Storytelling Contracts

Storytelling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Storytelling skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Storytelling over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 414 476 573
Rank change year-on-year +62 +97 +99
Contract jobs citing Storytelling 105 124 140
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.28% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.33% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 55 65
10th Percentile £259 £278 £302
25th Percentile £350 £425 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £565 £614 £763
90th Percentile £635 £700 £865
UK excluding London median daily rate £455 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -17.27% -4.35% +36.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile £47.42 £35.50 £23.70
25th Percentile £47.68 £42.75 £27.84
Median hourly rate £49.50 £50.00 £31.92
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +56.64% +16.07%
75th Percentile £50.86 £52.33 £34.35
90th Percentile £51.05 £60.00 £42.70
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £68.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Storytelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,551 37,621 53,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.30% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,137 24,254 37,244
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,437 1,746
10th Percentile £14.70 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.00 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%

Storytelling
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Storytelling in the UK

Storytelling
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Storytelling in the UK

Storytelling
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Storytelling over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Storytelling in the UK

Storytelling
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Storytelling in the UK

Storytelling
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Storytelling within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +50 98 £419 -20.24% 437
London +36 70 £413 -21.43% 329
Work from Home +29 27 £575 +5.75% 220
UK excluding London +34 26 £455 -17.27% 114
Midlands +32 10 £400 - 22
South West +50 9 £556 +20.27% 14
West Midlands +23 9 £550 - 17
North of England +26 4 £455 -19.11% 42
South East +21 2 £600 +9.09% 22
Yorkshire +14 2 £401 -5.76% 8
North West +10 2 £455 -35.00% 33
East Midlands - 1 £251 - 5
Wales - 1 £273 - 3

Storytelling
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 7 (6.67%) SAS
2 1 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.95%) CMS
2 1 (0.95%) Facebook Platform
Applications
1 11 (10.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (7.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (7.62%) Photoshop
3 6 (5.71%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (4.76%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (3.81%) Adobe After Effects
6 3 (2.86%) Acrobat
6 3 (2.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (2.86%) CINEMA 4D
7 2 (1.90%) Final Cut Pro
7 2 (1.90%) Maya
7 2 (1.90%) NUKE
8 1 (0.95%) SketchUp
Business Applications
1 1 (0.95%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (13.33%) Power Platform
2 13 (12.38%) Figma
3 11 (10.48%) Adobe Analytics
4 6 (5.71%) Azure
5 4 (3.81%) Google Analytics
6 3 (2.86%) ChatGPT
6 3 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (1.90%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.90%) AWS
7 2 (1.90%) Azure AKS
7 2 (1.90%) SaaS
7 2 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.95%) dbt
8 1 (0.95%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.95%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.90%) Internet
2 1 (0.95%) Intranet
2 1 (0.95%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (12.38%) Power BI
2 9 (8.57%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (6.67%) Relational Database
4 5 (4.76%) Qlik Sense
5 4 (3.81%) Tableau
6 3 (2.86%) Power Query
6 3 (2.86%) Spotfire
7 2 (1.90%) Data Mining
7 2 (1.90%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.95%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.95%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.95%) Metadata
8 1 (0.95%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 3 (2.86%) Git
2 2 (1.90%) ERwin
2 2 (1.90%) MagicDraw
General
1 51 (48.57%) Social Skills
2 40 (38.10%) Finance
3 38 (36.19%) Marketing
4 30 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (18.10%) Banking
6 10 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (8.57%) Public Sector
7 9 (8.57%) Retail
8 7 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (5.71%) Advertising
10 5 (4.76%) Brand Awareness
11 4 (3.81%) Financial Institution
12 3 (2.86%) Investment Banking
12 3 (2.86%) Legal
13 2 (1.90%) Automotive
13 2 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.90%) Public Speaking
13 2 (1.90%) Publishing
14 1 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.95%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (16.19%) Designer
2 14 (13.33%) Lead
3 11 (10.48%) Senior
4 9 (8.57%) Analyst
5 7 (6.67%) Analytics Manager
5 7 (6.67%) Data Analytics Manager
5 7 (6.67%) Data Manager
5 7 (6.67%) Insight Manager
5 7 (6.67%) Strategy Manager
6 6 (5.71%) Data Analyst
7 4 (3.81%) Campaign Manager
7 4 (3.81%) Data Scientist
7 4 (3.81%) Product Owner
7 4 (3.81%) Senior Designer
7 4 (3.81%) User Experience Researcher
7 4 (3.81%) UX Designer
7 4 (3.81%) Visual Designer
8 3 (2.86%) Business Operations Manager
8 3 (2.86%) Developer
8 3 (2.86%) Video Editor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.90%) PyTorch
1 2 (1.90%) TensorFlow
2 1 (0.95%) ATL
2 1 (0.95%) CSS
2 1 (0.95%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (11.43%) Social Media
2 8 (7.62%) Mobile App
2 8 (7.62%) Product Ownership
3 6 (5.71%) Animation
3 6 (5.71%) Motion Graphics
4 5 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (3.81%) Data Structures
5 4 (3.81%) Graphic Design
5 4 (3.81%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (3.81%) Video Editing
6 3 (2.86%) Augmented Reality
6 3 (2.86%) Blog
6 3 (2.86%) Photography
6 3 (2.86%) Virtual Reality
7 2 (1.90%) Algorithms
7 2 (1.90%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.90%) PMI
8 1 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.95%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.95%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.86%) Android
1 3 (2.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (30.48%) Decision-Making
2 28 (26.67%) Analytics
3 26 (24.76%) Visualisation
4 25 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (19.05%) Data Visualisation
6 17 (16.19%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
8 14 (13.33%) Agile
8 14 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
8 14 (13.33%) Data Modelling
8 14 (13.33%) Prototyping
8 14 (13.33%) User Experience
9 13 (12.38%) Strategic Thinking
10 12 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (11.43%) UX Design
11 11 (10.48%) Project Management
11 11 (10.48%) Roadmaps
12 10 (9.52%) Data Science
12 10 (9.52%) Machine Learning
12 10 (9.52%) Product Strategy
Programming Languages
1 24 (22.86%) SQL
2 15 (14.29%) Python
3 13 (12.38%) R
4 5 (4.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.90%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.95%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 18 (17.14%) Degree
2 3 (2.86%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.90%) MBA
3 2 (1.90%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.95%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (15.24%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.90%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (1.90%) PMO
4 1 (0.95%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.90%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (17.14%) Adobe
2 13 (12.38%) Microsoft
3 8 (7.62%) Databricks
4 7 (6.67%) Teradata
5 6 (5.71%) Google
5 6 (5.71%) SAP
6 4 (3.81%) Workday
7 3 (2.86%) YouTube
8 2 (1.90%) Facebook
8 2 (1.90%) Genesys
8 2 (1.90%) Instagram
9 1 (0.95%) Avaya
9 1 (0.95%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.95%) ServiceNow