Digital Media Job Trends in England

Digital Media
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 512 369 629
Rank change year-on-year -143 +260 +262
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 93 339 55
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.71% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.50% 1.89% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 77 32 42
10th Percentile £31,375 £32,979 £21,426
25th Percentile £38,000 £44,813 £28,290
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £61,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.59% +64.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £82,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,000 £93,100 £74,631
UK median annual salary £39,000 £58,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -33.05% +55.33% -21.05%

All Generic Skills
England

Digital Media falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,436 17,946 17,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.08% 37.40% 36.24%
Number of salaries quoted 9,322 8,415 13,360
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,925 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Media relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Digital Media job vacancy trend in England

Digital Media
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Media in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Media in England

Digital Media
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +50 29 £39,000 +48.85% 4
West Midlands +48 29 £39,000 +48.85% 3
London -79 26 £44,000 -20.00% 24
South East -72 19 £37,500 +15.38% 26
East of England -13 15 £42,500 -46.03% 7
North of England +26 3 £57,500 -6.50% 4
North East - 2 £57,500 - 1
North West +28 1 £62,500 +51.57% 1
South West - 1 £31,500 - 5
Digital Media
UK

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (6.45%) WordPress
2 4 (4.30%) CMS
2 4 (4.30%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (3.23%) Adobe After Effects
1 3 (3.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 3 (3.23%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (3.23%) Adobe Premiere
1 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.08%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.38%) Google Ads
1 5 (5.38%) Power Automate
2 4 (4.30%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 4 (4.30%) Azure
2 4 (4.30%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (3.23%) Canva
3 3 (3.23%) Google Analytics
3 3 (3.23%) SaaS
4 1 (1.08%) AWS
4 1 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.08%) Figma
4 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.30%) Unified Communications
2 2 (2.15%) 3G
2 2 (2.15%) 4G
2 2 (2.15%) ADSL
2 2 (2.15%) VDSL
3 1 (1.08%) BGP
3 1 (1.08%) Firewall
3 1 (1.08%) IPsec
3 1 (1.08%) MPLS
3 1 (1.08%) OSPF
3 1 (1.08%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.08%) VLAN
3 1 (1.08%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.08%) Looker
General
1 58 (62.37%) Social Skills
2 16 (17.20%) Marketing
3 14 (15.05%) Advertising
4 9 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (5.38%) Retail
6 4 (4.30%) French Language
6 4 (4.30%) Legal
6 4 (4.30%) Multimedia
7 3 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.23%) Publishing
8 2 (2.15%) Games
8 2 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 11 (11.83%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 7 (7.53%) Field Engineer
2 7 (7.53%) Field Service Engineer
3 5 (5.38%) Coordinator
3 5 (5.38%) Software Manager
4 4 (4.30%) IT Manager
4 4 (4.30%) IT Project Manager
4 4 (4.30%) Network Support
4 4 (4.30%) Project Manager
4 4 (4.30%) Support Engineer
4 4 (4.30%) Unified Communications Manager
5 3 (3.23%) Account Manager
5 3 (3.23%) Development Manager
5 3 (3.23%) Digital Analyst
5 3 (3.23%) Digital Business Analyst
5 3 (3.23%) Digital Executive
5 3 (3.23%) IT Analyst
5 3 (3.23%) Senior
5 3 (3.23%) Support Technician
5 3 (3.23%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (7.53%) HTML
2 4 (4.30%) CSS
2 4 (4.30%) Web Services
3 1 (1.08%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.08%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 39 (41.94%) Social Media
2 16 (17.20%) Driving Licence
3 8 (8.60%) Digital Signage
4 7 (7.53%) Home Automation
4 7 (7.53%) Smart Home
5 5 (5.38%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (5.38%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (4.30%) Management Information System
7 3 (3.23%) Animation
7 3 (3.23%) Motion Graphics
7 3 (3.23%) Onboarding
8 2 (2.15%) Credit Risk
8 2 (2.15%) Mobile App
9 1 (1.08%) Blog
9 1 (1.08%) e-Learning
9 1 (1.08%) Graphic Design
9 1 (1.08%) Learning Management System
9 1 (1.08%) Mobile Games
9 1 (1.08%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 37 (39.78%) Windows
2 2 (2.15%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.15%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.08%) Linux
3 1 (1.08%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (34.41%) Pedagogy
2 14 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (10.75%) Analytics
4 8 (8.60%) Business Analysis
5 7 (7.53%) Decision-Making
6 6 (6.45%) Asset Management
6 6 (6.45%) B2B
6 6 (6.45%) Business Case
6 6 (6.45%) Content Management
6 6 (6.45%) Storytelling
7 5 (5.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (5.38%) CRM
7 5 (5.38%) Project Management
7 5 (5.38%) Roadmaps
7 5 (5.38%) Service Delivery
8 4 (4.30%) Contingency Planning
8 4 (4.30%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (4.30%) Process Improvement
8 4 (4.30%) Stakeholder Map
8 4 (4.30%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.38%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.15%) Python
3 1 (1.08%) PHP
3 1 (1.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 35 (37.63%) DBS Check
2 2 (2.15%) Degree
3 1 (1.08%) CCNA
3 1 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.30%) GDPR
2 2 (2.15%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.08%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (11.83%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.60%) Cisco
3 7 (7.53%) Adobe
4 6 (6.45%) Google
5 4 (4.30%) Civica
5 4 (4.30%) TikTok
5 4 (4.30%) YouTube
6 3 (3.23%) Facebook
7 2 (2.15%) Apple
7 2 (2.15%) Instagram
7 2 (2.15%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.08%) Dell
8 1 (1.08%) Fortinet
8 1 (1.08%) Hootsuite
8 1 (1.08%) Hotjar
8 1 (1.08%) HP
8 1 (1.08%) Juniper
8 1 (1.08%) Palo Alto
8 1 (1.08%) PayPal
8 1 (1.08%) Snapchat