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 3 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 544 402 499
Rank change year-on-year -142 +97 -6
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 52 45 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.088% 0.20% 0.095%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.56% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 29 38 15
10th Percentile £26,209 £31,025 £27,605
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,000 £36,110
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +10.00% +38.89%
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £54,375
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £38,117
% change year-on-year -30.00% +31.18% +8.91%

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 16,076 8,054 10,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.15% 35.43% 33.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,664 5,080 5,474
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £47,260 £53,000
% change year-on-year +8.97% -10.83% -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 3 months to 13 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 3 months to 13 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -114 51 £35,000 -26.32% 133
UK excluding London -130 29 £35,000 -30.00% 38
London -56 23 £50,500 -8.18% 109
South East -54 15 £32,500 -27.78% 18
Work from Home -90 15 £33,225 -33.55% 40
North of England -69 7 £35,000 -44.00% 11
North West -64 6 £35,000 -44.00% 7
Midlands - 3 £65,000 - 3
South West -65 2 £28,023 - 3
East Midlands - 2 £65,000 - 2
Scotland -27 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £87,500 - 3
East of England - 1 £33,950 - 2

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 (7.30%) CMS
2 9 (6.57%) Headless CMS
3 3 (2.19%) WordPress
4 2 (1.46%) Moodle
Applications
1 12 (8.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (8.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.46%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (1.46%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (1.46%) Adobe Premiere
2 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.46%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.73%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.73%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.95%) SaaS
2 9 (6.57%) Azure
2 9 (6.57%) GCP
2 9 (6.57%) Snowflake
3 3 (2.19%) Google Analytics
3 3 (2.19%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (1.46%) Google Ads
5 1 (0.73%) AWS
5 1 (0.73%) Figma
5 1 (0.73%) Meta Ads
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.49%) Internet
2 1 (0.73%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.19%) Power BI
1 3 (2.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.73%) Git
General
1 62 (45.26%) Social Skills
2 60 (43.80%) Marketing
3 35 (25.55%) Advertising
4 29 (21.17%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (13.87%) Publishing
6 17 (12.41%) Retail
7 16 (11.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (10.95%) Finance
9 13 (9.49%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (6.57%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (5.11%) Law
11 7 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.92%) Legal
12 4 (2.92%) Multimedia
12 4 (2.92%) Spanish Language
13 3 (2.19%) Games
13 3 (2.19%) Portuguese Language
13 3 (2.19%) Public Speaking
14 2 (1.46%) Brand Awareness
14 2 (1.46%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 16 (11.68%) Senior
2 15 (10.95%) Senior Producer
3 12 (8.76%) Account Manager
4 8 (5.84%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 8 (5.84%) Business Development Executive
5 6 (4.38%) Sales Executive
6 5 (3.65%) Field Engineer
6 5 (3.65%) Field Service Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Consultant
7 4 (2.92%) Junior
7 4 (2.92%) Web Manager
8 3 (2.19%) Developer
8 3 (2.19%) Interactive Producer
8 3 (2.19%) Product Specialist
8 3 (2.19%) Report Manager
8 3 (2.19%) Technical Manager
9 2 (1.46%) Digital Developer
9 2 (1.46%) E-Commerce Administrator
9 2 (1.46%) Head of Communications
9 2 (1.46%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.92%) HTML
2 3 (2.19%) CSS
3 1 (0.73%) EDI
3 1 (0.73%) Next.js
3 1 (0.73%) OAuth
3 1 (0.73%) React
3 1 (0.73%) REST
3 1 (0.73%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (23.36%) Social Media
2 11 (8.03%) Marketing Technology
3 7 (5.11%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (3.65%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.65%) Home Automation
4 5 (3.65%) Smart Home
5 4 (2.92%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.92%) Virtual Reality
6 3 (2.19%) Animation
6 3 (2.19%) e-Learning
6 3 (2.19%) Graphic Design
6 3 (2.19%) Interactive Media
6 3 (2.19%) PDA
7 2 (1.46%) Hackathon
7 2 (1.46%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.46%) Media Streaming
7 2 (1.46%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.46%) SCORM
8 1 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.73%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 21 (15.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (20.44%) Project Management
2 21 (15.33%) Decision-Making
3 19 (13.87%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (13.14%) Analytics
5 16 (11.68%) Data Analysis
6 15 (10.95%) E-Commerce
7 14 (10.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (9.49%) Digital Marketing
9 12 (8.76%) B2B
9 12 (8.76%) Business Development
10 11 (8.03%) B2B Sales
10 11 (8.03%) Content Development
10 11 (8.03%) Guerrilla Marketing
10 11 (8.03%) Internet Marketing
10 11 (8.03%) Strategic Planning
10 11 (8.03%) Web Design
11 10 (7.30%) Business Case
11 10 (7.30%) Roadmaps
11 10 (7.30%) Strategic Thinking
12 9 (6.57%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.46%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.73%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (19.71%) Degree
2 22 (16.06%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.73%) PhD
3 1 (0.73%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.92%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.19%) IFRS
3 2 (1.46%) QA
4 1 (0.73%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.73%) GMP
Vendors
1 15 (10.95%) Google
2 13 (9.49%) Microsoft
3 12 (8.76%) Adobe
4 9 (6.57%) Tealium
4 9 (6.57%) TikTok
5 6 (4.38%) Cisco
6 5 (3.65%) Facebook
7 2 (1.46%) Instagram