11 (52.38%) Photography
3 5 (23.81%) Social Media
4 3 (14.29%) Video Editing
5 2 (9.52%) Graphic Design
5 2 (9.52%) Mobile App
6 1 (4.76%) Digital Media
6 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 6 (28.57%) B2B
2 6 (28.57%) Storytelling
3 5 (23.81%) Interaction Design
3 5 (23.81%) User Experience
3 5 (23.81%) UX Design
4 4 (19.05%) Storyboarding
5 3 (14.29%) Typography
6 2 (9.52%) B2C
6 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) Competitor Analysis
6 2 (9.52%) Due Diligence
7 1 (4.76%) A/B Testing
7 1 (4.76%) Commercial Awareness
7 1 (4.76%) Creative Thinking
7 1 (4.76%) Customer Engagement
7 1 (4.76%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (4.76%) E-Commerce
7 1 (4.76%) Post-Production
7 1 (4.76%) Visualisation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 15 (71.43%) Adobe
2 2 (9.52%) YouTube
3 1 (4.76%) Instagram
3 1 (4.76%) TikTok