Digital Media
UK

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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 573 472 736
Rank change year-on-year -101 +264 +139
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 139 193 144
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.44% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.58% 1.06% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 93 19 111
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £26,133
25th Percentile £35,869 £41,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £43,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £47,500 £80,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.62% +17.50% -9.09%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,108 18,269 34,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.58% 42.07% 35.89%
Number of salaries quoted 13,558 9,116 22,983
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Digital Media job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital Media
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Media over the 6 months to 14 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Media in the UK

Digital Media
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 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
England -111 120 £39,000 -29.09% 42
UK excluding London -70 82 £39,000 -33.62% 24
West Midlands - 46 £39,000 - 1
Midlands - 46 £39,000 - 1
London -78 45 £33,750 -38.64% 31
Work from Home -89 15 £55,000 -24.14% 20
North of England -16 14 £30,000 -25.00% 2
Yorkshire -55 9 £35,000 -12.50% 1
East of England -39 6 £42,500 -45.16% 3
North West +3 5 £28,500 - 1
South East -57 5 £35,000 - 15
South West - 4 £38,738 - 2
Wales - 4 £85,000 -
Scotland +1 3 £30,000 - 1

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 5 (3.60%) CMS
2 2 (1.44%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.44%) WordPress
3 1 (0.72%) Drupal
Applications
1 17 (12.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (10.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.72%) InDesign
5 1 (0.72%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (12.23%) SaaS
2 6 (4.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 5 (3.60%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (3.60%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.88%) AWS
4 4 (2.88%) Azure
4 4 (2.88%) GCP
4 4 (2.88%) Google Analytics
5 3 (2.16%) Canva
6 2 (1.44%) GoToWebinar
6 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (1.44%) SurveyMonkey
7 1 (0.72%) Google Data Studio
7 1 (0.72%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.63%) Internet
2 4 (2.88%) DNS
2 4 (2.88%) SSL
3 1 (0.72%) 3G
3 1 (0.72%) 4G
3 1 (0.72%) ADSL
3 1 (0.72%) Skype
3 1 (0.72%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.60%) Power BI
2 3 (2.16%) Tableau
General
1 93 (66.91%) Social Skills
2 45 (32.37%) Marketing
3 27 (19.42%) Advertising
4 18 (12.95%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (10.07%) Publishing
6 13 (9.35%) Presentation Skills
7 11 (7.91%) Finance
8 9 (6.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (5.76%) Retail
10 6 (4.32%) French Language
10 6 (4.32%) Spanish Language
11 5 (3.60%) Law
11 5 (3.60%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (2.88%) Games
12 4 (2.88%) Multimedia
13 3 (2.16%) Legal
13 3 (2.16%) Public Speaking
14 2 (1.44%) German Language
14 2 (1.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (10.07%) Senior
1 14 (10.07%) Senior Producer
2 13 (9.35%) Account Manager
3 8 (5.76%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 7 (5.04%) Product Specialist
4 7 (5.04%) Support Technician
5 4 (2.88%) Head of Cybersecurity
5 4 (2.88%) Head of IT
6 3 (2.16%) Support Engineer
6 3 (2.16%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (2.16%) Technical Support
6 3 (2.16%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (2.16%) Web Manager
7 2 (1.44%) Client Services Manager
7 2 (1.44%) Field Engineer
7 2 (1.44%) Field Service Engineer
7 2 (1.44%) Network Support
7 2 (1.44%) Network Support Technician
7 2 (1.44%) Network Technician
7 2 (1.44%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.88%) HTML
2 1 (0.72%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 52 (37.41%) Social Media
2 11 (7.91%) Driving Licence
3 9 (6.47%) Digital Signage
4 7 (5.04%) Onboarding
5 6 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.16%) e-Learning
6 3 (2.16%) Learning Management System
6 3 (2.16%) SCORM
7 2 (1.44%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.44%) Home Automation
7 2 (1.44%) Smart Home
8 1 (0.72%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.72%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (0.72%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.72%) Podcast
8 1 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (39.57%) Windows
2 1 (0.72%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.72%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (20.14%) Pedagogy
3 21 (15.11%) Decision-Making
4 17 (12.23%) Data Analysis
4 17 (12.23%) Project Management
5 14 (10.07%) B2B
6 12 (8.63%) Strategic Planning
7 11 (7.91%) Analytics
7 11 (7.91%) E-Commerce
8 10 (7.19%) B2B Sales
8 10 (7.19%) Guerrilla Marketing
8 10 (7.19%) Internet Marketing
8 10 (7.19%) Web Design
9 9 (6.47%) Collaborative Culture
9 9 (6.47%) Collaborative Working
9 9 (6.47%) Customer Experience
10 8 (5.76%) Business Development
10 8 (5.76%) CRM
11 6 (4.32%) Content Management
11 6 (4.32%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.16%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 47 (33.81%) DBS Check
2 27 (19.42%) Degree
3 4 (2.88%) CEH
3 4 (2.88%) CISM
3 4 (2.88%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.60%) GDPR
2 4 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.88%) NIST
2 4 (2.88%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.72%) QA
Vendors
1 21 (15.11%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.47%) Adobe
3 4 (2.88%) Google
3 4 (2.88%) Salesforce
4 3 (2.16%) Cisco
5 2 (1.44%) PayPal
6 1 (0.72%) YouTube