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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 657 544 716
Rank change year-on-year -113 +172 -19
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 141 126 81
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.25% 0.10%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.48% 0.62% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 76 54 60
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,250 £26,133
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,000 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -2.44% -6.82%
75th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.00% - -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 29,315 20,384 25,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.06% 41.11% 32.20%
Number of salaries quoted 18,426 10,234 13,367
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%

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 September 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 9 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
England -108 123 £43,000 -4.44% 164
UK excluding London -100 66 £43,000 -14.00% 41
London -60 62 £45,000 - 136
Midlands -29 21 £43,000 -4.44% 8
West Midlands -16 19 £43,000 -4.44% 2
Work from Home -71 19 £37,500 -34.78% 41
South East -56 17 £36,250 -23.68% 16
North of England -51 12 £35,000 -31.71% 10
South West -62 11 £38,869 - 4
Yorkshire -41 7 £58,750 +46.88% 5
North West -10 5 £35,000 -44.00% 4
Scotland +9 4 £30,000 -47.83% 1
East Midlands - 2 £65,000 - 6
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 10 (7.09%) CMS
2 9 (6.38%) Headless CMS
3 2 (1.42%) WordPress
4 1 (0.71%) Moodle
4 1 (0.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (9.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (9.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.71%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.71%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.64%) SaaS
2 9 (6.38%) Azure
2 9 (6.38%) GCP
2 9 (6.38%) Snowflake
3 4 (2.84%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.13%) Google Analytics
5 2 (1.42%) Google Ads
6 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 1 (0.71%) AWS
6 1 (0.71%) Canva
6 1 (0.71%) Figma
6 1 (0.71%) GoToWebinar
6 1 (0.71%) Meta Ads
6 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.71%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.22%) Internet
2 1 (0.71%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.84%) Power BI
2 3 (2.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.71%) Git
General
1 62 (43.97%) Marketing
2 61 (43.26%) Social Skills
3 33 (23.40%) Advertising
4 29 (20.57%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.77%) Publishing
6 17 (12.06%) Retail
7 16 (11.35%) Finance
8 15 (10.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (9.22%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (6.38%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (4.96%) Law
13 6 (4.26%) Spanish Language
14 5 (3.55%) Portuguese Language
15 4 (2.84%) Games
15 4 (2.84%) Legal
16 3 (2.13%) Multimedia
16 3 (2.13%) Public Speaking
17 2 (1.42%) Brand Awareness
17 2 (1.42%) German Language
Job Titles
1 19 (13.48%) Senior
2 18 (12.77%) Senior Producer
3 12 (8.51%) Account Manager
4 10 (7.09%) Audio Visual Engineer
5 7 (4.96%) Business Development Executive
5 7 (4.96%) Field Engineer
5 7 (4.96%) Field Service Engineer
6 5 (3.55%) Product Specialist
6 5 (3.55%) Sales Executive
7 4 (2.84%) Consultant
7 4 (2.84%) Web Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Interactive Producer
8 3 (2.13%) Junior
8 3 (2.13%) Report Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Technical Manager
9 2 (1.42%) Communications Officer
9 2 (1.42%) E-Commerce Administrator
9 2 (1.42%) Head of Communications
9 2 (1.42%) Head of Digital
9 2 (1.42%) Sales Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.13%) HTML
2 2 (1.42%) CSS
3 1 (0.71%) EDI
3 1 (0.71%) Next.js
3 1 (0.71%) OAuth
3 1 (0.71%) React
3 1 (0.71%) REST
3 1 (0.71%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 31 (21.99%) Social Media
2 11 (7.80%) Marketing Technology
3 7 (4.96%) Home Automation
3 7 (4.96%) Smart Home
4 6 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.84%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.84%) Virtual Reality
6 3 (2.13%) Interactive Media
6 3 (2.13%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.13%) PDA
7 2 (1.42%) Animation
7 2 (1.42%) e-Learning
7 2 (1.42%) Graphic Design
7 2 (1.42%) Hackathon
7 2 (1.42%) Media Streaming
7 2 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.71%) NHS
8 1 (0.71%) Photography
8 1 (0.71%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 21 (14.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (21.99%) Project Management
2 21 (14.89%) Decision-Making
3 19 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (12.77%) Analytics
5 17 (12.06%) Data Analysis
6 15 (10.64%) E-Commerce
7 14 (9.93%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (9.22%) Digital Marketing
9 12 (8.51%) B2B
10 11 (7.80%) B2B Sales
10 11 (7.80%) Business Development
10 11 (7.80%) Guerrilla Marketing
10 11 (7.80%) Internet Marketing
10 11 (7.80%) Strategic Planning
10 11 (7.80%) Web Design
11 10 (7.09%) Business Case
11 10 (7.09%) Content Development
11 10 (7.09%) Roadmaps
11 10 (7.09%) Strategic Thinking
12 9 (6.38%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.42%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.71%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (21.99%) Degree
2 21 (14.89%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.71%) PhD
3 1 (0.71%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.13%) Accessibility
1 3 (2.13%) IFRS
2 1 (0.71%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.71%) GMP
2 1 (0.71%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (10.64%) Google
2 14 (9.93%) Microsoft
3 12 (8.51%) Adobe
4 9 (6.38%) Tealium
4 9 (6.38%) TikTok
5 8 (5.67%) Cisco
6 5 (3.55%) Facebook
7 2 (1.42%) Instagram