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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 676 548 564
Rank change year-on-year -128 +16 +102
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 129 119 191
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.24% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.41% 0.59% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 74 56 43
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £26,133
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,504
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% - -6.98%
75th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £54,550 £70,000 £81,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% -5.26% -9.52%

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 31,691 20,193 23,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.84% 40.85% 32.16%
Number of salaries quoted 19,414 10,199 11,622
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,856 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £45,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +14.44% -15.09% -3.64%

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 10 October 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 10 October 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 -107 118 £41,000 -8.89% 268
UK excluding London -112 67 £39,000 -13.33% 75
London -47 53 £50,000 - 203
Work from Home -77 22 £35,725 -28.55% 110
South East -76 19 £36,250 -19.44% 28
Midlands -25 18 £43,000 +24.64% 5
West Midlands -32 16 £43,000 +24.64% 3
North of England -49 12 £35,000 -31.71% 20
North West -13 10 £35,000 -44.00% 16
South West -67 10 £38,869 +23.39% 6
East of England - 6 £35,000 - 9
Yorkshire -30 2 £58,750 +46.88% 4
East Midlands - 2 £65,000 - 2
Scotland +8 1 - - 4
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 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 12 (9.30%) CMS
2 9 (6.98%) Headless CMS
3 4 (3.10%) WordPress
4 2 (1.55%) Moodle
5 1 (0.78%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (6.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (2.33%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (2.33%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.55%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (1.55%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.55%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.78%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.78%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.78%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 10 (7.75%) SaaS
2 9 (6.98%) Azure
2 9 (6.98%) GCP
2 9 (6.98%) Snowflake
3 3 (2.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (1.55%) Figma
4 2 (1.55%) Google Ads
5 1 (0.78%) AWS
5 1 (0.78%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.20%) Internet
2 1 (0.78%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.55%) Looker
1 2 (1.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.55%) Git
General
1 57 (44.19%) Marketing
2 52 (40.31%) Social Skills
3 32 (24.81%) Advertising
4 23 (17.83%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (13.95%) Retail
6 14 (10.85%) Publishing
7 12 (9.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (8.53%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (6.98%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (6.20%) Finance
11 4 (3.10%) Dutch Language
11 4 (3.10%) Games
11 4 (3.10%) Multimedia
12 3 (2.33%) Brand Awareness
12 3 (2.33%) Law
12 3 (2.33%) Public Speaking
13 2 (1.55%) Back Office
13 2 (1.55%) German Language
13 2 (1.55%) Legal
Job Titles
1 14 (10.85%) Senior
2 13 (10.08%) Senior Producer
3 9 (6.98%) Account Manager
3 9 (6.98%) Business Development Executive
4 6 (4.65%) Sales Executive
5 5 (3.88%) Audio Visual Engineer
5 5 (3.88%) Field Engineer
5 5 (3.88%) Field Service Engineer
6 4 (3.10%) Consultant
6 4 (3.10%) Junior
6 4 (3.10%) Marketing Executive
7 3 (2.33%) Administrator
7 3 (2.33%) Developer
7 3 (2.33%) E-Commerce Administrator
7 3 (2.33%) Interactive Producer
7 3 (2.33%) Report Manager
7 3 (2.33%) Technical Manager
7 3 (2.33%) Web Manager
8 2 (1.55%) Digital Developer
8 2 (1.55%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.88%) HTML
2 4 (3.10%) CSS
3 1 (0.78%) CSS3
3 1 (0.78%) EDI
3 1 (0.78%) HTML5
3 1 (0.78%) Next.js
3 1 (0.78%) OAuth
3 1 (0.78%) React
3 1 (0.78%) REST
3 1 (0.78%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.16%) Social Media
2 11 (8.53%) Marketing Technology
3 8 (6.20%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.65%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.88%) Home Automation
5 5 (3.88%) Smart Home
5 5 (3.88%) Virtual Reality
6 3 (2.33%) Animation
6 3 (2.33%) e-Learning
6 3 (2.33%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.33%) Interactive Media
6 3 (2.33%) PDA
7 2 (1.55%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (1.55%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.55%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.55%) Hackathon
7 2 (1.55%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.55%) Media Streaming
7 2 (1.55%) Podcast
7 2 (1.55%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 17 (13.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (20.16%) Project Management
2 17 (13.18%) E-Commerce
3 16 (12.40%) Analytics
4 15 (11.63%) Decision-Making
4 15 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 14 (10.85%) Business Development
5 14 (10.85%) Digital Marketing
6 12 (9.30%) Content Development
7 11 (8.53%) B2B
7 11 (8.53%) Strategic Thinking
8 10 (7.75%) Business Case
8 10 (7.75%) Roadmaps
9 9 (6.98%) Customer Engagement
9 9 (6.98%) Customer-Centricity
9 9 (6.98%) Data Enrichment
9 9 (6.98%) Personalization
9 9 (6.98%) Regulatory Change
9 9 (6.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 9 (6.98%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.33%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.55%) Python
2 2 (1.55%) R
2 2 (1.55%) SQL
3 1 (0.78%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 25 (19.38%) Degree
2 19 (14.73%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.78%) PhD
3 1 (0.78%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.65%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.33%) IFRS
2 3 (2.33%) QA
3 1 (0.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.78%) GMP
3 1 (0.78%) WCAG
Vendors
1 13 (10.08%) Adobe
2 12 (9.30%) Google
3 10 (7.75%) Microsoft
4 9 (6.98%) Tealium
4 9 (6.98%) TikTok
5 6 (4.65%) Facebook
6 5 (3.88%) Cisco
7 3 (2.33%) Instagram