Animator
UK

The median Animator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 878 953 1211
Rank change year-on-year +75 +258 -293
Permanent jobs requiring an Animator 5 6 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% 0.006% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% 0.007% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 22
10th Percentile £34,120 £46,250 £29,175
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,188 £51,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% +22.22%
75th Percentile £52,500 £66,563 £67,500
90th Percentile - £80,000 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £25,200 £67,500 £27,250
% change year-on-year -62.67% +147.71% -39.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 94,483 90,798 154,064
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.49% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,539 57,358 84,412
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,526
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Animator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Animator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Animator in the UK

Animator
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animator.

Salary trend for Animator in the UK

Animator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animator over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Animator in the UK

Animator
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animator within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +97 5 £50,000 -6.98% 6
London +121 4 £50,000 -4.76%
Work from Home +71 4 £50,000 -14.89% 3
UK excluding London -16 1 £25,200 -62.67% 7
North of England - 1 £25,200 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £25,200 - 1

Animator Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Animator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Animator in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Animation
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Storyboarding
2 4 (80.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 4 (80.00%) Product Ownership
2 4 (80.00%) Online Gambling
2 4 (80.00%) Blender
2 4 (80.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 4 (80.00%) User Experience
2 4 (80.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (80.00%) Adobe After Effects
2 4 (80.00%) Adobe
2 4 (80.00%) Mobile Games
2 4 (80.00%) Games
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) VLE
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check

Animator Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 4 (80.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 4 (80.00%) Blender
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Games
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Animation
2 4 (80.00%) Mobile Games
2 4 (80.00%) Online Gambling
2 4 (80.00%) Product Ownership
2 4 (80.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (20.00%) VLE
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Storyboarding
1 4 (80.00%) User Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Adobe