New Media
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term New Media in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited New Media over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 709 | 710 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | +314 |
| Permanent jobs citing New Media | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | - | 0.004% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.010% | 0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £30,300 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £29,000 | £31,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | -1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £31,000 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £49,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -33.33% |
All Generic Skills
UK
New 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 | 20,616 | 19,935 | 20,305 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 34.19% | 37.19% | 36.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,355 | 9,359 | 14,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £33,750 | £31,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £105,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
New Media
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing New Media relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
New Media
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing New Media.
