Graphic Design Contracts

Graphic Design
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Graphic Design over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 535 643 773
Rank change year-on-year +108 +130 -168
Contract jobs citing Graphic Design 41 41 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.096% 0.072% 0.087%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.22% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 30 46
10th Percentile £135 £256 £213
25th Percentile £263 £313 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £400 £481
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -16.88% +35.56%
75th Percentile £525 £488 £588
90th Percentile £549 £540 £645
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £400 £360
% change year-on-year +12.50% +11.11% +35.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £13.43 - -
25th Percentile £14.06 £16.80 £26.25
Median hourly rate £15.25 £18.10 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% -35.38% -16.42%
75th Percentile £34.19 £19.39 £40.75
90th Percentile £45.48 - £43.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.63 - £40.50
% change year-on-year - - +54.29%

All Generic Skills
UK

Graphic Design is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,877 18,959 28,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.26% 33.28% 33.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,295 13,044 20,250
10th Percentile £268 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £668 £676 £660
90th Percentile £800 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 892 627 718
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £10.63 £17.19
Median hourly rate £31.38 £22.49 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +39.54% -18.24% +4.05%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.25 £22.00 £21.13
% change year-on-year +32.95% +4.14% -11.98%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Graphic Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design.

Daily rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design.

Hourly rate trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +110 37 £313 -21.88% 51
London +90 22 £285 -24.00% 13
UK excluding London +66 15 £450 +12.50% 40
Work from Home +110 6 £400 -11.11% 29
East of England - 6 - - 2
Midlands +30 4 £550 +37.50% 9
West Midlands - 4 £550 - 3
South East +15 3 £450 -14.04% 7
Scotland - 2 £225 - 5

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (14.63%) SharePoint
2 3 (7.32%) CMS
3 2 (4.88%) Drupal
3 2 (4.88%) Moodle
3 2 (4.88%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (29.27%) Photoshop
2 10 (24.39%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (14.63%) InDesign
3 6 (14.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (12.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (7.32%) Adobe XD
5 3 (7.32%) Sketch
6 2 (4.88%) 3ds Max
6 2 (4.88%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (4.88%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (4.88%) Blender
6 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 9 (21.95%) Figma
2 6 (14.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.32%) Canva
4 2 (4.88%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.63%) Intranet
General
1 20 (48.78%) Social Skills
2 15 (36.59%) Marketing
3 6 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Advertising
4 3 (7.32%) Health Technology
4 3 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (7.32%) Public Sector
4 3 (7.32%) Retail
5 2 (4.88%) Finance
6 1 (2.44%) Automotive
6 1 (2.44%) Danish Language
6 1 (2.44%) Local Government
6 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 20 (48.78%) Designer
2 8 (19.51%) Graphic Designer
2 8 (19.51%) Senior
2 8 (19.51%) Senior Designer
2 8 (19.51%) UX Designer
3 5 (12.20%) Developer
3 5 (12.20%) Senior UX Designer
4 4 (9.76%) Intranet Specialist
4 4 (9.76%) Senior UI Designer
4 4 (9.76%) UI Designer
5 3 (7.32%) Senior UI/UX Designer
5 3 (7.32%) UI/UX Designer
6 2 (4.88%) Coordinator
6 2 (4.88%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 2 (4.88%) Lead
6 2 (4.88%) Product Designer
6 2 (4.88%) Project Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Senior Product Designer
7 1 (2.44%) Creative Graphic Designer
7 1 (2.44%) Head of Strategy
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.20%) CSS
1 5 (12.20%) HTML
2 2 (4.88%) Next.js
3 1 (2.44%) HTML5
3 1 (2.44%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (2.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (26.83%) Social Media
2 10 (24.39%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (19.51%) Animation
4 5 (12.20%) Mobile App
5 4 (9.76%) Digital Media
6 3 (7.32%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (7.32%) Photography
7 2 (4.88%) Learning Management System
7 2 (4.88%) Motion Graphics
7 2 (4.88%) Video Editing
8 1 (2.44%) e-Learning
8 1 (2.44%) Interactive Media
8 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (24.39%) User Experience
1 10 (24.39%) Web Design
2 9 (21.95%) Analytics
2 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (19.51%) Typography
3 8 (19.51%) UX Design
4 7 (17.07%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (17.07%) Time Management
5 6 (14.63%) Business Case
5 6 (14.63%) Digital Marketing
5 6 (14.63%) Journey Map
5 6 (14.63%) Project Management
5 6 (14.63%) Usability Testing
6 5 (12.20%) Creative Thinking
7 4 (9.76%) SEO
8 3 (7.32%) Agile
8 3 (7.32%) B2B
8 3 (7.32%) B2C
8 3 (7.32%) Content Management
8 3 (7.32%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.88%) Python
3 1 (2.44%) C#
Qualifications
1 16 (39.02%) Degree
2 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.63%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.44%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 17 (41.46%) Adobe
2 7 (17.07%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.88%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.88%) SAP
3 2 (4.88%) Sitecore
4 1 (2.44%) Facebook
4 1 (2.44%) Instagram
4 1 (2.44%) Twitter