Graphic Design Job Trends in Dorset

Graphic Design
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.18% - 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.62% - 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £50,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £37,000 - £26,000
% change year-on-year - - -35.00%

All Generic Skills
Dorset

Graphic Design 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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 162 67 199
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 28.93% 24.54% 28.27%
Number of salaries quoted 117 30 168
10th Percentile - £35,975 £27,050
25th Percentile £27,707 £46,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £45,000 £55,350 £58,750
90th Percentile £63,545 £75,500 £63,750
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Graphic Design relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in Dorset

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 7 March 2026. 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
Poole - 1 £45,000 - 2
Graphic Design
South West

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Eloqua
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe