Graphic Design Jobs in the West Midlands

Graphic Design
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Graphic Design over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 225 259 256
Rank change year-on-year +34 -3 -33
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 17 17 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.24% 0.25% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.72% 0.65% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 14 9 5
10th Percentile £24,250 £66,750 -
25th Percentile £25,000 £73,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £77,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -63.87% +106.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £40,000 £81,250 £40,250
90th Percentile £60,000 - £42,350
England median annual salary £30,000 £50,000 £46,050
% change year-on-year -40.00% +8.58% +2.33%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Graphic Design is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,348 2,625 2,881
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 33.19% 38.15% 39.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,706 976 1,774
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,879 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £64,108 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Graphic Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the West Midlands

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Graphic Design in the West Midlands

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the West Midlands

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 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
Birmingham -4 6 £60,000 -22.58% 4
Staffordshire - 5 £25,000 -
Worcestershire - 3 £35,000 -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £21,000 -
Wolverhampton - 1 - -
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 7 (41.18%) WordPress
2 4 (23.53%) CMS
Applications
1 10 (58.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 9 (52.94%) Photoshop
3 7 (41.18%) InDesign
4 5 (29.41%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (29.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (17.65%) Adobe XD
5 3 (17.65%) SketchUp
6 2 (11.76%) Adobe Captivate
6 2 (11.76%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (11.76%) Sketch
7 1 (5.88%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (5.88%) Blender
7 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Figma
2 3 (17.65%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 3 (17.65%) ChatGPT
3 1 (5.88%) Google Analytics
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Axure RP
General
1 12 (70.59%) Marketing
2 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 12 (70.59%) Designer
2 6 (35.29%) Graphic Designer
3 2 (11.76%) Digital Designer
3 2 (11.76%) Senior
3 2 (11.76%) Senior Designer
3 2 (11.76%) Senior Digital Designer
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Designer
4 1 (5.88%) Artworker
4 1 (5.88%) Creative Designer
4 1 (5.88%) IT Support
4 1 (5.88%) Junior
4 1 (5.88%) Junior Artworker
4 1 (5.88%) Junior Designer
4 1 (5.88%) Lead
4 1 (5.88%) Product Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (23.53%) CSS
1 4 (23.53%) HTML
2 1 (5.88%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 11 (64.71%) Social Media
2 7 (41.18%) Photography
3 5 (29.41%) Blog
4 2 (11.76%) Animation
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Media
4 2 (11.76%) Life Science
4 2 (11.76%) Product Ownership
5 1 (5.88%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (5.88%) Video Editing
5 1 (5.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) B2B
1 6 (35.29%) Infographics
2 5 (29.41%) User Experience
3 4 (23.53%) Content Management
3 4 (23.53%) UX Design
3 4 (23.53%) Web Design
4 3 (17.65%) 3D Modelling
4 3 (17.65%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (17.65%) Design Patterns
4 3 (17.65%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (17.65%) SEO
4 3 (17.65%) Usability Testing
4 3 (17.65%) User Research
5 2 (11.76%) Customer Experience
5 2 (11.76%) Design Thinking
5 2 (11.76%) Journey Map
5 2 (11.76%) Storyboarding
5 2 (11.76%) User Journey Map
5 2 (11.76%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Degree
Vendors
1 13 (76.47%) Adobe
2 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.88%) Google