Graphic Designer Jobs

Graphics Designer
UK

The median Graphics Designer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 April 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
16 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 789 979 1153
Rank change year-on-year +190 +174 -268
Permanent jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 102 24 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.022% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.024% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 81 24 35
10th Percentile £24,250 £31,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £33,438 £38,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% -22.73% +43.79%
75th Percentile £38,750 £45,313 £60,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £47,125 £66,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -29.41% -29.17% +65.52%

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 91,973 98,868 146,086
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.69% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 66,504 61,753 85,740
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,308 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.15% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Designer in the UK

Graphic Designer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graphic Designer.

Salary trend for Graphic Designer in the UK

Graphic Designer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Designer over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Graphic Designer in the UK

Graphic Designer
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 April 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 +202 100 £30,000 -29.41% 9
UK excluding London +111 94 £30,000 -29.41% 8
South East - 29 £30,000 - 2
Work from Home +105 26 £27,500 -35.29% 6
East of England - 21 £28,500 - 1
Midlands +40 20 £33,750 -20.59% 1
North of England +67 17 £27,750 -18.98% 1
East Midlands -5 12 £37,500 -11.76%
London +131 8 £38,750 -8.82% 3
West Midlands +55 8 £29,500 -30.59% 1
North West +23 8 £27,500 +5.77%
Yorkshire +92 5 £26,000 -38.82% 1
South West -1 5 - - 1
North East - 4 £30,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £22,000 -
Wales - 1 £34,000 - 2

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, Graphic Designer 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 Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 73 (71.57%) Adobe
2 63 (61.76%) Marketing
3 58 (56.86%) Graphic Design
4 53 (51.96%) Photoshop
5 51 (50.00%) Social Media
6 49 (48.04%) Adobe Illustrator
7 44 (43.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 42 (41.18%) InDesign
9 33 (32.35%) Social Skills
10 26 (25.49%) Adobe After Effects
11 25 (24.51%) Degree
12 20 (19.61%) Adobe Premiere
13 17 (16.67%) Motion Graphics
14 16 (15.69%) WordPress
15 15 (14.71%) Advertising
16 14 (13.73%) Retail
16 14 (13.73%) Organisational Skills
17 13 (12.75%) Web Design
17 13 (12.75%) Animation
17 13 (12.75%) User Experience
17 13 (12.75%) Creative Thinking
18 12 (11.76%) Typography
18 12 (11.76%) Time Management
18 12 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
19 11 (10.78%) Photography
19 11 (10.78%) HTML
20 10 (9.80%) CINEMA 4D
21 9 (8.82%) CSS
22 8 (7.84%) E-Commerce
22 8 (7.84%) Microsoft

Graphic Designer 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (15.69%) WordPress
2 3 (2.94%) CMS
Applications
1 53 (51.96%) Photoshop
2 49 (48.04%) Adobe Illustrator
3 44 (43.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 42 (41.18%) InDesign
5 26 (25.49%) Adobe After Effects
6 20 (19.61%) Adobe Premiere
7 12 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 10 (9.80%) CINEMA 4D
9 6 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
10 4 (3.92%) Adobe XD
11 3 (2.94%) SketchUp
12 2 (1.96%) Acrobat
12 2 (1.96%) CorelDRAW
12 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
12 2 (1.96%) Sketch
13 1 (0.98%) Adobe Captivate
13 1 (0.98%) Elementor
13 1 (0.98%) InVision
13 1 (0.98%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.98%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 7 (6.86%) Figma
2 6 (5.88%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 3 (2.94%) Canva
4 2 (1.96%) SaaS
5 1 (0.98%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.98%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.98%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.96%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.96%) Amazon Redshift
2 1 (0.98%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.96%) WiX
General
1 63 (61.76%) Marketing
2 33 (32.35%) Social Skills
3 15 (14.71%) Advertising
4 14 (13.73%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (13.73%) Retail
5 5 (4.90%) Finance
5 5 (4.90%) Multimedia
6 3 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (2.94%) Public Sector
7 2 (1.96%) Automotive
7 2 (1.96%) Games
7 2 (1.96%) Law
7 2 (1.96%) Publishing
8 1 (0.98%) Agriculture
8 1 (0.98%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (0.98%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (10.78%) HTML
2 9 (8.82%) CSS
3 2 (1.96%) HTML5
3 2 (1.96%) SOAP
4 1 (0.98%) SVG
Miscellaneous
1 58 (56.86%) Graphic Design
2 51 (50.00%) Social Media
3 17 (16.67%) Motion Graphics
4 13 (12.75%) Animation
5 11 (10.78%) Photography
6 6 (5.88%) Digital Media
6 6 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (5.88%) Video Editing
7 4 (3.92%) 3D Graphics
7 4 (3.92%) FMCG
8 3 (2.94%) Social Network
9 2 (1.96%) Blog
9 2 (1.96%) e-Learning
9 2 (1.96%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.96%) Virtual Reality
10 1 (0.98%) NHS
10 1 (0.98%) Vector Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (12.75%) Creative Thinking
1 13 (12.75%) User Experience
1 13 (12.75%) Web Design
2 12 (11.76%) Time Management
2 12 (11.76%) Typography
3 8 (7.84%) 3D Modelling
3 8 (7.84%) Collaborative Working
3 8 (7.84%) E-Commerce
3 8 (7.84%) Infographics
4 7 (6.86%) Digital Marketing
4 7 (6.86%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (5.88%) B2B
5 6 (5.88%) Content Management
5 6 (5.88%) Customer Experience
5 6 (5.88%) Customer Service
6 4 (3.92%) 3D Animation
6 4 (3.92%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (3.92%) Project Management
6 4 (3.92%) UX Design
6 4 (3.92%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 25 (24.51%) Degree
2 3 (2.94%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.94%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 73 (71.57%) Adobe
2 8 (7.84%) Microsoft
3 4 (3.92%) Instagram
3 4 (3.92%) Twitter
4 3 (2.94%) Facebook
5 2 (1.96%) Google
6 1 (0.98%) Apple
6 1 (0.98%) Autodesk
6 1 (0.98%) Quark
12 Graphic Designer jobs Nationwide