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 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 571 519 518
Rank change year-on-year -52 -1 +208
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 79 104 271
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.27% 0.36%
As % of the Applications category 1.67% 2.45% 3.56%
Number of salaries quoted 46 30 216
10th Percentile £26,976 £26,400 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,125 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £38,750 £32,046
Median % change year-on-year -1.29% +20.92% -28.79%
75th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £40,813
90th Percentile £60,500 £56,250 £45,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% +30.77% -27.78%

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 4,734 4,238 7,621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 7.15% 11.04% 10.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2,211 1,967 5,371
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £48,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +28.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56,375 £65,000 £52,875
90th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +27.15% -16.67%

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 18 March 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 18 March 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 East +8 27 £32,500 -50.00% 6
North of England -28 23 £36,250 -17.50% 5
North West -4 16 £40,000 -11.86% 1
Midlands -7 15 £45,000 +36.36% 10
West Midlands - 15 £45,000 - 6
London -56 11 £31,000 -34.74% 11
Yorkshire -40 7 £29,000 -3.33% 1
South West -28 3 £45,000 +62.16% 1
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 21 (26.58%) CMS
2 14 (17.72%) WordPress
3 8 (10.13%) SharePoint
4 5 (6.33%) nginx
5 2 (2.53%) Umbraco
6 1 (1.27%) ArcGIS
6 1 (1.27%) IIS
6 1 (1.27%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 52 (65.82%) Adobe Illustrator
2 34 (43.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 28 (35.44%) Adobe Premiere
4 27 (34.18%) InDesign
5 17 (21.52%) Adobe After Effects
6 10 (12.66%) Microsoft Excel
7 9 (11.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 6 (7.59%) Adobe XD
8 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Office
9 5 (6.33%) Acrobat
9 5 (6.33%) Elementor
10 3 (3.80%) Camtasia
10 3 (3.80%) SketchUp
11 2 (2.53%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (2.53%) Blender
12 1 (1.27%) CATIA
12 1 (1.27%) CINEMA 4D
12 1 (1.27%) Maya
12 1 (1.27%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Shopify
2 2 (2.53%) Eloqua
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 8 (10.13%) Figma
1 8 (10.13%) Google Analytics
1 8 (10.13%) Microsoft 365
1 8 (10.13%) OneDrive
2 6 (7.59%) Canva
3 5 (6.33%) AWS
3 5 (6.33%) GitHub
3 5 (6.33%) MailChimp
3 5 (6.33%) SaaS
4 3 (3.80%) Google Ads
5 1 (1.27%) ChatGPT
5 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.27%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) DHCP
1 1 (1.27%) TCP/IP
1 1 (1.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.33%) MySQL
2 1 (1.27%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.27%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (6.33%) Git
1 5 (6.33%) Vite
General
1 41 (51.90%) Marketing
2 21 (26.58%) Social Skills
3 12 (15.19%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (11.39%) Advertising
5 8 (10.13%) Multimedia
5 8 (10.13%) Retail
6 7 (8.86%) Dutch Language
6 7 (8.86%) French Language
6 7 (8.86%) German Language
6 7 (8.86%) Spanish Language
7 5 (6.33%) Automotive
7 5 (6.33%) Games
7 5 (6.33%) Manufacturing
7 5 (6.33%) Telecoms
8 4 (5.06%) iGaming
9 3 (3.80%) Brand Awareness
9 3 (3.80%) Finance
9 3 (3.80%) Public Sector
10 2 (2.53%) Legal
10 2 (2.53%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (29.11%) Designer
2 11 (13.92%) Graphic Designer
2 11 (13.92%) Marketing Manager
3 8 (10.13%) 3D Designer
4 7 (8.86%) Marketing Executive
4 7 (8.86%) Service Manager
5 6 (7.59%) Digital Designer
5 6 (7.59%) Senior
6 5 (6.33%) Product Owner
7 4 (5.06%) Animator
7 4 (5.06%) Marketing Communications Manager
8 3 (3.80%) Digital Marketing Manager
8 3 (3.80%) Digital Producer
8 3 (3.80%) Graphic Artist
8 3 (3.80%) Support Engineer
9 2 (2.53%) Art Director
9 2 (2.53%) Developer
9 2 (2.53%) Digital Developer
9 2 (2.53%) Senior Developer
10 1 (1.27%) Audio Visual Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (16.46%) HTML
2 10 (12.66%) CSS
3 8 (10.13%) Tailwind CSS
4 5 (6.33%) Bootstrap
4 5 (6.33%) Laravel
4 5 (6.33%) LEMP Stack
4 5 (6.33%) Vue
4 5 (6.33%) YAML
5 1 (1.27%) MFC
5 1 (1.27%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (1.27%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 33 (41.77%) Social Media
2 27 (34.18%) Graphic Design
3 7 (8.86%) 3D Graphics
3 7 (8.86%) Animation
3 7 (8.86%) Blog
4 5 (6.33%) Photography
4 5 (6.33%) Product Ownership
4 5 (6.33%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (5.06%) IoT
5 4 (5.06%) Podcast
5 4 (5.06%) Video Editing
6 2 (2.53%) Digital Signage
6 2 (2.53%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.53%) e-Learning
6 2 (2.53%) Learning Management System
6 2 (2.53%) Motion Graphics
7 1 (1.27%) Digital Media
7 1 (1.27%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.59%) Linux
2 1 (1.27%) Windows
2 1 (1.27%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (29.11%) User Experience
2 18 (22.78%) B2B
3 17 (21.52%) Digital Marketing
4 14 (17.72%) SEO
5 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (15.19%) Videography
7 11 (13.92%) B2B Marketing
7 11 (13.92%) CAD
7 11 (13.92%) Marketing Strategy
8 10 (12.66%) Time Management
8 10 (12.66%) UX Design
9 9 (11.39%) Analytics
9 9 (11.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (11.39%) Copywriting
9 9 (11.39%) Mentoring
9 9 (11.39%) Roadmaps
10 8 (10.13%) Campaign Management
10 8 (10.13%) Customer Service
10 8 (10.13%) Project Delivery
10 8 (10.13%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.66%) JavaScript
2 5 (6.33%) Bash
2 5 (6.33%) PHP
Qualifications
1 32 (40.51%) Degree
2 7 (8.86%) Master's Degree
2 7 (8.86%) PMI Certification
2 7 (8.86%) PMP
3 5 (6.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.53%) DBS Check
4 2 (2.53%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.27%) HNC
5 1 (1.27%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (11.39%) QA
2 5 (6.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.27%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (6.33%) Docker
2 1 (1.27%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 61 (77.22%) Adobe
2 15 (18.99%) Microsoft
3 11 (13.92%) Google
4 10 (12.66%) Facebook
5 9 (11.39%) Instagram
6 3 (3.80%) Sage
7 2 (2.53%) Hootsuite
7 2 (2.53%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.27%) Apple
8 1 (1.27%) Autodesk
8 1 (1.27%) Dell
8 1 (1.27%) ESRI
8 1 (1.27%) HubSpot
8 1 (1.27%) Optimizely
8 1 (1.27%) Sitecore