Animation Jobs 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 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 433 663 782
Rank change year-on-year +230 +119 +4
Permanent jobs citing Animation 270 168 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.20% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.51% 0.56% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 23 123 84
10th Percentile £33,750 £27,100 £36,825
25th Percentile £43,125 £31,875 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £41,235 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +51.57% -28.29% +15.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £70,250 £66,250 £68,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £41,235 £57,500
% change year-on-year +51.57% -28.29% +17.95%

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 17,928 29,798 39,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 36.71% 34.76% 43.93%
Number of salaries quoted 8,772 20,825 21,320
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,478
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Animation in England

Animation
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Animation in England

Animation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation in England over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

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 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
London +155 97 £62,500 +22.55% 101
South East +125 32 - - 35
East of England +45 26 - - 5
North of England +19 15 £43,500 +16.00% 35
Midlands +60 11 £48,750 +58.54% 9
Yorkshire +68 10 £43,500 +55.36% 7
West Midlands +59 8 £52,500 +66.67% 7
South West +96 6 - - 3
North West -19 4 - - 27
East Midlands +27 3 £45,000 +50.00% 2
North East +43 1 - - 1
Animation
UK

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.22%) WordPress
2 5 (1.85%) CMS
3 2 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (5.56%) Photoshop
2 11 (4.07%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (3.33%) Adobe After Effects
4 7 (2.59%) Adobe Premiere
5 6 (2.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (1.85%) Blender
6 5 (1.85%) InDesign
6 5 (1.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.48%) Maya
7 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (1.48%) QuarkXPress
8 3 (1.11%) Adobe XD
8 3 (1.11%) CINEMA 4D
8 3 (1.11%) Sketch
9 1 (0.37%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.37%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.37%) Houdini
9 1 (0.37%) Revit
9 1 (0.37%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.59%) Figma
2 2 (0.74%) Canva
2 2 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.74%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 215 (79.63%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
1 1 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 2 (0.74%) Git
2 1 (0.37%) gulp
2 1 (0.37%) PostCSS
2 1 (0.37%) rollup.js
2 1 (0.37%) Subversion
2 1 (0.37%) Vite
General
1 220 (81.48%) Games
2 20 (7.41%) Social Skills
3 16 (5.93%) Marketing
4 15 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (2.22%) Finance
6 5 (1.85%) Multimedia
7 3 (1.11%) Automotive
8 2 (0.74%) Advertising
8 2 (0.74%) iGaming
8 2 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.74%) Law
9 1 (0.37%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.37%) Retail
Job Titles
1 221 (81.85%) Senior
2 16 (5.93%) Designer
3 11 (4.07%) Head of Design
4 8 (2.96%) Lead
5 5 (1.85%) Creative Designer
6 4 (1.48%) Senior Designer
7 3 (1.11%) Digital Producer
7 3 (1.11%) Junior
7 3 (1.11%) Junior Designer
7 3 (1.11%) Junior UI/UX Designer
7 3 (1.11%) Junior UX Designer
7 3 (1.11%) UI Designer
7 3 (1.11%) UI/UX Designer
7 3 (1.11%) UX Designer
8 2 (0.74%) Architect
8 2 (0.74%) Digital Designer
9 1 (0.37%) Developer
9 1 (0.37%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 1 (0.37%) Senior Developer
9 1 (0.37%) Senior Front-End Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 216 (80.00%) WebGL
2 215 (79.63%) GraphQL
2 215 (79.63%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 10 (3.70%) HTML
4 6 (2.22%) HTML5
5 5 (1.85%) CSS
6 3 (1.11%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.37%) Bootstrap
7 1 (0.37%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.37%) Pixi.js
7 1 (0.37%) Sass
7 1 (0.37%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.93%) Social Media
2 14 (5.19%) Graphic Design
2 14 (5.19%) Photography
3 10 (3.70%) Podcast
4 9 (3.33%) Video Editing
5 6 (2.22%) Augmented Reality
5 6 (2.22%) Motion Graphics
5 6 (2.22%) Virtual Reality
6 5 (1.85%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.11%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.74%) 3D Graphics
9 1 (0.37%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.37%) FMCG
9 1 (0.37%) Interactive Media
9 1 (0.37%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.37%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.37%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.37%) State Machine
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (82.22%) Artificial Intelligence
2 221 (81.85%) Problem-Solving
3 218 (80.74%) Storytelling
4 216 (80.00%) 3D Animation
4 216 (80.00%) Visual Effects
5 215 (79.63%) Prototyping
5 215 (79.63%) Rapid Prototyping
6 14 (5.19%) Analytics
7 10 (3.70%) Digital Strategy
8 9 (3.33%) User Experience
9 8 (2.96%) Resource Allocation
9 8 (2.96%) Strategic Planning
10 6 (2.22%) Digital Marketing
11 5 (1.85%) Collaborative Working
11 5 (1.85%) Content Management
11 5 (1.85%) UX Design
12 4 (1.48%) Data Privacy
12 4 (1.48%) Front End Development
12 4 (1.48%) Time Management
12 4 (1.48%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 215 (79.63%) HLSL
2 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.37%) C++
3 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (5.93%) Degree
2 4 (1.48%) HNC
2 4 (1.48%) HND
3 2 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.37%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.74%) ISO 9001
1 2 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.37%) GRC
2 1 (0.37%) QA
Vendors
1 23 (8.52%) Adobe
2 6 (2.22%) Microsoft
3 5 (1.85%) YouTube
4 4 (1.48%) Google
4 4 (1.48%) Twitter
5 2 (0.74%) Cisco
6 1 (0.37%) Perforce
6 1 (0.37%) Rollbar
6 1 (0.37%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.37%) Sony