Animation Jobs in Central London

Animation
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 182 229
Rank change year-on-year +30 +47 +67
Permanent jobs citing Animation 9 5 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.36% 0.13% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.87% 0.39% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 12
10th Percentile - £43,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £47,500 £47,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 £52,500 £53,750
90th Percentile - - £63,125
London median annual salary £62,500 £51,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +22.55% -11.30% +4.55%

All Generic Skills
Central London

Animation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,029 1,289 2,142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 41.01% 34.23% 41.09%
Number of salaries quoted 684 963 1,772
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,397 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £72,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - -6.45% +3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £101,250
90th Percentile £130,000 £115,000 £118,625
London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £75,300
% change year-on-year +6.67% -0.40% +0.40%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in Central London

Animation
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animation in Central London.

Salary trend for Animation in Central London

Animation
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the Central London region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +38 4 £70,000 +40.00% 10
West End of London - 2 - - 8
Camden - 2 - -
City of Westminster - 2 - -
Lambeth - 1 - -
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 - - 1
Animation
London

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Blender
1 1 (11.11%) Houdini
1 1 (11.11%) Maya
Communications & Networking
1 7 (77.78%) Broadband
General
1 7 (77.78%) Games
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Senior
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (77.78%) GraphQL
1 7 (77.78%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 7 (77.78%) WebGL
2 1 (11.11%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (11.11%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (11.11%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Artificial Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) 3D Animation
2 7 (77.78%) Prototyping
2 7 (77.78%) Rapid Prototyping
2 7 (77.78%) Storytelling
2 7 (77.78%) Visual Effects
3 1 (11.11%) 3D Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Vision
3 1 (11.11%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Twin
3 1 (11.11%) Image Processing
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Texturing
3 1 (11.11%) User Experience
3 1 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) HLSL
2 1 (11.11%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Perforce