Creative and Digital

The creative and digital sector is extremely broad and encompasses a wide range of activities, including telecoms, graphic design, digital marketing, computer programming, computer games design, virtual reality and social media.

There are

jobs in this sector in Hull and East Yorkshire

This accounts for

of jobs in the region

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In terms of employment, creative and digital is the third-smallest sector in Hull and East Yorkshire but, since 2015, the number of people employed by companies in the sector has grown by 13%, an increase of approximately 500 jobs.
There are 565 creative and digital companies in Hull and East Yorkshire; 2% employ between 50 and 249 members of staff, 9% employ between 10 and 49 members of staff, and 88% employ fewer than 10 members of staff.
In 2025, there were 537 online job adverts from organisations in Hull and East Yorkshire seeking to recruit programmers and software developers, and IT business analysts, architects and systems designers.

Source: BRES (2025), IDBR (2025), Lightcast (2026)

Will there be opportunities available?

The UK government's modern industrial strategy identifies the creative industries and digital and technologies as two of its eight growth-driving sectors. Jobs are at the heart of the strategy, supporting these growth sectors to create high-quality, well-paid jobs across the country.
The government's focus on the creative and digital sector as a driver of economic growth in the UK, and the rapid pace at which technology is evolving, for example in artificial intelligence and cyber security, means that the creative and digital sector workforce should continue to grow in the coming years.

Source: Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy

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