Digital Media Job Trends in the South East

Digital Media
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 248 320
Rank change year-on-year -72 +72 -38
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 16 44 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.090% 0.49% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.37% 1.19% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 13 12 17
10th Percentile £22,000 £23,500 £45,983
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £47,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% -32.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £66,000 £59,000 -
England median annual salary £43,000 £45,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -4.44% -12.20% -6.82%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,342 3,702 4,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.55% 41.42% 32.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3,008 1,784 2,325
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £34,988 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Digital Media job vacancy trend in the South East

Digital Media
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Digital Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Media in the South East over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Media in the South East

Digital Media
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 September 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
Surrey -24 5 £23,000 -8.00% 3
Kent -30 4 £45,000 -10.00% 2
West Sussex -23 2 - -
East Sussex - 2 £30,000 -
Thames Valley -4 1 £62,500 -
Hampshire -54 1 £55,000 -
Berkshire - 1 £62,500 -
Digital Media
England

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (6.25%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Meta Ads
1 1 (6.25%) SaaS
General
1 7 (43.75%) Advertising
2 3 (18.75%) Marketing
3 1 (6.25%) Finance
3 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.25%) Law
3 1 (6.25%) Legal
3 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.25%) Publishing
3 1 (6.25%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (31.25%) Sales Executive
2 3 (18.75%) Audio Visual Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Field Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Field Service Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Account Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Coordinator
3 1 (6.25%) Social Media Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Home Automation
1 3 (18.75%) Smart Home
2 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (6.25%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (18.75%) Coaching
2 3 (18.75%) Time Management
3 2 (12.50%) AI
3 2 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (6.25%) Analytics
4 1 (6.25%) Business Development
4 1 (6.25%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (6.25%) Commercialisation
4 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (6.25%) Data Management
4 1 (6.25%) Data Protection
4 1 (6.25%) Digital Analytics
4 1 (6.25%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (6.25%) E-Commerce
4 1 (6.25%) ERP
4 1 (6.25%) Monetization
4 1 (6.25%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (6.25%) SEO
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) PhD
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco