Photoshop Contracts

Adobe Photoshop
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Photoshop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Photoshop over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 476 568
Rank change year-on-year -15 +92 +201
Contract jobs citing Photoshop 48 114 117
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.26% 0.21%
As % of the Applications category 1.83% 3.58% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 60 93
10th Percentile £156 £191 £219
25th Percentile £254 £256 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £338 £375
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -10.00% -6.25%
75th Percentile £382 £391 £500
90th Percentile £558 £538 £580
UK excluding London median daily rate £361 £350 £375
% change year-on-year +3.21% -6.67% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 16 2
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £25.38
25th Percentile £23.15 £14.06 £29.69
Median hourly rate £33.05 £25.75 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +28.35% -33.55% -4.32%
75th Percentile £42.12 £43.19 £47.19
90th Percentile £51.51 £63.75 £51.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.05 £31.50 -
% change year-on-year +4.92% - -

All Software Application Skills
UK

Photoshop falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,630 3,187 4,090
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 8.40% 7.33% 7.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,504 1,617 2,681
10th Percentile £195 £163 £188
25th Percentile £284 £225 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £421 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.19% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £544 £525 £575
90th Percentile £650 £638 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £365 £396
% change year-on-year +9.45% -7.71% +4.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 315 637 260
10th Percentile £14.20 £11.71 £14.00
25th Percentile £15.84 £14.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.66 £17.22 £25.71
Median % change year-on-year +43.21% -33.02% +15.34%
75th Percentile £41.23 £36.57 £49.00
90th Percentile £60.75 £57.50 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.82 £16.06 £22.53
% change year-on-year +42.06% -28.72% +15.78%

Photoshop
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Photoshop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Photoshop.

Daily rate trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Photoshop.

Hourly rate trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +2 46 £325 - 684
London +34 29 £325 - 314
UK excluding London -17 18 £361 +3.21% 409
Work from Home +8 12 £240 -26.15% 253
South East +42 10 £240 +26.32% 101
Midlands +8 3 £450 +45.87% 58
South West +26 2 £575 +53.33% 48
East Midlands +2 2 £450 +7.66% 24
East of England +13 1 - - 56
West Midlands +3 1 - - 33
North of England -9 1 - - 108
Yorkshire -11 1 - - 36
Wales - 1 £273 - 16

Photoshop
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 7 (14.58%) SharePoint
2 6 (12.50%) CMS
Applications
1 35 (72.92%) Adobe Illustrator
2 12 (25.00%) Adobe Premiere
2 12 (25.00%) InDesign
3 10 (20.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 10 (20.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (16.67%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (6.25%) 3ds Max
5 3 (6.25%) CINEMA 4D
5 3 (6.25%) InVision
5 3 (6.25%) OmniGraffle
5 3 (6.25%) Sketch
5 3 (6.25%) UXPin
6 2 (4.17%) Final Cut Pro
6 2 (4.17%) Maya
6 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (2.08%) AutoCAD
7 1 (2.08%) MS Visio
7 1 (2.08%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 10 (20.83%) Figma
2 2 (4.17%) Google Analytics
2 2 (4.17%) Google Workspace
2 2 (4.17%) Slack
2 2 (4.17%) Yammer
3 1 (2.08%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (2.08%) Canva
3 1 (2.08%) Lucidchart
3 1 (2.08%) SaaS
3 1 (2.08%) Veeva
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Metadata
2 1 (2.08%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 3 (6.25%) Axure RP
1 3 (6.25%) Balsamiq
2 1 (2.08%) Dreamweaver
General
1 21 (43.75%) Marketing
2 17 (35.42%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.58%) Finance
4 5 (10.42%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (10.42%) Public Sector
5 3 (6.25%) Advertising
5 3 (6.25%) Games
5 3 (6.25%) Military
6 2 (4.17%) Financial Institution
6 2 (4.17%) Publishing
6 2 (4.17%) Retail
7 1 (2.08%) Arabic Language
7 1 (2.08%) Banking
7 1 (2.08%) French Language
7 1 (2.08%) German Language
7 1 (2.08%) Italian Language
7 1 (2.08%) Japanese Language
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Music Industry
7 1 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (41.67%) Designer
2 11 (22.92%) Senior
3 8 (16.67%) Senior Designer
4 6 (12.50%) Developer
5 5 (10.42%) Graphic Designer
6 3 (6.25%) 3D Developer
6 3 (6.25%) Communications Manager
6 3 (6.25%) e-Learning Developer
6 3 (6.25%) Motion Designer
6 3 (6.25%) UX Designer
7 2 (4.17%) 3D Artist
7 2 (4.17%) Artworker
7 2 (4.17%) Creative Artworker
7 2 (4.17%) Creative Designer
7 2 (4.17%) Creative Strategist
7 2 (4.17%) IT Communications Manager
7 2 (4.17%) IT Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Senior Motion Designer
7 2 (4.17%) Transformation Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Visual Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (14.58%) HTML
2 5 (10.42%) CSS
3 3 (6.25%) Framer.js
4 2 (4.17%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (2.08%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 12 (25.00%) Animation
2 10 (20.83%) Motion Graphics
3 9 (18.75%) Photography
4 8 (16.67%) Social Media
5 7 (14.58%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (12.50%) Graphic Design
7 3 (6.25%) 3D Graphics
7 3 (6.25%) e-Learning
7 3 (6.25%) Vector Graphics
8 2 (4.17%) Algorithms
8 2 (4.17%) Augmented Reality
8 2 (4.17%) Management Information System
8 2 (4.17%) Mobile App
8 2 (4.17%) Video Editing
8 2 (4.17%) Virtual Reality
9 1 (2.08%) Blog
9 1 (2.08%) Digital Media
9 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (2.08%) New Media
9 1 (2.08%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (18.75%) Storyboarding
1 9 (18.75%) User Experience
2 7 (14.58%) Project Management
2 7 (14.58%) Storytelling
3 6 (12.50%) Content Management
3 6 (12.50%) Content Strategy
3 6 (12.50%) Instructional Design
3 6 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (10.42%) B2B
4 5 (10.42%) Typography
5 4 (8.33%) Analytics
5 4 (8.33%) Copywriting
5 4 (8.33%) CRM
5 4 (8.33%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (8.33%) Deadline-Driven
5 4 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (8.33%) UX Design
5 4 (8.33%) Web Design
6 3 (6.25%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.17%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (6.25%) Degree
1 3 (6.25%) SC Cleared
1 3 (6.25%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (2.08%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.08%) QA
Vendors
1 30 (62.50%) Adobe
2 5 (10.42%) Google
3 4 (8.33%) Autodesk
4 3 (6.25%) YouTube
5 2 (4.17%) Hotjar
5 2 (4.17%) Instagram
5 2 (4.17%) Microsoft
6 1 (2.08%) Avaya
6 1 (2.08%) Facebook
6 1 (2.08%) Genesys
6 1 (2.08%) TikTok
6 1 (2.08%) Twitter