Photoshop Job Trends in England

Adobe Photoshop
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Photoshop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 697 524 608
Rank change year-on-year -173 +84 +11
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 64 109 122
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.062% 0.25% 0.18%
As % of the Applications category 1.23% 2.06% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 31 62 50
10th Percentile £28,375 £27,250 £26,700
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.31% -7.14% -12.50%
75th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £50,625
90th Percentile £43,750 £55,625 £67,500
UK median annual salary £36,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +12.31% -7.14% -12.50%

All Software Application Skills
England

Photoshop falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 5,220 5,303 6,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.10% 12.39% 9.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,133 2,325 2,338
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £57,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -11.11% -

Photoshop
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Photoshop job vacancy trend in England

Photoshop
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Photoshop.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Photoshop

Photoshop
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Photoshop in England over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Photoshop in England

Photoshop
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the England region over the 6 months to 22 September 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 -74 24 £34,000 -9.33% 28
North of England -60 15 £37,500 +10.29% 18
Midlands -44 10 £35,000 +7.69% 8
South East -62 10 £37,500 +11.11% 19
North West -32 9 £37,500 -5.06% 7
Yorkshire -40 6 - - 8
East Midlands -24 5 £35,000 -22.22% 6
West Midlands -52 5 £55,750 +71.54% 2
South West -81 4 - - 1
East of England -53 1 - - 4
Photoshop
UK

Photoshop
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 9 (14.06%) WordPress
2 5 (7.81%) CMS
3 3 (4.69%) IIS
4 2 (3.13%) Moodle
5 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 40 (62.50%) Adobe Illustrator
2 34 (53.13%) InDesign
3 29 (45.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 18 (28.13%) Adobe After Effects
5 9 (14.06%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
7 7 (10.94%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (4.69%) Acrobat
10 1 (1.56%) Adobe XD
10 1 (1.56%) Blender
10 1 (1.56%) CorelDRAW
10 1 (1.56%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (10.94%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (29.69%) Figma
2 7 (10.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 7 (10.94%) Canva
3 3 (4.69%) SaaS
4 2 (3.13%) Google Ads
4 2 (3.13%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (1.56%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.56%) Google Tag Manager
5 1 (1.56%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.56%) MailChimp
5 1 (1.56%) Slack
5 1 (1.56%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.81%) WPA
2 3 (4.69%) Internet
2 3 (4.69%) RIP
3 1 (1.56%) Broadband
3 1 (1.56%) FTP
3 1 (1.56%) HTTP
3 1 (1.56%) RTMP
3 1 (1.56%) Skype
3 1 (1.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.69%) MySQL
2 2 (3.13%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) Git
General
1 40 (62.50%) Marketing
2 22 (34.38%) Social Skills
3 16 (25.00%) Multimedia
3 16 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
4 13 (20.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 9 (14.06%) Retail
6 8 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (9.38%) Advertising
8 5 (7.81%) Agriculture
9 4 (6.25%) Banking
9 4 (6.25%) Finance
9 4 (6.25%) Law
9 4 (6.25%) Manufacturing
10 2 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (3.13%) Publishing
11 1 (1.56%) Games
11 1 (1.56%) iGaming
11 1 (1.56%) Local Government
11 1 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 28 (43.75%) Designer
2 9 (14.06%) Graphic Designer
2 9 (14.06%) Senior
3 8 (12.50%) Senior Designer
4 7 (10.94%) Senior UI Designer
4 7 (10.94%) Senior UI/UX Designer
4 7 (10.94%) Senior UX Designer
4 7 (10.94%) UI Designer
4 7 (10.94%) UI/UX Designer
4 7 (10.94%) UX Designer
5 6 (9.38%) Digital Designer
6 5 (7.81%) Creative Designer
6 5 (7.81%) Junior
7 4 (6.25%) Marketing Executive
8 3 (4.69%) Junior Analyst
8 3 (4.69%) Junior Data Analyst
8 3 (4.69%) Junior IT Support
8 3 (4.69%) Junior IT Support Analyst
8 3 (4.69%) Junior Support Analyst
8 3 (4.69%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (29.69%) HTML
2 18 (28.13%) CSS
3 7 (10.94%) Framer.js
4 3 (4.69%) JSON
5 1 (1.56%) GreenSock GSAP
5 1 (1.56%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 18 (28.13%) Social Media
2 14 (21.88%) Graphic Design
3 9 (14.06%) Animation
4 8 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (7.81%) FMCG
6 4 (6.25%) Management Information System
7 3 (4.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (4.69%) Learning Management System
7 3 (4.69%) Photography
8 2 (3.13%) Digital Media
8 2 (3.13%) e-Learning
8 2 (3.13%) PMI
8 2 (3.13%) SCORM
9 1 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (1.56%) Driving Licence
9 1 (1.56%) Product Ownership
9 1 (1.56%) Video Editing
9 1 (1.56%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.69%) Windows
1 3 (4.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (34.38%) User Experience
2 18 (28.13%) AI
3 15 (23.44%) Prototyping
4 14 (21.88%) Digital Marketing
5 13 (20.31%) B2B
6 12 (18.75%) UX Design
7 11 (17.19%) Customer Engagement
8 10 (15.63%) Typography
9 9 (14.06%) Analytics
9 9 (14.06%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
10 8 (12.50%) E-Commerce
10 8 (12.50%) Infographics
11 7 (10.94%) A/B Testing
11 7 (10.94%) Global Marketing
11 7 (10.94%) Mentoring
11 7 (10.94%) Rapid Prototyping
11 7 (10.94%) SEO
11 7 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
12 6 (9.38%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.81%) JavaScript
2 3 (4.69%) Java
2 3 (4.69%) PHP
2 3 (4.69%) SQL
2 3 (4.69%) VBA
Qualifications
1 9 (14.06%) Degree
2 2 (3.13%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.56%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.56%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.69%) Accessibility
1 3 (4.69%) QA
2 1 (1.56%) GDPR
Vendors
1 53 (82.81%) Adobe
2 8 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 4 (6.25%) Google
4 3 (4.69%) YouTube
5 2 (3.13%) HubSpot
5 2 (3.13%) Instagram
6 1 (1.56%) DoubleClick
6 1 (1.56%) Hotjar
6 1 (1.56%) TikTok
6 1 (1.56%) Xerox