Hybrid/Remote Photoshop Contract Job Trends

Adobe Photoshop
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Photoshop skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 295 353
Rank change year-on-year -12 +58 +128
Contract jobs citing Photoshop 13 23 20
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Applications category 1.64% 3.07% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 21 10
10th Percentile £166 £200 £210
25th Percentile £209 £255 £229
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £230 £325 £283
Median % change year-on-year -29.23% +15.04% -63.55%
75th Percentile £341 £388 £513
90th Percentile £404 £475 £578
UK median daily rate £325 £325 £265
% change year-on-year - +22.64% -35.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.03 £30.75 -
Median hourly rate £28.09 £31.50 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% -30.33% +86.45%
75th Percentile £29.16 £32.25 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £21.05 £21.75 £26.78
% change year-on-year -3.24% -18.78% +18.05%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 792 749 1,245
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.74% 6.44% 7.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 439 502 753
10th Percentile £240 £192 £185
25th Percentile £326 £306 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £426 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.63% -5.33% -2.70%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £550
90th Percentile £630 £650 £664
UK median daily rate £438 £401 £400
% change year-on-year +9.24% +0.13% -10.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 32 86
10th Percentile £9.25 £14.51 £14.26
25th Percentile £17.50 £18.88 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.63 £26.34 £32.03
Median % change year-on-year -10.29% -17.75% -23.75%
75th Percentile £35.00 £37.56 £49.00
90th Percentile £62.70 £44.88 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £20.35 £25.00 £27.90
% change year-on-year -18.60% -10.39% +11.60%

Photoshop
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Photoshop and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Photoshop job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Photoshop
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Photoshop.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Photoshop

Photoshop
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Photoshop daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Photoshop.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Photoshop

Photoshop
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 1 (7.69%) CMS
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (69.23%) Adobe Illustrator
2 7 (53.85%) Adobe After Effects
3 5 (38.46%) Adobe Premiere
3 5 (38.46%) InDesign
4 3 (23.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (7.69%) Acrobat
5 1 (7.69%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (7.69%) Canva
2 1 (7.69%) Figma
2 1 (7.69%) Lucidchart
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.69%) Veeva
2 1 (7.69%) Vyond
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
1 1 (7.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 6 (46.15%) Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Advertising
4 2 (15.38%) Games
4 2 (15.38%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Finance
5 1 (7.69%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Designer
2 2 (15.38%) Graphic Artist
2 2 (15.38%) Motion Graphics Artist
3 1 (7.69%) Animator
3 1 (7.69%) Content Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Coordinator
3 1 (7.69%) Creative Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Graphic Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Junior
3 1 (7.69%) Junior Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Photoshop Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Senior
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Visual Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Service Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Training Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Video Editor
3 1 (7.69%) Visual Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Animation
1 3 (23.08%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (15.38%) Graphic Design
2 2 (15.38%) Social Media
2 2 (15.38%) Video Editing
3 1 (7.69%) e-Learning
3 1 (7.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Apple iOS
1 1 (7.69%) Mac OS
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) User Experience
2 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (15.38%) Infographics
2 2 (15.38%) Storytelling
2 2 (15.38%) Typography
2 2 (15.38%) UX Design
3 1 (7.69%) 3D Animation
3 1 (7.69%) Agile
3 1 (7.69%) Asset Management
3 1 (7.69%) Change Management
3 1 (7.69%) Copywriting
3 1 (7.69%) Creative Marketing
3 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (7.69%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (7.69%) Logistics
3 1 (7.69%) Project Delivery
3 1 (7.69%) Project Management
3 1 (7.69%) Time Management
3 1 (7.69%) Visualisation
3 1 (7.69%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 10 (76.92%) Adobe
2 2 (15.38%) YouTube
3 1 (7.69%) Facebook
3 1 (7.69%) Instagram