Music Industry
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Music Industry in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Music Industry over the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 523 | 588 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +65 | +172 |
| Contract jobs citing Music Industry | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.003% | 0.016% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.005% | 0.027% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £530 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £26.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £27.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £30.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £33.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All General Skills
UK
Music Industry falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 22,278 | 19,589 | 25,503 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 60.00% | 61.71% | 58.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14,011 | 11,679 | 16,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £287 | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £727 | £763 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,365 | 659 | 1,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £15.52 | £13.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.48 | £20.00 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £27.50 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.36% | -3.51% | +14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.00 | £53.75 | £56.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.30 | £26.50 | £26.66 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.62% | -0.60% | +18.49% |
Music Industry
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Music Industry relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Music Industry
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Music Industry.
Music Industry
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Music Industry.
