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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 591 468 759
Rank change year-on-year -123 +291 +88
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 150 212 142
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.48% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.65% 1.11% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 93 21 111
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £47,500 £76,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - £80,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% -20.00% -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 23,131 19,034 35,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.16% 43.02% 34.11%
Number of salaries quoted 14,609 8,931 23,338
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,116
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 9 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Media in the UK

Digital Media
Top 15 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 9 June 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 -134 129 £39,000 -20.00% 41
UK excluding London -95 80 £39,000 -2.50% 20
London -96 55 £35,000 -36.36% 30
West Midlands +23 45 £43,000 -4.44%
Midlands +22 45 £43,000 -4.44% 1
North of England -33 14 £30,000 -25.00% 4
Work from Home -94 14 £51,000 -21.54% 13
South West -35 9 £39,000 - 5
Yorkshire -36 9 £35,000 -12.50% 1
North West +7 5 £28,500 - 3
South East -74 5 £45,000 - 10
Scotland - 3 £30,000 -
Wales - 2 £85,000 -
East of England -33 1 £55,000 +129.17%
Northern Ireland - 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 (3.33%) CMS
2 2 (1.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.67%) Drupal
3 1 (0.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (11.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.67%) InDesign
5 1 (0.67%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.67%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (12.00%) SaaS
2 5 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (2.67%) Google Analytics
4 3 (2.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (1.33%) AWS
5 2 (1.33%) Azure
5 2 (1.33%) Canva
5 2 (1.33%) GCP
5 2 (1.33%) GoToWebinar
5 2 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (1.33%) SurveyMonkey
6 1 (0.67%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.67%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.00%) Internet
2 2 (1.33%) DNS
2 2 (1.33%) SSL
3 1 (0.67%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.33%) Power BI
2 3 (2.00%) Tableau
General
1 90 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 52 (34.67%) Marketing
3 34 (22.67%) Advertising
4 24 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.00%) Publishing
6 17 (11.33%) Finance
7 16 (10.67%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (5.33%) Retail
10 7 (4.67%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (4.00%) French Language
11 6 (4.00%) Spanish Language
12 5 (3.33%) Games
12 5 (3.33%) Law
12 5 (3.33%) Portuguese Language
13 4 (2.67%) Legal
13 4 (2.67%) Multimedia
14 3 (2.00%) Public Speaking
14 3 (2.00%) Telecoms
15 2 (1.33%) German Language
Job Titles
1 16 (10.67%) Account Manager
1 16 (10.67%) Senior
1 16 (10.67%) Senior Producer
2 8 (5.33%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 7 (4.67%) Product Specialist
4 5 (3.33%) Field Engineer
4 5 (3.33%) Field Service Engineer
4 5 (3.33%) Support Technician
5 4 (2.67%) Web Manager
6 3 (2.00%) Report Manager
6 3 (2.00%) Technical Manager
7 2 (1.33%) Client Services Manager
7 2 (1.33%) Digital Executive
7 2 (1.33%) Head of Communications
7 2 (1.33%) Head of Cybersecurity
7 2 (1.33%) Head of Digital
7 2 (1.33%) Head of IT
7 2 (1.33%) Sales Account Manager
7 2 (1.33%) Sales Manager
7 2 (1.33%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.33%) HTML
2 1 (0.67%) CSS
2 1 (0.67%) EDI
2 1 (0.67%) OAuth
2 1 (0.67%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (34.00%) Social Media
2 7 (4.67%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.00%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.33%) Digital Signage
4 5 (3.33%) Home Automation
4 5 (3.33%) Smart Home
5 3 (2.00%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.00%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.00%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.00%) PDA
5 3 (2.00%) SCORM
5 3 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.33%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.33%) Podcast
7 1 (0.67%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.67%) Interactive Media
7 1 (0.67%) New Media
7 1 (0.67%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.67%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 50 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (19.33%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 20 (13.33%) Data Analysis
3 20 (13.33%) Project Management
4 17 (11.33%) B2B
5 16 (10.67%) Pedagogy
6 15 (10.00%) Strategic Planning
7 14 (9.33%) E-Commerce
8 13 (8.67%) B2B Sales
8 13 (8.67%) Guerrilla Marketing
8 13 (8.67%) Internet Marketing
8 13 (8.67%) Web Design
9 11 (7.33%) Analytics
10 9 (6.00%) Business Development
10 9 (6.00%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (6.00%) Customer Experience
11 8 (5.33%) CRM
12 7 (4.67%) Collaborative Culture
13 6 (4.00%) AI
13 6 (4.00%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (30.00%) DBS Check
2 30 (20.00%) Degree
3 2 (1.33%) CEH
3 2 (1.33%) CISM
3 2 (1.33%) CISSP
4 1 (0.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.00%) GDPR
1 3 (2.00%) IFRS
2 2 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.33%) NIST
2 2 (1.33%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.67%) GMP
3 1 (0.67%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (16.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.00%) Adobe
2 6 (4.00%) Cisco
3 5 (3.33%) Google
4 4 (2.67%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.33%) PayPal
6 1 (0.67%) YouTube