Animation Job Trends in the East of England

Animation
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 174 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs citing Animation 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.024% 0.028% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.076% 0.075% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £51,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -32.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,309 1,331 943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 31.71% 37.80% 38.60%
Number of salaries quoted 610 526 637
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,519 £28,871
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £38,569
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Animation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Animation job vacancy trend in the East of England

Animation
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Animation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Animation

Animation
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the East of England region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
Essex - 1 £47,500 - 3
Animation
England

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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%) 3ds Max
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (100.00%) Blender
1 1 (100.00%) CINEMA 4D
1 1 (100.00%) Fusion 360
1 1 (100.00%) Maya
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Unreal Engine
1 1 (100.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Texturing
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens