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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 633 486 730
Rank change year-on-year -147 +244 +56
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 136 210 116
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.43% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% 1.04% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 81 38 93
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £41,438 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £47,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £53,500 £77,500 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.22% +15.00% -13.04%

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 25,907 20,249 31,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.82% 41.24% 33.73%
Number of salaries quoted 16,488 10,085 19,491
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,446 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% +4.55% -15.14%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,440 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -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 23 July 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 23 July 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 -156 116 £43,000 -4.44% 60
UK excluding London -110 67 £43,000 -25.22% 21
London -77 54 £45,000 -10.00% 50
Midlands 0 31 £43,000 -4.44% 2
West Midlands 0 31 £43,000 -4.44% 2
North of England -23 15 £31,500 -21.25% 1
Work from Home -128 14 £51,000 -15.00% 16
Yorkshire -22 10 £40,000 -
South West -51 9 £39,000 - 2
South East -80 6 £45,000 -25.00% 15
North West -1 5 £28,500 - 1
Scotland +21 4 £30,000 -47.83% 1
East of England -32 1 £55,000 +129.17% 1
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 4 (2.94%) CMS
2 2 (1.47%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.74%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 20 (14.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.41%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 16 (11.76%) SaaS
2 5 (3.68%) Power Platform
3 3 (2.21%) Google Analytics
4 2 (1.47%) Canva
4 2 (1.47%) GoToWebinar
4 2 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (1.47%) SurveyMonkey
5 1 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (0.74%) Azure
5 1 (0.74%) GCP
5 1 (0.74%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (11.03%) Internet
2 1 (0.74%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.68%) Power BI
2 3 (2.21%) Tableau
General
1 73 (53.68%) Social Skills
2 52 (38.24%) Marketing
3 28 (20.59%) Advertising
4 23 (16.91%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (13.97%) Finance
6 18 (13.24%) Publishing
7 15 (11.03%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (8.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (7.35%) Retail
10 8 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (4.41%) Spanish Language
12 5 (3.68%) Games
12 5 (3.68%) Law
12 5 (3.68%) Portuguese Language
13 4 (2.94%) Legal
14 3 (2.21%) Public Speaking
15 2 (1.47%) Digital Economy
15 2 (1.47%) French Language
15 2 (1.47%) German Language
15 2 (1.47%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (13.97%) Senior
2 18 (13.24%) Senior Producer
3 14 (10.29%) Account Manager
4 10 (7.35%) Audio Visual Engineer
5 7 (5.15%) Field Engineer
5 7 (5.15%) Field Service Engineer
5 7 (5.15%) Product Specialist
6 4 (2.94%) Consultant
6 4 (2.94%) Web Manager
7 3 (2.21%) Interactive Producer
7 3 (2.21%) Report Manager
7 3 (2.21%) Technical Manager
8 2 (1.47%) Business Development Executive
8 2 (1.47%) Client Services Manager
8 2 (1.47%) Head of Communications
8 2 (1.47%) Head of Digital
8 2 (1.47%) Sales Account Manager
8 2 (1.47%) Sales Manager
8 2 (1.47%) Service Manager
8 2 (1.47%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.74%) CSS
1 1 (0.74%) EDI
1 1 (0.74%) HTML
1 1 (0.74%) OAuth
1 1 (0.74%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (28.68%) Social Media
2 7 (5.15%) Home Automation
2 7 (5.15%) Smart Home
3 4 (2.94%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.21%) Interactive Media
4 3 (2.21%) Marketing Technology
4 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.21%) PDA
4 3 (2.21%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (1.47%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.47%) Digital Signage
5 2 (1.47%) e-Learning
5 2 (1.47%) Hackathon
6 1 (0.74%) Media Streaming
6 1 (0.74%) New Media
6 1 (0.74%) NHS
6 1 (0.74%) Podcast
6 1 (0.74%) SCORM
6 1 (0.74%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.74%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 35 (25.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (17.65%) Project Management
2 23 (16.91%) Decision-Making
2 23 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (14.71%) Data Analysis
4 15 (11.03%) B2B
4 15 (11.03%) E-Commerce
4 15 (11.03%) Strategic Planning
5 13 (9.56%) B2B Sales
5 13 (9.56%) Guerrilla Marketing
5 13 (9.56%) Internet Marketing
5 13 (9.56%) Web Design
6 9 (6.62%) Customer Experience
7 8 (5.88%) AI
7 8 (5.88%) Business Development
8 7 (5.15%) Analytics
8 7 (5.15%) Collaborative Working
9 6 (4.41%) Mentoring
9 6 (4.41%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (3.68%) CRM
10 5 (3.68%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.74%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 33 (24.26%) DBS Check
2 31 (22.79%) Degree
3 1 (0.74%) PhD
3 1 (0.74%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.21%) IFRS
2 1 (0.74%) GMP
Vendors
1 21 (15.44%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.88%) Cisco
3 5 (3.68%) Google
4 4 (2.94%) Adobe
5 1 (0.74%) Facebook
5 1 (0.74%) PayPal
5 1 (0.74%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.74%) Tealium
5 1 (0.74%) TikTok