Animation Job Trends in England

Animation
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 565 615 620
Rank change year-on-year +50 +5 +165
Permanent jobs citing Animation 35 61 46
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.067% 0.12% 0.10%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.19% 0.33% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 23 19 39
10th Percentile £23,800 £39,900 £40,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £44,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% - +13.64%
75th Percentile £52,500 £66,250 £73,125
90th Percentile £67,250 - £96,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -32.00% - +11.61%

All Generic Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,651 18,477 16,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.86% 37.26% 37.03%
Number of salaries quoted 9,385 8,842 12,539
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,500 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,150 £110,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Animation job vacancy trend in England

Animation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Animation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Animation

Animation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation in England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Animation in England

Animation
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
London +11 11 £37,626 -39.80% 5
South East +32 9 £25,000 - 9
North of England +19 7 £42,500 -2.30% 3
West Midlands +15 5 £56,250 +33.93% 1
Midlands +14 5 £56,250 +33.93% 1
South West +10 3 - - 1
North East - 3 £42,500 - 1
North West +25 2 £45,000 -
Yorkshire -12 2 - - 2
Animation
UK

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (11.43%) CMS
1 4 (11.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (28.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 8 (22.86%) Adobe After Effects
2 8 (22.86%) Adobe Illustrator
2 8 (22.86%) InDesign
3 6 (17.14%) Adobe Premiere
3 6 (17.14%) Photoshop
4 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (8.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (5.71%) Adobe XD
5 2 (5.71%) CINEMA 4D
5 2 (5.71%) DaVinci Resolve
5 2 (5.71%) Final Cut Pro
5 2 (5.71%) Sketch
6 1 (2.86%) 3ds Max
6 1 (2.86%) Blender
6 1 (2.86%) GIMP
6 1 (2.86%) Houdini
6 1 (2.86%) Maya
6 1 (2.86%) NUKE
Cloud Services
1 7 (20.00%) Figma
2 6 (17.14%) SaaS
3 4 (11.43%) AWS
4 3 (8.57%) Amazon Cognito
4 3 (8.57%) Amazon EC2
4 3 (8.57%) Amazon S3
4 3 (8.57%) AWS Lambda
4 3 (8.57%) Canva
4 3 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (8.57%) Serverless
5 1 (2.86%) GitHub
5 1 (2.86%) Google Ads
Development Applications
1 3 (8.57%) Jenkins
1 3 (8.57%) MLflow
2 2 (5.71%) Cypress.io
3 1 (2.86%) Git
General
1 13 (37.14%) Marketing
2 8 (22.86%) Multimedia
2 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
3 5 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (8.57%) Manufacturing
5 2 (5.71%) Advertising
5 2 (5.71%) Finance
5 2 (5.71%) Games
6 1 (2.86%) Billing
6 1 (2.86%) iGaming
6 1 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.86%) Law
6 1 (2.86%) Publishing
6 1 (2.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (28.57%) Designer
2 3 (8.57%) Animator
2 3 (8.57%) Content Designer
2 3 (8.57%) Creative Designer
2 3 (8.57%) Digital Executive
2 3 (8.57%) e-Learning Designer
2 3 (8.57%) Machine Learning Engineer
2 3 (8.57%) Operations Engineer
2 3 (8.57%) Senior
3 2 (5.71%) Digital Designer
3 2 (5.71%) Digital Producer
3 2 (5.71%) Graphic Designer
3 2 (5.71%) Product Designer
3 2 (5.71%) Senior Designer
3 2 (5.71%) Senior Product Designer
3 2 (5.71%) Software Engineer
4 1 (2.86%) Developer
4 1 (2.86%) iOS Developer
4 1 (2.86%) Mobile Developer
4 1 (2.86%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (14.29%) CSS
1 5 (14.29%) Unreal Engine
2 4 (11.43%) Framer.js
3 3 (8.57%) HTML
3 3 (8.57%) PyTorch
3 3 (8.57%) React
3 3 (8.57%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 2 (5.71%) Jest
4 2 (5.71%) Next.js
5 1 (2.86%) AngularJS
5 1 (2.86%) Core Animation
5 1 (2.86%) Core Data
5 1 (2.86%) Corona SDK
5 1 (2.86%) Node.js
5 1 (2.86%) RESTful
5 1 (2.86%) UIKit
5 1 (2.86%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 11 (31.43%) Video Editing
2 9 (25.71%) Motion Graphics
2 9 (25.71%) Social Media
3 8 (22.86%) Graphic Design
4 5 (14.29%) Photography
5 3 (8.57%) Digital Media
5 3 (8.57%) Digital Signage
5 3 (8.57%) e-Learning
5 3 (8.57%) Learning Management System
5 3 (8.57%) Life Science
5 3 (8.57%) Robotics
5 3 (8.57%) Web Conferencing
6 2 (5.71%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (5.71%) Podcast
6 2 (5.71%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (5.71%) Virtual Reality
7 1 (2.86%) Blog
7 1 (2.86%) Mobile App
7 1 (2.86%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.57%) Linux
2 2 (5.71%) Android
2 2 (5.71%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (34.29%) User Experience
2 9 (25.71%) Storytelling
3 6 (17.14%) Roadmaps
3 6 (17.14%) UX Design
4 5 (14.29%) Analytics
4 5 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (14.29%) Storyboarding
5 4 (11.43%) Content Management
5 4 (11.43%) Copywriting
5 4 (11.43%) Email Marketing
5 4 (11.43%) Prototyping
6 3 (8.57%) AI
6 3 (8.57%) B2B
6 3 (8.57%) Business Analytics
6 3 (8.57%) Business Development
6 3 (8.57%) Creative Marketing
6 3 (8.57%) Data Management
6 3 (8.57%) DevOps
6 3 (8.57%) Machine Learning
6 3 (8.57%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) Python
2 3 (8.57%) C++
2 3 (8.57%) TypeScript
3 1 (2.86%) C#
3 1 (2.86%) Swift
Qualifications
1 7 (20.00%) Degree
2 3 (8.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.57%) ISO 9001
1 3 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.71%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 3 (8.57%) Ansible
1 3 (8.57%) Kubeflow
1 3 (8.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (40.00%) Adobe
2 3 (8.57%) Cisco
2 3 (8.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.71%) Instagram
3 2 (5.71%) TikTok
3 2 (5.71%) YouTube
4 1 (2.86%) Autodesk
4 1 (2.86%) Google
4 1 (2.86%) HubSpot