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 30 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 569 471 747
Rank change year-on-year -98 +276 +156
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 146 188 136
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.44% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.58% 1.11% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 102 20 105
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,875 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,313 £42,188 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.17% +15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £43,000 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,375 £80,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £61,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -36.59% +23.00% -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 25,316 17,004 34,526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 28.19% 40.11% 36.08%
Number of salaries quoted 13,134 9,197 23,009
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,100 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 30 April 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 30 April 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 -99 129 £39,000 -32.17% 37
UK excluding London -59 95 £39,000 -36.59% 22
West Midlands - 47 £39,000 - 1
Midlands - 47 £39,000 - 1
London -71 42 £33,750 -38.64% 27
Work from Home -79 18 £56,250 -25.00% 14
East of England -38 16 £42,500 -38.85% 3
North of England -58 15 £31,500 -37.93% 3
Yorkshire -56 9 £35,000 -31.03% 1
South East -64 7 £35,000 - 11
North West -31 5 £28,500 - 2
Scotland -15 4 £30,000 - 2
Wales - 4 £85,000 -
South West - 2 - - 3
North East - 1 £57,500 -

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 (3.42%) CMS
2 4 (2.74%) WordPress
3 2 (1.37%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.68%) Drupal
Applications
1 15 (10.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (8.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (2.05%) 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 13 (8.90%) SaaS
2 6 (4.11%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 5 (3.42%) Canva
3 5 (3.42%) Google Analytics
3 5 (3.42%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (3.42%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.74%) AWS
4 4 (2.74%) Azure
4 4 (2.74%) GCP
5 3 (2.05%) Google Ads
6 2 (1.37%) GoToWebinar
6 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (1.37%) SurveyMonkey
7 1 (0.68%) Google Data Studio
7 1 (0.68%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.48%) Internet
2 4 (2.74%) DNS
2 4 (2.74%) SSL
3 2 (1.37%) 3G
3 2 (1.37%) 4G
3 2 (1.37%) ADSL
3 2 (1.37%) VDSL
4 1 (0.68%) BGP
4 1 (0.68%) Firewall
4 1 (0.68%) IPsec
4 1 (0.68%) MPLS
4 1 (0.68%) OSPF
4 1 (0.68%) Skype
4 1 (0.68%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.68%) VLAN
4 1 (0.68%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.42%) Power BI
2 3 (2.05%) Tableau
General
1 98 (67.12%) Social Skills
2 42 (28.77%) Marketing
3 25 (17.12%) Advertising
4 16 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (8.22%) Finance
6 11 (7.53%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (6.85%) Publishing
8 9 (6.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (5.48%) Retail
10 7 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (4.11%) French Language
12 5 (3.42%) Law
12 5 (3.42%) Portuguese Language
12 5 (3.42%) Spanish Language
13 4 (2.74%) Multimedia
14 3 (2.05%) Legal
15 2 (1.37%) Games
15 2 (1.37%) Telecoms
16 1 (0.68%) Brand Awareness
16 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (8.22%) Senior
1 12 (8.22%) Senior Producer
2 11 (7.53%) Account Manager
3 8 (5.48%) Audio Visual Engineer
3 8 (5.48%) Support Technician
4 7 (4.79%) Product Specialist
5 5 (3.42%) Software Manager
6 4 (2.74%) Coordinator
6 4 (2.74%) Head of Cybersecurity
6 4 (2.74%) Head of IT
6 4 (2.74%) Network Support
6 4 (2.74%) Support Engineer
7 3 (2.05%) Network Support Technician
7 3 (2.05%) Network Technician
7 3 (2.05%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (2.05%) Technical Support
7 3 (2.05%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (2.05%) Web Manager
8 2 (1.37%) Business Manager
8 2 (1.37%) Head of Digital
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.74%) HTML
2 1 (0.68%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 60 (41.10%) Social Media
2 19 (13.01%) Driving Licence
3 10 (6.85%) Digital Signage
4 7 (4.79%) Onboarding
5 6 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.42%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (2.05%) e-Learning
7 3 (2.05%) Learning Management System
7 3 (2.05%) SCORM
8 2 (1.37%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.37%) Home Automation
8 2 (1.37%) Smart Home
9 1 (0.68%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.68%) Marketing Technology
9 1 (0.68%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.68%) Podcast
9 1 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 60 (41.10%) Windows
2 2 (1.37%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.37%) Windows 7
3 1 (0.68%) Linux
3 1 (0.68%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (24.66%) Pedagogy
2 27 (18.49%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (13.70%) Decision-Making
4 16 (10.96%) Project Management
5 15 (10.27%) Data Analysis
6 13 (8.90%) Analytics
7 11 (7.53%) Collaborative Culture
8 10 (6.85%) B2B
8 10 (6.85%) Business Development
8 10 (6.85%) Strategic Planning
9 9 (6.16%) CRM
9 9 (6.16%) Customer Experience
10 8 (5.48%) E-Commerce
11 7 (4.79%) Collaborative Working
12 6 (4.11%) B2B Sales
12 6 (4.11%) Content Management
12 6 (4.11%) Guerrilla Marketing
12 6 (4.11%) Internet Marketing
12 6 (4.11%) Web Design
13 5 (3.42%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.05%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.68%) Python
Qualifications
1 53 (36.30%) DBS Check
2 25 (17.12%) Degree
3 4 (2.74%) CEH
3 4 (2.74%) CISM
3 4 (2.74%) CISSP
4 1 (0.68%) CCNA
4 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.68%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.42%) GDPR
2 4 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.74%) NIST
2 4 (2.74%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.68%) QA
Vendors
1 19 (13.01%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.16%) Adobe
3 7 (4.79%) Google
4 4 (2.74%) Cisco
4 4 (2.74%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.74%) YouTube
5 2 (1.37%) PayPal
6 1 (0.68%) Apple
6 1 (0.68%) Arista
6 1 (0.68%) Dell
6 1 (0.68%) Facebook
6 1 (0.68%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.68%) HP
6 1 (0.68%) Instagram
6 1 (0.68%) Juniper
6 1 (0.68%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.68%) TikTok