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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 507 546 589
Rank change year-on-year +39 +43 +92
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 93 130 77
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Applications category 1.89% 2.56% 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 52 30 59
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,475 £28,050
25th Percentile £27,938 £31,250 £32,796
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% -2.94% -10.53%
75th Percentile £42,500 £55,000 £45,105
90th Percentile £56,250 £67,500 £55,450
UK median annual salary £32,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -18.75% -5.88% -10.53%

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 4,914 5,086 3,803
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 9.45% 10.26% 8.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,190 1,927 2,699
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,750 £25,124
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -8.60%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,701 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +12.20% -7.61%

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 1 January 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 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
South East +33 29 £32,500 -50.00% 15
London -8 22 £32,500 -31.22% 12
North of England +35 20 £37,000 -1.33% 11
North West +33 13 £40,000 -5.88% 4
East of England +23 10 £29,500 +13.46% 14
West Midlands +19 7 £32,500 - 5
Midlands +11 7 £32,500 +2.36% 5
Yorkshire +2 7 £29,000 -3.33% 6
South West +3 5 £35,250 +25.89% 2
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 14 (15.05%) CMS
2 13 (13.98%) WordPress
3 10 (10.75%) SharePoint
4 4 (4.30%) Drupal
5 2 (2.15%) EPiServer
5 2 (2.15%) nginx
5 2 (2.15%) Umbraco
6 1 (1.08%) ArcGIS
6 1 (1.08%) Confluence
6 1 (1.08%) IIS
6 1 (1.08%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 47 (50.54%) Adobe Illustrator
2 41 (44.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 33 (35.48%) Adobe Premiere
3 33 (35.48%) InDesign
4 20 (21.51%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (21.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (13.98%) Adobe After Effects
6 11 (11.83%) Microsoft Office
7 7 (7.53%) Adobe XD
8 5 (5.38%) Acrobat
8 5 (5.38%) Elementor
9 4 (4.30%) SketchUp
9 4 (4.30%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (2.15%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (2.15%) CINEMA 4D
11 1 (1.08%) Blender
11 1 (1.08%) CATIA
11 1 (1.08%) Maya
11 1 (1.08%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 11 (11.83%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (19.35%) Figma
2 14 (15.05%) Google Analytics
3 13 (13.98%) Microsoft 365
4 11 (11.83%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 10 (10.75%) OneDrive
6 9 (9.68%) SaaS
7 8 (8.60%) Canva
8 5 (5.38%) MailChimp
9 3 (3.23%) Google Ads
10 2 (2.15%) AWS
10 2 (2.15%) GitHub
10 2 (2.15%) npm
11 1 (1.08%) Azure
11 1 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (1.08%) ChatGPT
11 1 (1.08%) Cloudflare
11 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (1.08%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.08%) DHCP
1 1 (1.08%) Intranet
1 1 (1.08%) TCP/IP
1 1 (1.08%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.23%) MySQL
2 2 (2.15%) Metadata
3 1 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (1.08%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (6.45%) Git
2 2 (2.15%) Grunt
2 2 (2.15%) gulp
2 2 (2.15%) JIRA
2 2 (2.15%) Vite
2 2 (2.15%) webpack
General
1 58 (62.37%) Marketing
2 30 (32.26%) Social Skills
3 17 (18.28%) Organisational Skills
3 17 (18.28%) Retail
4 15 (16.13%) Advertising
5 9 (9.68%) Dutch Language
5 9 (9.68%) French Language
5 9 (9.68%) German Language
