Digital Media Job Trends in the Midlands

Digital Media
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 195 241 219
Rank change year-on-year +46 -22 +113
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 29 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.37% 0.078% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.07% 0.23% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 25 2 10
10th Percentile £34,425 - -
25th Percentile - £25,176 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £26,201 £21,426
Median % change year-on-year +48.85% +22.29% -49.59%
75th Percentile - £27,227 £22,232
90th Percentile - - £26,125
England median annual salary £39,000 £61,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -36.59% +64.00% -16.67%

All Generic Skills
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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,712 2,214 1,911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 34.67% 34.70% 33.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,117 909 1,538
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,850 £26,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Digital Media job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Digital Media
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Digital Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Media in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Media in the Midlands

Digital Media
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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
West Midlands +45 29 £39,000 +48.85% 3
Digital Media
England

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 4 (13.79%) WordPress
2 1 (3.45%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.34%) Canva
2 2 (6.90%) Google Ads
2 2 (6.90%) Google Analytics
3 1 (3.45%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 26 (89.66%) Social Skills
2 2 (6.90%) Advertising
2 2 (6.90%) Marketing
3 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (3.45%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 5 (17.24%) Coordinator
2 1 (3.45%) Developer
2 1 (3.45%) Graduate
2 1 (3.45%) Graduate Developer
2 1 (3.45%) Graduate Web Developer
2 1 (3.45%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) CSS
1 1 (3.45%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (93.10%) Social Media
2 3 (10.34%) Driving Licence
3 2 (6.90%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.45%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.45%) Learning Management System
4 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.45%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 22 (75.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (75.86%) Pedagogy
2 3 (10.34%) SEO
2 3 (10.34%) Time Management
3 2 (6.90%) Affiliate Marketing
3 2 (6.90%) Analytics
3 2 (6.90%) Customer Acquisition
3 2 (6.90%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (6.90%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (6.90%) E-Commerce
3 2 (6.90%) Marketing Management
3 2 (6.90%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (6.90%) Pay per click
3 2 (6.90%) Product Management
3 2 (6.90%) User Experience
4 1 (3.45%) Computer Science
4 1 (3.45%) Content Development
4 1 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.45%) Responsive Web Design
4 1 (3.45%) Software Engineering
4 1 (3.45%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
1 1 (3.45%) PHP
Qualifications
1 25 (86.21%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Apple
1 2 (6.90%) Facebook
1 2 (6.90%) Google
1 2 (6.90%) Instagram
1 2 (6.90%) TikTok
1 2 (6.90%) YouTube
2 1 (3.45%) Adobe