Digital Media Job Trends in Manchester

Digital Media
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 - 159
Rank change year-on-year - - +90
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.032% - 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.089% - 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £38,250
25th Percentile £31,500 - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -42.50%
75th Percentile £34,500 - £58,750
90th Percentile - - £71,500
North West median annual salary £47,750 £41,234 £57,500
% change year-on-year +15.80% -28.29% -42.50%

All Generic Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,121 939 1,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 35.92% 36.09% 36.42%
Number of salaries quoted 526 445 938
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,125 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,125 £85,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% -6.36%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Digital Media job vacancy trend in Manchester

Digital Media
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 27 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
Altrincham - 1 £33,000 - 1
Digital Media
North West

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Client Services Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Service Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning