Digital Media Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
Digital Media
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 172 | - | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Digital Media | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.14% | - | 0.26% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.46% | - | 0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £198 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £217 | - | £550 |
| 75th Percentile | £236 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £531 | £315 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +68.65% | -19.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.91 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £28.86 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £13.34 | £22.50 | £25.99 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.71% | -13.43% | +22.31% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
Digital Media 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 citing generic IT skills in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 1,087 | 812 | 545 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 30.32% | 39.19% | 28.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 655 | 487 | 329 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £250 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £381 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £487 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.82% | -11.45% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £687 | £663 | £725 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 51 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | - | £19.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.75 | £30.00 | £30.45 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.50% | -1.48% | +23.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.96 | £50.00 | £41.34 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.43 | - | £55.65 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.80 | £28.00 | £45.59 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.70% | -38.58% | +2.45% |
Digital Media Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Digital Media relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Digital Media Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Digital Media.
Digital Media Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Digital Media.
Digital Media Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Media in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Digital Media 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 Digital Media within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Warwickshire | - | 2 | £217 | - | |
| Worcestershire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Digital Media England |
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Digital Media Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collaborative Working | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Computer Science | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Cybersecurity | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Digital Innovation | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Mathematics | 40.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 40.0% | 2 |
| 7 | Game Development | 20.0% | 1 |