The first table below looks at the demand for the Visual Designer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. 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 17 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Visual Designer
Rank 827 866 852
Rank change year-on-year
+39 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Visual Designer 31 30 19
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.029% 0.025% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.026% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 28 23 17
Average salary £42,500 £47,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.52% -13.63%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+5.26% +11.76%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
101791 114576 116360
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.44% 94.74% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 84727 98303 98213
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Visual Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Visual Designer Salary Trend

Visual Designer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Visual Designer over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 within the UK.

Visual Designer Salary Histogram

Visual Designer
Top 8 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 UK over the 3 months to 17 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
England +34 31 £42,500 -10.52%
London +36 25 £36,500 +4.28%
South East +12 6 £50,000 +25.00%
City of London +3 3 £36,500 +4.28%
Hackney - 3 £30,000 -
Kent - 3 £52,500 -
Berkshire - 3 £50,000 -
Windsor - 3 £50,000 -

Visual Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 36 (61.02%) Photoshop
2 33 (55.93%) Adobe Illustrator
3 32 (54.24%) CSS
4 27 (45.76%) Adobe
5 22 (37.29%) HTML5
5 22 (37.29%) CSS3
6 19 (32.20%) Graphic Design
7 17 (28.81%) Degree
8 13 (22.03%) Social Network
8 13 (22.03%) HTML
8 13 (22.03%) JavaScript
9 12 (20.34%) Flash
9 12 (20.34%) iPad
10 11 (18.64%) PHP
11 10 (16.95%) Games
12 8 (13.56%) Dreamweaver
12 8 (13.56%) Social Media
13 7 (11.86%) Android
13 7 (11.86%) Finance
14 6 (10.17%) MySQL
14 6 (10.17%) Web Services
14 6 (10.17%) Blackberry
14 6 (10.17%) French Language
14 6 (10.17%) InDesign
14 6 (10.17%) Agile Software Development
14 6 (10.17%) Retail
14 6 (10.17%) iPhone
14 6 (10.17%) MongoDB
14 6 (10.17%) Mobile App
15 5 (8.475%) FMCG

Visual Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 32 (54.24%) CSS
2 22 (37.29%) HTML5
2 22 (37.29%) CSS3
3 13 (22.03%) HTML
4 12 (20.34%) Flash
5 6 (10.17%) Web Services
6 4 (6.780%) jQuery
7 2 (3.390%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 3 (5.085%) CMS
2 1 (1.695%) WordPress
Applications
1 36 (61.02%) Photoshop
2 33 (55.93%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (10.17%) InDesign
4 3 (5.085%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (3.390%) Fireworks
6 1 (1.695%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.695%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.695%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.17%) MySQL
1 6 (10.17%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (13.56%) Dreamweaver
General
1 10 (16.95%) Games
2 7 (11.86%) Finance
3 6 (10.17%) Retail
3 6 (10.17%) French Language
4 2 (3.390%) Publishing
5 1 (1.695%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 19 (32.20%) Graphic Design
2 13 (22.03%) Social Network
3 12 (20.34%) iPad
4 8 (13.56%) Social Media
5 6 (10.17%) Blackberry
5 6 (10.17%) iPhone
5 6 (10.17%) Mobile App
6 5 (8.475%) FMCG
7 4 (6.780%) Visualisation
8 3 (5.085%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.86%) Android
2 4 (6.780%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (10.17%) Agile Software Development
2 3 (5.085%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (5.085%) User Experience Design
3 1 (1.695%) Information Architecture
3 1 (1.695%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (1.695%) E-Commerce
3 1 (1.695%) Web Design
3 1 (1.695%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (22.03%) JavaScript
2 11 (18.64%) PHP
3 5 (8.475%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 17 (28.81%) Degree
2 2 (3.390%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 27 (45.76%) Adobe
2 5 (8.475%) Nokia
3 1 (1.695%) Google
3 1 (1.695%) Twitter
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
London
To be suitable for this role you will have the following: * Excellent Visual Designer experience within a large corporate essential (Software sector experience ideal) * Strong skills in Adobe...
Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + excellent package
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Work closely with Front End Developers to ensure great design quality * We're looking for someone with the following skills, knowledge and experience * Solid graphic design skills and...
Logic Engagements Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
This is an outstanding opportunity to work with a marketing leading UX Agency. Working closely with our team of designers, the successful candidate will help deliver the complex...
I4 Recruitment
Salary: Competitive Salary
Posted: 17 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: 13 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: 17 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: 17 May 2013