5 9 (9.68%) Spanish Language
6 7 (7.53%) Multimedia
7 4 (4.30%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (4.30%) Brand Awareness
8 3 (3.23%) Finance
8 3 (3.23%) Games
8 3 (3.23%) Public Sector
9 2 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.15%) Publishing
10 1 (1.08%) Law
10 1 (1.08%) Legal
10 1 (1.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 33 (35.48%) Designer
2 17 (18.28%) Graphic Designer
3 9 (9.68%) Service Manager
4 8 (8.60%) Marketing Executive
5 7 (7.53%) 3D Designer
5 7 (7.53%) Marketing Manager
6 6 (6.45%) E-Commerce Specialist
6 6 (6.45%) Junior
7 5 (5.38%) Developer
7 5 (5.38%) Digital Designer
7 5 (5.38%) Senior
8 4 (4.30%) Creative Designer
8 4 (4.30%) Digital Developer
9 3 (3.23%) Digital Marketing Manager
9 3 (3.23%) Operations Manager
10 2 (2.15%) Art Director
10 2 (2.15%) Artworker
10 2 (2.15%) Senior Developer
10 2 (2.15%) Senior Graphic Designer
10 2 (2.15%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (15.05%) HTML
2 8 (8.60%) CSS
3 5 (5.38%) Bootstrap
3 5 (5.38%) Tailwind CSS
4 2 (2.15%) CSS3
4 2 (2.15%) HTML5
4 2 (2.15%) Laravel
4 2 (2.15%) LEMP Stack
4 2 (2.15%) Node.js
4 2 (2.15%) Redux
4 2 (2.15%) RESTful
4 2 (2.15%) Sass
4 2 (2.15%) Vue
4 2 (2.15%) YAML
5 1 (1.08%) MFC
5 1 (1.08%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (1.08%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 40 (43.01%) Social Media
2 31 (33.33%) Graphic Design
3 13 (13.98%) Motion Graphics
3 13 (13.98%) Video Editing
4 10 (10.75%) Photography
5 6 (6.45%) 3D Graphics
5 6 (6.45%) Animation
5 6 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (4.30%) Blog
6 4 (4.30%) Educational Technology
7 2 (2.15%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.15%) e-Learning
7 2 (2.15%) Learning Management System
7 2 (2.15%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.08%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.08%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.08%) Smart City
8 1 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.23%) Linux
2 1 (1.08%) Windows
2 1 (1.08%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
2 1 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (31.18%) User Experience
2 22 (23.66%) SEO
3 17 (18.28%) Analytics
3 17 (18.28%) Digital Marketing
3 17 (18.28%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (15.05%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (15.05%) Mentoring
5 13 (13.98%) Marketing Strategy
5 13 (13.98%) Typography
5 13 (13.98%) Videography
6 12 (12.90%) B2B
7 11 (11.83%) Customer Service
7 11 (11.83%) Time Management
7 11 (11.83%) UX Design
8 10 (10.75%) Coaching
8 10 (10.75%) E-Commerce
8 10 (10.75%) Email Marketing
8 10 (10.75%) Project Delivery
9 9 (9.68%) ITIL
9 9 (9.68%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.68%) JavaScript
2 3 (3.23%) PHP
3 2 (2.15%) Bash
4 1 (1.08%) C++
4 1 (1.08%) Perl
4 1 (1.08%) VBA
Qualifications
1 39 (41.94%) Degree
2 9 (9.68%) Master's Degree
2 9 (9.68%) PMI Certification
2 9 (9.68%) PMP
3 2 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (2.15%) DBS Check
3 2 (2.15%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.08%) HNC
4 1 (1.08%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.68%) Accessibility
2 5 (5.38%) QA
3 3 (3.23%) ISO 9001
3 3 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.08%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (2.15%) Docker
2 1 (1.08%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 72 (77.42%) Adobe
2 22 (23.66%) Microsoft
3 21 (22.58%) Google
4 10 (10.75%) Instagram
5 8 (8.60%) Facebook
6 6 (6.45%) TikTok
7 5 (5.38%) Salesforce
8 4 (4.30%) Pardot
8 4 (4.30%) Sage
9 3 (3.23%) Cisco
10 2 (2.15%) HubSpot
10 2 (2.15%) YouTube
11 1 (1.08%) Apple
11 1 (1.08%) Atlassian
11 1 (1.08%) Autodesk
11 1 (1.08%) Dell
11 1 (1.08%) ESRI
11 1 (1.08%) Optimizely
11 1 (1.08%) Sitecore