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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 584 459 756
Rank change year-on-year -125 +297 +85
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 149 215 144
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.48% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.64% 1.13% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 92 23 112
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £41,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £47,500 £71,875 £65,625
90th Percentile - £79,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.24% -15.00% -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 23,438 19,089 36,413
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.28% 42.98% 33.93%
Number of salaries quoted 14,903 8,993 23,480
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,211
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 £51,359 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.72% - -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 13 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 13 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 -143 128 £39,000 -27.44% 50
UK excluding London -85 79 £39,000 -8.24% 29
London -68 54 £35,000 -36.36% 34
Midlands +26 45 £43,000 -4.44% 2
West Midlands +22 45 £43,000 -4.44% 1
North of England -32 14 £30,000 -25.00% 8
Work from Home -106 13 £40,500 -35.20% 24
Yorkshire -32 9 £35,000 -12.50% 2
South West -47 9 £39,000 - 5
North West +7 5 £28,500 - 5
South East -71 5 £45,000 -25.00% 13
Scotland - 3 £30,000 -
East of England -41 1 £55,000 +129.17%
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1
Wales - 1 £85,000 -

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 (3.36%) CMS
2 2 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.67%) Drupal
3 1 (0.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (13.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (11.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.01%) 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 17 (11.41%) SaaS
2 5 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.36%) Power Platform
3 4 (2.68%) Google Analytics
4 3 (2.01%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (1.34%) Canva
5 2 (1.34%) GoToWebinar
5 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (1.34%) SurveyMonkey
6 1 (0.67%) AWS
6 1 (0.67%) Azure
6 1 (0.67%) GCP
6 1 (0.67%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.67%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.07%) Internet
2 1 (0.67%) DNS
2 1 (0.67%) Skype
2 1 (0.67%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.36%) Power BI
2 3 (2.01%) Tableau
General
1 90 (60.40%) Social Skills
2 52 (34.90%) Marketing
3 33 (22.15%) Advertising
4 24 (16.11%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.08%) Finance
5 18 (12.08%) Publishing
6 17 (11.41%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.37%) Retail
9 7 (4.70%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (4.03%) Spanish Language
11 5 (3.36%) French Language
11 5 (3.36%) Games
11 5 (3.36%) Law
11 5 (3.36%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (2.68%) Legal
12 4 (2.68%) Multimedia
13 3 (2.01%) Public Speaking
13 3 (2.01%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.34%) German Language
Job Titles
1 16 (10.74%) Account Manager
1 16 (10.74%) Senior
1 16 (10.74%) Senior Producer
2 8 (5.37%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 7 (4.70%) Product Specialist
4 5 (3.36%) Field Engineer
4 5 (3.36%) Field Service Engineer
4 5 (3.36%) Support Technician
5 4 (2.68%) Web Manager
6 3 (2.01%) Report Manager
6 3 (2.01%) Technical Manager
7 2 (1.34%) Client Services Manager
7 2 (1.34%) Consultant
7 2 (1.34%) Digital Executive
7 2 (1.34%) Head of Communications
7 2 (1.34%) Head of Digital
7 2 (1.34%) Lecturer
7 2 (1.34%) Sales Account Manager
7 2 (1.34%) Sales Manager
7 2 (1.34%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.34%) HTML
2 1 (0.67%) CSS
2 1 (0.67%) EDI
2 1 (0.67%) OAuth
2 1 (0.67%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (34.23%) Social Media
2 6 (4.03%) Driving Licence
2 6 (4.03%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.36%) Digital Signage
3 5 (3.36%) Home Automation
3 5 (3.36%) Smart Home
4 4 (2.68%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.01%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.01%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.01%) PDA
5 3 (2.01%) SCORM
5 3 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.34%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.34%) 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 (33.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (19.46%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (16.78%) Decision-Making
3 20 (13.42%) Data Analysis
3 20 (13.42%) Project Management
4 17 (11.41%) B2B
5 16 (10.74%) Pedagogy
6 15 (10.07%) Strategic Planning
7 14 (9.40%) E-Commerce
8 13 (8.72%) B2B Sales
8 13 (8.72%) Guerrilla Marketing
8 13 (8.72%) Internet Marketing
8 13 (8.72%) Web Design
9 10 (6.71%) Analytics
9 10 (6.71%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (6.04%) Business Development
10 9 (6.04%) Customer Experience
11 8 (5.37%) CRM
12 6 (4.03%) AI
12 6 (4.03%) Collaborative Culture
12 6 (4.03%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (30.20%) DBS Check
2 30 (20.13%) Degree
3 1 (0.67%) CEH
3 1 (0.67%) CISM
3 1 (0.67%) CISSP
3 1 (0.67%) PhD
3 1 (0.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.01%) IFRS
2 2 (1.34%) GDPR
3 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.67%) GMP
3 1 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.67%) NIST
3 1 (0.67%) QA
3 1 (0.67%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 24 (16.11%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.03%) Adobe
2 6 (4.03%) Cisco
3 5 (3.36%) Google
4 4 (2.68%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.34%) PayPal
6 1 (0.67%) YouTube