1、2026THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENSUSLONDON MIAMI AMSTERDAM BERLINTHE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENSUS 2026Our insights are drawn from our surveys,online salary benchmarking tool and the expertise of our senior talent partners.The salary and day rate tables represent an overview of job levels and averages in
2、 all listed disciplines and are correct at time of publication(April 2026).We remain committed to collecting demographic data,now in its sixth year,to provide the industrys most up-to-date snapshot of diversity,equity and inclusion.We have classified gender,ethnicity,sexuality,identity,class,and dis
3、ability and neurodivergence using the governments recommended grouping.*Includes data from our AI in the Creative Industries Survey4,024393,690professionals completed our 2026 Census and AI survey*brands and agencies also took part,representing over 100,000+workersdata points collected and analysed*
4、in salaries and day rates captured across our tools and surveys266439m3MAJOR PLAYERSCONTENTSFOREWORD 6THE STATE OF PLAY 7SALARIES&DAYRATES 10THE GREAT UNREST 14THE SKILLS DISCONNECT 17THE AI PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX 20THE TALENT GAP 23THE DE&I STALL 26THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENSUS 2026 MAJOR PLAYERSFOR
5、EWORDEvery so often,an industry reaches a turning point where the old rules stop working,and the new ones havent been written yet.Thats exactly where it feels like the Creative Industries are right now.The way we make work,hire talent,structure teams,and measure value is shifting beneath our feet an
6、d the pace is only accelerating.People are getting restless-were calling it the Great Unrest,and our data backs it up.The proportion of professionals who changed jobs last year jumped from 23%to 34%.Over half are now actively looking to move,with a further 19%keeping their options open,and the reaso