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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 583 465 756
Rank change year-on-year -118 +291 +98
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 148 209 141
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.48% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.60% 1.11% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 93 20 110
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,613
25th Percentile £39,000 £40,688 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.79% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £47,500 £76,563 £65,000
90th Percentile - £80,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.50% -20.00% -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 24,505 18,768 35,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.44% 42.85% 34.49%
Number of salaries quoted 14,443 8,823 23,198
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,188 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,560 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% +4.65% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 5 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 5 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 -116 127 £39,000 -25.71% 54
UK excluding London -74 80 £39,000 -2.50% 19
London -76 53 £35,000 -39.13% 43
Midlands +12 46 £43,000 -4.44%
West Midlands +10 46 £43,000 -4.44%
North of England -45 14 £30,000 -25.00% 4
Work from Home -92 13 £42,500 -34.62% 20
Yorkshire -35 9 £35,000 -12.50% 1
South West -43 8 £38,869 - 5
North West -5 5 £28,500 - 3
South East -89 5 £45,000 - 9
Scotland - 3 £30,000 - 1
Wales - 2 £85,000 -
East of England -46 1 £55,000 +129.17%
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 5 (3.38%) CMS
2 2 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) Drupal
3 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (13.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (11.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.68%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.68%) InDesign
5 1 (0.68%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (12.16%) SaaS
2 5 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.38%) Power Platform
3 4 (2.70%) Google Analytics
4 3 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 2 (1.35%) AWS
5 2 (1.35%) Azure
5 2 (1.35%) Canva
5 2 (1.35%) GCP
5 2 (1.35%) GoToWebinar
5 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (1.35%) SurveyMonkey
6 1 (0.68%) Google Data Studio
6 1 (0.68%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.14%) Internet
2 2 (1.35%) DNS
2 2 (1.35%) SSL
3 1 (0.68%) 3G
3 1 (0.68%) 4G
3 1 (0.68%) ADSL
3 1 (0.68%) Skype
3 1 (0.68%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.38%) Power BI
2 3 (2.03%) Tableau
General
1 91 (61.49%) Social Skills
2 50 (33.78%) Marketing
3 34 (22.97%) Advertising
4 24 (16.22%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.16%) Publishing
6 17 (11.49%) Finance
7 16 (10.81%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (5.41%) Retail
10 6 (4.05%) French Language
10 6 (4.05%) Spanish Language
11 5 (3.38%) Games
11 5 (3.38%) Law
11 5 (3.38%) Portuguese Language
12 4 (2.70%) Legal
12 4 (2.70%) Multimedia
13 3 (2.03%) Public Speaking
13 3 (2.03%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.35%) German Language
Job Titles
1 16 (10.81%) Account Manager
2 14 (9.46%) Senior
2 14 (9.46%) Senior Producer
3 8 (5.41%) Audio Visual Engineer
4 7 (4.73%) Product Specialist
5 6 (4.05%) Support Technician
6 5 (3.38%) Field Engineer
6 5 (3.38%) Field Service Engineer
7 4 (2.70%) Web Manager
8 3 (2.03%) Report Manager
8 3 (2.03%) Technical Manager
9 2 (1.35%) Client Services Manager
9 2 (1.35%) Digital Executive
9 2 (1.35%) Head of Communications
9 2 (1.35%) Head of Cybersecurity
9 2 (1.35%) Head of Digital
9 2 (1.35%) Head of IT
9 2 (1.35%) Sales Account Manager
9 2 (1.35%) Sales Manager
9 2 (1.35%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.35%) HTML
2 1 (0.68%) CSS
2 1 (0.68%) EDI
2 1 (0.68%) OAuth
2 1 (0.68%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 51 (34.46%) Social Media
2 7 (4.73%) Driving Licence
2 7 (4.73%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.05%) Digital Signage
4 5 (3.38%) Home Automation
4 5 (3.38%) Smart Home
5 3 (2.03%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.03%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.03%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.03%) SCORM
5 3 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.35%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.35%) PDA
6 2 (1.35%) Podcast
7 1 (0.68%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.68%) New Media
7 1 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 51 (34.46%) Windows
2 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.68%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (20.27%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (16.89%) Decision-Making
3 20 (13.51%) Data Analysis
4 19 (12.84%) Pedagogy
5 18 (12.16%) Project Management
6 17 (11.49%) B2B
7 15 (10.14%) Strategic Planning
8 14 (9.46%) E-Commerce
9 13 (8.78%) B2B Sales
9 13 (8.78%) Guerrilla Marketing
9 13 (8.78%) Internet Marketing
9 13 (8.78%) Web Design
10 11 (7.43%) Analytics
11 9 (6.08%) Business Development
11 9 (6.08%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (6.08%) Customer Experience
12 8 (5.41%) CRM
13 7 (4.73%) Collaborative Culture
14 6 (4.05%) AI
14 6 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.68%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (30.41%) DBS Check
2 28 (18.92%) Degree
3 2 (1.35%) CEH
3 2 (1.35%) CISM
3 2 (1.35%) CISSP
4 1 (0.68%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.03%) GDPR
1 3 (2.03%) IFRS
2 2 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.35%) NIST
2 2 (1.35%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.68%) GMP
3 1 (0.68%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (16.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.05%) Adobe
2 6 (4.05%) Cisco
3 5 (3.38%) Google
4 4 (2.70%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.35%) PayPal
6 1 (0.68%) YouTube