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 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 500 | 605 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -200 | +105 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Photoshop | 70 | 130 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.066% | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Applications category | 1.24% | 2.27% | 2.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 70 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,625 | £27,250 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -18.75% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,625 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -18.75% | -3.03% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 5,656 | 5,736 | 5,916 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 5.37% | 13.48% | 9.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,525 | 2,381 | 2,033 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,250 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £33,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,450 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -15.79% | +5.56% |
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 Salary Trend in England
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 17 October 2026.
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 17 October 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 | -70 | 28 | £34,000 | -9.33% | 29 |
| North of England | -66 | 18 | £37,500 | +1.35% | 14 |
| North West | -37 | 10 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 6 |
| South East | -89 | 10 | £37,500 | +15.38% | 14 |
| Midlands | -58 | 9 | £33,750 | +10.66% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 8 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 2 |
| South West | -77 | 4 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -51 | 2 | £75,000 | +145.90% | 8 |
| East of England | -54 | 1 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 4 |
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Photoshop Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe Illustrator | 65.7% | 46 |
| 2 | InDesign | 54.3% | 38 |
| 3 | Adobe Creative Suite | 47.1% | 33 |
| 4 | Adobe After Effects | 28.6% | 20 |
| 5 | Adobe Premiere | 14.3% | 10 |
| 5 | Microsoft Office | 14.3% | 10 |
| 7 | Microsoft Excel | 10.0% | 7 |
| 8 | Acrobat | 8.6% | 6 |
| 9 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 7.1% | 5 |
| 10 | Blender | 4.3% | 3 |
| 11 | Adobe XD | 1.4% | 1 |
| 11 | CorelDRAW | 1.4% | 1 |
| 11 | DaVinci Resolve | 1.4% | 1 |
| 11 | Spreadsheet | 1.4% | 1 |