Multimedia Job Trends

Multimedia
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Multimedia in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Multimedia over the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 534 723
Rank change year-on-year +273 +189 +212
Permanent jobs citing Multimedia 542 126 113
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 0.29% 0.14%
As % of the General category 1.37% 0.41% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 473 25 88
10th Percentile - £27,850 £25,410
25th Percentile £28,250 £29,000 £32,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £39,000 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -21.79% +0.65% -30.80%
75th Percentile £32,750 £53,750 £62,813
90th Percentile £34,550 £68,760 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £39,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -21.79% +11.43% -26.32%

All General Skills
UK

Multimedia falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 39,451 30,830 51,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 54.05% 70.31% 61.25%
Number of salaries quoted 21,476 15,459 37,311
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -9.52%

Multimedia
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Multimedia relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Multimedia job vacancy trend in the UK

Multimedia
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Multimedia.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Multimedia

Multimedia
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Multimedia over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Multimedia in the UK

Multimedia
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Multimedia within the UK over the 6 months to 11 March 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 +230 463 £30,500 -15.86% 470
UK excluding London +235 446 £30,500 -21.79% 508
North of England +131 220 £30,500 - 115
Yorkshire +35 94 £30,500 - 49
North West +73 90 £30,500 - 39
London +50 81 £30,500 -29.07% 83
Midlands +37 69 £30,500 +1.67% 86
Scotland +40 60 £30,500 -53.08% 41
West Midlands +44 58 £30,500 +1.67% 17
South West +20 42 £30,500 -27.38% 64
North East +17 36 £30,500 - 30
South East +1 27 £31,000 -27.91% 104
Work from Home +34 24 £50,000 +13.64% 24
East of England +13 23 £30,500 - 69
East Midlands -30 11 £32,500 -5.80% 69
Wales -6 5 £30,500 +1.67% 33

Multimedia
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 41 (7.56%) WordPress
2 13 (2.40%) CMS
3 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.18%) Drupal
Applications
1 11 (2.03%) Photoshop
2 10 (1.85%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (1.11%) Adobe Premiere
4 4 (0.74%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (0.55%) Adobe Captivate
5 3 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.37%) CapCut
6 2 (0.37%) Elementor
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.18%) Final Cut Pro
7 1 (0.18%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 262 (48.34%) AWS
2 261 (48.15%) Azure
3 250 (46.13%) GitHub
4 13 (2.40%) SaaS
5 9 (1.66%) Canva
6 7 (1.29%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 3 (0.55%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.37%) GCP
8 2 (0.37%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.37%) MailChimp
9 1 (0.18%) Figma
9 1 (0.18%) Google Data Studio
9 1 (0.18%) Google Tag Manager
9 1 (0.18%) npm
9 1 (0.18%) Serverless
9 1 (0.18%) Vyond
Communications & Networking
1 260 (47.97%) Internet
2 1 (0.18%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.18%) MySQL
1 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 251 (46.31%) Git
2 1 (0.18%) CircleCI
2 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
2 1 (0.18%) JIRA
2 1 (0.18%) Mocha
2 1 (0.18%) webpack
General
1 27 (4.98%) Marketing
2 10 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (1.66%) Social Skills
4 8 (1.48%) Publishing
5 7 (1.29%) Advertising
5 7 (1.29%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (1.11%) Retail
7 5 (0.92%) Finance
7 5 (0.92%) Legal
7 5 (0.92%) Telecoms
8 4 (0.74%) Public Sector
9 3 (0.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.18%) Banking
10 1 (0.18%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 489 (90.22%) Trainee
2 134 (24.72%) Developer
3 126 (23.25%) Trainee Developer
4 116 (21.40%) Software Developer
4 116 (21.40%) Trainee Software Developer
5 39 (7.20%) IT Engineer
5 39 (7.20%) IT Support
5 39 (7.20%) IT Support Engineer
5 39 (7.20%) Support Engineer
5 39 (7.20%) Trainee IT Support
5 39 (7.20%) Trainee Support Engineer
6 29 (5.35%) Administrator
6 29 (5.35%) Trainee Administrator
6 29 (5.35%) Web Administrator
7 14 (2.58%) Senior
8 10 (1.85%) Trainee Web Developer
8 10 (1.85%) Web Developer
9 6 (1.11%) Account Manager
9 6 (1.11%) Senior Account Manager
9 6 (1.11%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 264 (48.71%) HTML
2 262 (48.34%) CSS
3 11 (2.03%) React
4 10 (1.85%) Tailwind CSS
5 2 (0.37%) Bootstrap
6 1 (0.18%) D3.js
6 1 (0.18%) HEVC
6 1 (0.18%) Node.js
6 1 (0.18%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.75%) Driving Licence
2 26 (4.80%) Social Media
3 10 (1.85%) Podcast
4 8 (1.48%) Blog
4 8 (1.48%) Learning Management System
5 7 (1.29%) e-Learning
5 7 (1.29%) Onboarding
6 4 (0.74%) Digital Media
6 4 (0.74%) Graphic Design
6 4 (0.74%) IoT
6 4 (0.74%) Photography
6 4 (0.74%) Video Editing
6 4 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (0.55%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.55%) SCORM
8 2 (0.37%) Digital Signage
8 2 (0.37%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.37%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.18%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.18%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.18%) Linux
1 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 460 (84.87%) Mentoring
2 422 (77.86%) Cybersecurity
3 192 (35.42%) Line Management
4 190 (35.06%) Ethical Hacking
5 40 (7.38%) Web Development
6 16 (2.95%) B2B
7 12 (2.21%) Content Development
8 10 (1.85%) Decision-Making
9 9 (1.66%) SEO
9 9 (1.66%) User Experience
10 8 (1.48%) Business Intelligence
10 8 (1.48%) Digital Marketing
10 8 (1.48%) Project Management
10 8 (1.48%) Storytelling
11 7 (1.29%) Analytics
11 7 (1.29%) Copywriting
11 7 (1.29%) CRM
11 7 (1.29%) Fintech
11 7 (1.29%) Problem-Solving
12 6 (1.11%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 262 (48.34%) JavaScript
2 261 (48.15%) Python
3 135 (24.91%) R
Qualifications
1 260 (47.97%) AWS Certification
1 260 (47.97%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 260 (47.97%) Azure Certification
1 260 (47.97%) Microsoft Certification
2 190 (35.06%) CEH
2 190 (35.06%) CompTIA Security+
3 180 (33.21%) A+ Certification
3 180 (33.21%) Network+ Certification
4 10 (1.85%) CompTIA CySA+
5 8 (1.48%) Degree
6 3 (0.55%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.55%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.11%) Accessibility
2 4 (0.74%) QA
3 1 (0.18%) WCAG
Vendors
1 260 (47.97%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.20%) Fortinet
2 39 (7.20%) Fujitsu
2 39 (7.20%) Virgin Media
3 11 (2.03%) Adobe
4 6 (1.11%) Google
5 5 (0.92%) Instagram
6 3 (0.55%) Hootsuite
6 3 (0.55%) TikTok
7 2 (0.37%) Facebook
8 1 (0.18%) dotdigital
8 1 (0.18%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.18%) Synthesia
8 1 (0.18%) YouTube