Animation Contracts with Work from Home Options

Animation
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Animation over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 326 445 586
Rank change year-on-year +119 +141 -153
Contract jobs citing Animation 23 21 34
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.15% 0.083% 0.077%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.54% 0.26% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 16 28
10th Percentile £246 £234 £259
25th Percentile £275 £263 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £320 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.28% -28.89% +5.88%
75th Percentile £481 £378 £510
90th Percentile £550 £450 £600
UK median daily rate £363 £350 £510
% change year-on-year +3.57% -31.37% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - -
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
75th Percentile £38.75 - -
90th Percentile £47.30 - -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 - £60.38
% change year-on-year - - +32.69%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Animation is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,276 7,932 13,945
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 28.63% 31.49% 31.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,924 5,588 9,977
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £433 £456 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% +9.09%
75th Percentile £675 £684 £650
90th Percentile £813 £792 £750
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 152 226
10th Percentile £16.03 £19.00 £13.19
25th Percentile £25.50 £25.71 £20.75
Median hourly rate £51.75 £52.93 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +18.93% +28.91%
75th Percentile £68.13 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £85.00 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £31.25 £22.49 £27.50
% change year-on-year +38.98% -18.24% +3.19%

Animation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Animation trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Animation.

Animation daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Animation over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Animation daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Animation.

Animation hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Animation over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Animation hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 2 (8.70%) Moodle
Applications
1 10 (43.48%) Adobe Illustrator
2 9 (39.13%) Adobe After Effects
3 7 (30.43%) Photoshop
4 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (21.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (17.39%) Acrobat
5 4 (17.39%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (13.04%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (13.04%) CINEMA 4D
7 2 (8.70%) 3ds Max
7 2 (8.70%) Blender
8 1 (4.35%) Houdini
8 1 (4.35%) InDesign
8 1 (4.35%) InVision
8 1 (4.35%) Maya
8 1 (4.35%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (4.35%) Figma
Development Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Dreamweaver
General
1 9 (39.13%) Marketing
1 9 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Multimedia
2 5 (21.74%) Publishing
3 4 (17.39%) Games
4 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Automotive
4 1 (4.35%) Finance
4 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Designer
2 7 (30.43%) Developer
3 6 (26.09%) Email Designer
4 4 (17.39%) Animator
4 4 (17.39%) Technical Illustrator
5 3 (13.04%) Lead
5 3 (13.04%) Lead Designer
5 3 (13.04%) Video Editor
6 1 (4.35%) 3D Developer
6 1 (4.35%) C# Developer
6 1 (4.35%) C++ Developer
6 1 (4.35%) C++ Games Developer
6 1 (4.35%) C++/C# Developer
6 1 (4.35%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 1 (4.35%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
6 1 (4.35%) Games Developer
6 1 (4.35%) Graphics Specialist
6 1 (4.35%) Risk Officer
6 1 (4.35%) Unity 3D Developer
6 1 (4.35%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (30.43%) CSS
1 7 (30.43%) HTML
2 3 (13.04%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 2 (8.70%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (4.35%) Framer.js
4 1 (4.35%) HTML5
4 1 (4.35%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (4.35%) Node.js
4 1 (4.35%) React
4 1 (4.35%) Redux
4 1 (4.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (8.70%) Graphic Design
3 1 (4.35%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (4.35%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (4.35%) Digital Media
3 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
3 1 (4.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (4.35%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (4.35%) Interactive Media
3 1 (4.35%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.35%) Photography
3 1 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.35%) Video Editing
3 1 (4.35%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Email Marketing
1 6 (26.09%) Time Management
2 4 (17.39%) CAD
2 4 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (17.39%) Desktop Publishing
2 4 (17.39%) Storytelling
2 4 (17.39%) Visual Effects
3 3 (13.04%) 3D Modelling
3 3 (13.04%) Coaching
3 3 (13.04%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (8.70%) Project Management
5 1 (4.35%) 3D Animation
5 1 (4.35%) Asset Management
5 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.35%) Contract Management
5 1 (4.35%) Game Development
5 1 (4.35%) Project Planning
5 1 (4.35%) Validation
5 1 (4.35%) Web Development
5 1 (4.35%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) C#
2 1 (4.35%) C++
2 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.35%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 12 (52.17%) Adobe
2 6 (26.09%) dotdigital
3 1 (4.35%) Perforce