Graphic Design Job Trends in England

Graphic Design
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 686 595 673
Rank change year-on-year -91 +78 +9
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 38 60 95
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.040% 0.14% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.32% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 25 33 69
10th Percentile £32,300 £27,250 £25,100
25th Percentile £37,500 £29,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,000 £36,539
Median % change year-on-year +32.35% -6.95% -18.80%
75th Percentile £52,500 £43,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £55,750 £66,250 £63,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £32,500 £36,539
% change year-on-year +38.46% -11.05% -18.80%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,399 18,474 23,421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.72% 42.01% 32.46%
Number of salaries quoted 15,987 9,386 14,274
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,381
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,875 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in England

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in England over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in England

Graphic Design
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the England region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
South West -65 10 £45,000 - 4
South East -54 9 £40,000 +23.08% 7
London -60 7 £50,588 +30.55% 16
West Midlands -17 6 £45,000 +150.00% 2
Midlands -27 6 £45,000 +97.80% 3
East of England -22 3 £37,500 +19.05%
North of England -58 3 £55,000 +29.41% 4
North East -60 3 £55,000 +76.28%
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
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 10 (26.32%) CMS
2 3 (7.89%) Drupal
3 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (57.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 18 (47.37%) Adobe Illustrator
2 18 (47.37%) Photoshop
3 17 (44.74%) InDesign
4 9 (23.68%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Eloqua
2 1 (2.63%) Magento
2 1 (2.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 15 (39.47%) Figma
2 3 (7.89%) Canva
3 1 (2.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (2.63%) ChatGPT
3 1 (2.63%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) Intranet
General
1 27 (71.05%) Marketing
2 13 (34.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (31.58%) Organisational Skills
3 12 (31.58%) Social Skills
4 8 (21.05%) Multimedia
5 7 (18.42%) Public Sector
6 5 (13.16%) Retail
7 4 (10.53%) Automotive
7 4 (10.53%) Local Government
7 4 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (7.89%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.63%) Advertising
9 1 (2.63%) Finance
9 1 (2.63%) Games
9 1 (2.63%) iGaming
9 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 23 (60.53%) Designer
2 12 (31.58%) Graphic Designer
3 5 (13.16%) Digital Designer
4 4 (10.53%) Architect
4 4 (10.53%) UI Architect
5 3 (7.89%) Content Designer
5 3 (7.89%) Interaction Designer
5 3 (7.89%) Marketing Manager
5 3 (7.89%) Web Designer
6 2 (5.26%) Marketing Executive
6 2 (5.26%) Senior
6 2 (5.26%) Senior Designer
7 1 (2.63%) Animator
7 1 (2.63%) Communications Officer
7 1 (2.63%) Graphic Artist
7 1 (2.63%) Programmer
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Graphic Designer
7 1 (2.63%) Systems Programmer
7 1 (2.63%) UI Designer
7 1 (2.63%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (36.84%) HTML
2 13 (34.21%) CSS
3 1 (2.63%) Framer.js
3 1 (2.63%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 22 (57.89%) Social Media
2 5 (13.16%) Web Conferencing
3 4 (10.53%) Photography
4 3 (7.89%) Animation
5 2 (5.26%) Video Editing
6 1 (2.63%) Blog
6 1 (2.63%) FMCG
6 1 (2.63%) Home Automation
6 1 (2.63%) Midjourney
6 1 (2.63%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (52.63%) User Experience
2 14 (36.84%) B2B
3 11 (28.95%) Infographics
4 10 (26.32%) Customer Engagement
5 9 (23.68%) AI
5 9 (23.68%) Digital Marketing
6 8 (21.05%) Customer-Centricity
6 8 (21.05%) User Research
7 7 (18.42%) Interaction Design
7 7 (18.42%) UX Design
7 7 (18.42%) Wireframes
8 6 (15.79%) Analytics
8 6 (15.79%) Customer Experience
8 6 (15.79%) Storytelling
9 5 (13.16%) Lead Generation
9 5 (13.16%) Web Design
10 4 (10.53%) Email Marketing
10 4 (10.53%) Logistics
10 4 (10.53%) Mathematics
10 4 (10.53%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.53%) C
2 2 (5.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) Degree
2 3 (7.89%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.63%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (31.58%) Accessibility
2 3 (7.89%) WCAG
Vendors
1 26 (68.42%) Adobe
2 5 (13.16%) Facebook
3 4 (10.53%) Instagram
4 1 (2.63%) Google
4 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.63%) WooCommerce