Animation Contracts in the West Midlands

Animation
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 108 -
Rank change year-on-year +26 - -
Contract jobs citing Animation 22 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.49% 0.049% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.28% 0.16% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £230 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £240 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £226 £250 -
90th Percentile £241 - -
England median daily rate £316 £325 £320
% change year-on-year -2.77% +1.56% -40.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.91 - -
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £50.00 £45.00 -
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Animation 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 in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 514 628 728
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 34.78% 30.71% 32.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 385 481
10th Percentile £200 £263 £281
25th Percentile £400 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £625
90th Percentile £650 £750 £700
England median daily rate £525 £550 £565
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.65% +2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 46 22
10th Percentile £18.87 £10.42 £18.43
25th Percentile £29.00 £14.71 £21.54
Median hourly rate £33.91 £23.58 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +43.84% -14.27% +61.76%
75th Percentile £50.00 £40.38 £30.00
90th Percentile - £58.75 £57.13
England median hourly rate £33.05 £37.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year -10.68% +64.55% -15.15%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the West Midlands

Animation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Animation in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Animation in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Animation in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Animation in the West Midlands

Animation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Animation in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Animation in the West Midlands

Animation
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 June 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
Warwickshire - 20 £243 - 1
Birmingham +15 2 £200 -16.67%
Animation
England

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 20 (90.91%) Maya
2 13 (59.09%) NUKE
3 6 (27.27%) Adobe Captivate
3 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (9.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (4.55%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Figma
General
1 19 (86.36%) Automotive
2 18 (81.82%) Games
3 12 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
5 6 (27.27%) Aerospace
6 5 (22.73%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (50.00%) Senior
2 6 (27.27%) Lead
3 2 (9.09%) Designer
3 2 (9.09%) Digital Designer
4 1 (4.55%) 3D Artist
4 1 (4.55%) Junior
4 1 (4.55%) Junior Designer
4 1 (4.55%) Junior Digital Designer
4 1 (4.55%) Mid-Level Digital Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (77.27%) CSS
1 17 (77.27%) Django
1 17 (77.27%) HTML
2 6 (27.27%) Unreal Engine
2 6 (27.27%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Virtual Reality
2 2 (9.09%) Data Structures
2 2 (9.09%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (9.09%) Photography
3 1 (4.55%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (4.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (54.55%) Analytical Thinking
2 6 (27.27%) Visualisation
3 2 (9.09%) Interaction Design
3 2 (9.09%) Prototyping
3 2 (9.09%) Storytelling
3 2 (9.09%) User Experience
3 2 (9.09%) UX Design
3 2 (9.09%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 17 (77.27%) C++
1 17 (77.27%) Java
1 17 (77.27%) SQL
2 13 (59.09%) Python
3 11 (50.00%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) Degree
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) Adobe
2 6 (27.27%) Autodesk
2 6 (27.27%) Microsoft