Hybrid/Remote Digital Media Job Trends

Digital Media
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Media over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 199 476
Rank change year-on-year -149 +277 +217
Permanent jobs citing Digital Media 26 274 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 1.67% 0.060%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.50% 4.21% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 19 18 13
10th Percentile £23,500 £29,428 £38,250
25th Percentile £31,375 £39,915 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £73,125 £81,563 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,500 £71,750
UK median annual salary £39,000 £58,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year -33.05% +55.33% -21.05%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,210 6,512 8,225
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.40% 39.63% 38.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,334 3,592 6,491
10th Percentile £28,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £46,978
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,264 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.18% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,125 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Digital Media
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Media and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Digital Media job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Digital Media
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Media.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Media

Digital Media
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Media over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Digital Media salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Digital Media
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (19.23%) WordPress
2 4 (15.38%) CMS
2 4 (15.38%) SharePoint
3 1 (3.85%) Umbraco
Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 4 (15.38%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (11.54%) Adobe After Effects
2 3 (11.54%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (3.85%) InDesign
3 1 (3.85%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 4 (15.38%) AWS
1 4 (15.38%) Azure
1 4 (15.38%) GCP
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (15.38%) Power Automate
1 4 (15.38%) SaaS
2 3 (11.54%) Canva
2 3 (11.54%) Google Analytics
3 2 (7.69%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 4 (15.38%) DNS
1 4 (15.38%) SSL
1 4 (15.38%) Unified Communications
General
1 19 (73.08%) Social Skills
2 9 (34.62%) Marketing
3 7 (26.92%) Advertising
4 5 (19.23%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (11.54%) Multimedia
7 2 (7.69%) Brand Awareness
7 2 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (3.85%) Finance
8 1 (3.85%) Games
8 1 (3.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (19.23%) Coordinator
2 4 (15.38%) Account Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Head of Cybersecurity
2 4 (15.38%) Head of IT
2 4 (15.38%) IT Manager
2 4 (15.38%) IT Project Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Project Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Unified Communications Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Web Manager
3 3 (11.54%) Digital Executive
4 2 (7.69%) Communications Officer
5 1 (3.85%) Data Scientist
5 1 (3.85%) Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Graduate
5 1 (3.85%) Graduate Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Graduate Web Developer
5 1 (3.85%) Head of Communications
5 1 (3.85%) Head of Digital
5 1 (3.85%) Senior Data Scientist
5 1 (3.85%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) CSS
1 4 (15.38%) HTML
1 4 (15.38%) Web Services
2 1 (3.85%) PyTorch
2 1 (3.85%) XGBoost
Miscellaneous
1 8 (30.77%) Social Media
2 4 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 4 (15.38%) Onboarding
3 3 (11.54%) Animation
3 3 (11.54%) Digital Signage
3 3 (11.54%) Motion Graphics
4 2 (7.69%) Blog
4 2 (7.69%) Driving Licence
4 2 (7.69%) Mobile App
5 1 (3.85%) Mobile Games
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (30.77%) Roadmaps
2 7 (26.92%) Decision-Making
2 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (23.08%) Agile
3 6 (23.08%) Analytics
4 5 (19.23%) Computer Science
4 5 (19.23%) Project Management
4 5 (19.23%) Storytelling
5 4 (15.38%) Contingency Planning
5 4 (15.38%) Data Protection
5 4 (15.38%) IT Strategy
5 4 (15.38%) Marketing Strategy
5 4 (15.38%) Network Architecture
5 4 (15.38%) SEO
5 4 (15.38%) SIEM
5 4 (15.38%) Tech Ops
5 4 (15.38%) Threat Detection
5 4 (15.38%) Time Management
5 4 (15.38%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
1 1 (3.85%) PHP
1 1 (3.85%) Python
1 1 (3.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (15.38%) CEH
1 4 (15.38%) CISM
1 4 (15.38%) CISSP
1 4 (15.38%) Degree
2 3 (11.54%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (15.38%) GDPR
1 4 (15.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (15.38%) NIST
1 4 (15.38%) SOC 2
2 1 (3.85%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.85%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 5 (19.23%) Adobe
3 4 (15.38%) Civica
4 3 (11.54%) Facebook
4 3 (11.54%) Google
4 3 (11.54%) Instagram
4 3 (11.54%) YouTube
5 2 (7.69%) Apple
5 2 (7.69%) Hootsuite
5 2 (7.69%) TikTok
6 1 (3.85%) Hotjar
6 1 (3.85%) Salesforce
6 1 (3.85%) TippingPoint