The first table below looks at the demand for the Visual Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Visual Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Visual Designer
Rank 557 614 629
Rank change year-on-year
+57 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Visual Designer 27 22 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.062% 0.041% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.044% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 25 14 19
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -36.36%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+5.26% +11.76%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
40860 50394 54260
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.43% 93.96% 93.55%
Number of salaries quoted 34360 43737 45781
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Visual Designer
England

Visual Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Visual Designer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Visual Designer Jobs Demand Trend

Visual Designer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Visual Designer across the London region.

London Visual Designer Salary Trend

Visual Designer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Designer across the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London Visual Designer Salary Histogram

Visual Designer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Designer within the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London -2 5 £45,000 +28.57%
Hackney - 3 £30,000 -
Visual Designer
England

Visual Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Visual Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Visual Designer in their job title.

1 28 (59.57%) Photoshop
2 27 (57.45%) CSS
2 27 (57.45%) Adobe Illustrator
3 22 (46.81%) Adobe
4 17 (36.17%) Degree
5 16 (34.04%) HTML5
5 16 (34.04%) CSS3
6 13 (27.66%) HTML
7 12 (25.53%) Social Network
8 11 (23.40%) Flash
9 10 (21.28%) PHP
9 10 (21.28%) Graphic Design
10 9 (19.15%) Games
10 9 (19.15%) iPad
11 8 (17.02%) InDesign
11 8 (17.02%) Android
11 8 (17.02%) JavaScript
12 7 (14.89%) Finance
12 7 (14.89%) Dreamweaver
12 7 (14.89%) iPhone
13 6 (12.77%) Social Media
13 6 (12.77%) Mobile App
14 5 (10.64%) MongoDB
14 5 (10.64%) Apple iOS
14 5 (10.64%) MySQL
14 5 (10.64%) Nokia
14 5 (10.64%) Web Services
14 5 (10.64%) Blackberry
14 5 (10.64%) French Language
14 5 (10.64%) Agile Software Development

Visual Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Visual Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Visual Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 27 (57.45%) CSS
2 16 (34.04%) HTML5
2 16 (34.04%) CSS3
3 13 (27.66%) HTML
4 11 (23.40%) Flash
5 5 (10.64%) Web Services
6 4 (8.511%) jQuery
7 1 (2.128%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 3 (6.383%) CMS
Applications
1 28 (59.57%) Photoshop
2 27 (57.45%) Adobe Illustrator
3 8 (17.02%) InDesign
4 5 (10.64%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (4.255%) Fireworks
6 1 (2.128%) MS Visio
6 1 (2.128%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.128%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.64%) MongoDB
1 5 (10.64%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Dreamweaver
General
1 9 (19.15%) Games
2 7 (14.89%) Finance
3 5 (10.64%) French Language
3 5 (10.64%) Retail
4 2 (4.255%) Publishing
5 1 (2.128%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.53%) Social Network
2 10 (21.28%) Graphic Design
3 9 (19.15%) iPad
4 7 (14.89%) iPhone
5 6 (12.77%) Social Media
5 6 (12.77%) Mobile App
6 5 (10.64%) Blackberry
7 4 (8.511%) FMCG
7 4 (8.511%) Visualisation
8 3 (6.383%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.02%) Android
2 5 (10.64%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (10.64%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (6.383%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (4.255%) User Experience Design
3 2 (4.255%) Information Architecture
4 1 (2.128%) Usability Testing
4 1 (2.128%) Web Design
4 1 (2.128%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (2.128%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 10 (21.28%) PHP
2 8 (17.02%) JavaScript
3 4 (8.511%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 17 (36.17%) Degree
2 2 (4.255%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.128%) QA
Vendors
1 22 (46.81%) Adobe
2 5 (10.64%) Nokia
City of London
Robust knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDsign - Knowledge of Omnigraffle or Axure would be an advantage. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established specialist user experience design...
ITHR
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
London
Robust knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDsign - Knowledge of Omnigraffle or Axure would be an advantage. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established specialist user experience design...
ITHR 48 Digital
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 7 May 2013
City, London
Lead Visual/Digital Designer - London - Up to £60k - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Tablet, Android, Digital, Visual, UI, UX My client is a world leading digital...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
An appreciation of insight driven UX design methodologies and deliverables * Experience of working on complex user interface design challenges across mobile, tablet, desktop and other devices * Excellent communication...
ITHR
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
City, London
Senior Visual Designer - London - Up to £50k - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, HTML, CSS, UX, Responsive Design, App Design, UI, User Interface, User Experience, Mobile, iOS, Android, Tablet, iPad...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
Adobe Web premium, including photoshop, illustrator and flash. Azure... Knowledge and experience in mobile asset production for iOS and Android, preferably with a good eye to notice the...
Accenture
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Old Bailey, London
As a Digital Visual Designer the key aspects of your role will be - Working with mobile, web and software system interfaces - Designing and architecting interfaces for mobile platforms -...
Accenture
Salary: Salary up to £35,000
Posted: 25 May 2013