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 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 426 661
Rank change year-on-year +133 +235 +294
Permanent jobs citing Multimedia 425 323 48
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.57% 0.098%
As % of the General category 1.19% 0.87% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 395 34 22
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 £38,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £50,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.90% -32.33% +33.93%
75th Percentile £32,750 £63,750 £115,000
90th Percentile £33,750 £70,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,500 £32,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.69% -57.33% +76.47%

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 common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,802 37,032 31,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 60.79% 65.18% 65.44%
Number of salaries quoted 19,355 17,559 23,674
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £44,133 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £101,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,398 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.12% +4.80% -4.76%

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 19 December 2025.

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 19 December 2025. 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 +116 356 £30,500 -32.22% 597
UK excluding London +116 352 £30,500 -4.69% 621
North of England +106 175 £30,500 -23.75% 142
Yorkshire +24 80 £30,500 - 55
North West +69 66 £30,500 -23.75% 71
London +55 58 £30,500 -43.52% 110
Scotland +54 50 £30,500 - 39
Midlands -13 40 £30,500 -4.69% 129
West Midlands +29 34 £30,500 -4.69% 77
South West +47 33 £30,500 -32.22% 46
Work from Home +71 31 £32,500 -53.57% 141
North East +30 29 £30,500 - 20
South East +17 29 £30,500 -51.20% 166
East of England +17 21 £30,500 +17.31% 77
East Midlands -35 6 £32,500 +1.56% 51
Wales -2 4 £30,250 +0.83% 21

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 38 (8.94%) WordPress
2 13 (3.06%) CMS
3 3 (0.71%) Drupal
4 1 (0.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (3.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 13 (3.06%) Adobe Illustrator
3 12 (2.82%) Photoshop
4 10 (2.35%) Adobe Premiere
4 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.65%) Adobe After Effects
5 7 (1.65%) InDesign
6 6 (1.41%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (0.71%) CapCut
7 3 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe Captivate
8 2 (0.47%) Elementor
9 1 (0.24%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 246 (57.88%) AWS
2 244 (57.41%) Azure
3 235 (55.29%) GitHub
4 6 (1.41%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 6 (1.41%) SaaS
5 5 (1.18%) Canva
6 3 (0.71%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (0.71%) npm
7 2 (0.47%) Figma
7 2 (0.47%) GCP
7 2 (0.47%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.47%) Serverless
8 1 (0.24%) ChatGPT
8 1 (0.24%) Google Ads
8 1 (0.24%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 244 (57.41%) Internet
2 3 (0.71%) Broadband
2 3 (0.71%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.71%) MySQL
1 3 (0.71%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 238 (56.00%) Git
2 3 (0.71%) CircleCI
2 3 (0.71%) Cypress.io
2 3 (0.71%) JIRA
2 3 (0.71%) Mocha
2 3 (0.71%) webpack
General
1 25 (5.88%) Marketing
2 18 (4.24%) Social Skills
3 10 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
4 8 (1.88%) Finance
5 7 (1.65%) Legal
6 5 (1.18%) Advertising
7 4 (0.94%) Brand Awareness
8 3 (0.71%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (0.71%) Law
8 3 (0.71%) Public Sector
9 2 (0.47%) Agriculture
9 2 (0.47%) Games
9 2 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (0.47%) Publishing
9 2 (0.47%) Retail
10 1 (0.24%) Banking
10 1 (0.24%) Local Government
10 1 (0.24%) Public Speaking
10 1 (0.24%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 372 (87.53%) Trainee
2 119 (28.00%) Developer
3 114 (26.82%) Trainee Developer
4 105 (24.71%) Software Developer
4 105 (24.71%) Trainee Software Developer
5 29 (6.82%) Administrator
5 29 (6.82%) Trainee Administrator
5 29 (6.82%) Web Administrator
6 9 (2.12%) Trainee Web Developer
6 9 (2.12%) Web Developer
7 6 (1.41%) Designer
8 5 (1.18%) Senior
9 4 (0.94%) Communications Manager
9 4 (0.94%) Creative Designer
9 4 (0.94%) Digital Communications Manager
10 3 (0.71%) Consultant
10 3 (0.71%) Coordinator
10 3 (0.71%) Digital Executive
10 3 (0.71%) Marketing Specialist
10 3 (0.71%) Product Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 253 (59.53%) HTML
2 251 (59.06%) CSS
3 12 (2.82%) React
4 9 (2.12%) Tailwind CSS
5 3 (0.71%) D3.js
5 3 (0.71%) Node.js
5 3 (0.71%) Redux
6 2 (0.47%) Bootstrap
7 1 (0.24%) HEVC
7 1 (0.24%) Svelte
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.41%) Social Media
2 12 (2.82%) Learning Management System
3 10 (2.35%) Motion Graphics
4 9 (2.12%) Graphic Design
5 8 (1.88%) Animation
5 8 (1.88%) e-Learning
5 8 (1.88%) Video Editing
6 6 (1.41%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.41%) Photography
7 5 (1.18%) Digital Media
8 3 (0.71%) Digital Signage
8 3 (0.71%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.71%) Product Ownership
8 3 (0.71%) SCORM
9 2 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.47%) Podcast
10 1 (0.24%) Blog
10 1 (0.24%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.24%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.24%) Smart City
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.71%) Linux
1 3 (0.71%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (80.94%) Cybersecurity
2 343 (80.71%) Mentoring
3 132 (31.06%) Line Management
4 128 (30.12%) Ethical Hacking
5 39 (9.18%) Web Development
6 19 (4.47%) Storytelling
7 13 (3.06%) Instructional Design
8 12 (2.82%) Analytics
8 12 (2.82%) User Experience
9 9 (2.12%) Project Management
10 8 (1.88%) Content Management
10 8 (1.88%) Email Marketing
11 7 (1.65%) Creative Thinking
11 7 (1.65%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (1.65%) Time Management
12 6 (1.41%) Content Strategy
12 6 (1.41%) Continuous Improvement
12 6 (1.41%) Storyboarding
13 5 (1.18%) AI
13 5 (1.18%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 248 (58.35%) JavaScript
2 247 (58.12%) Python
3 133 (31.29%) R
Qualifications
1 244 (57.41%) AWS Certification
1 244 (57.41%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 244 (57.41%) Azure Certification
1 244 (57.41%) Microsoft Certification
2 128 (30.12%) A+ Certification
2 128 (30.12%) CEH
2 128 (30.12%) CompTIA Security+
2 128 (30.12%) Network+ Certification
3 14 (3.29%) Degree
4 4 (0.94%) DBS Check
5 3 (0.71%) CIPD
6 2 (0.47%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.82%) Accessibility
2 4 (0.94%) QA
2 4 (0.94%) WCAG
3 3 (0.71%) ISO 9001
3 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.24%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (0.24%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 254 (59.76%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.47%) Adobe
3 5 (1.18%) Google
3 5 (1.18%) Instagram
4 3 (0.71%) Cisco
4 3 (0.71%) TikTok
5 2 (0.47%) Facebook
6 1 (0.24%) dotdigital
6 1 (0.24%) OpenAI