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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 690 540 621
Rank change year-on-year -150 +81 +22
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 54 106 138
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.056% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Applications category 1.15% 1.99% 1.84%
Number of salaries quoted 29 56 84
10th Percentile £29,318 - £24,825
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £27,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £32,000 £32,750
Median % change year-on-year +17.19% -2.29% -18.13%
75th Percentile £47,500 £38,750 £42,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £57,125
UK median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £32,750
% change year-on-year +15.38% -0.76% -18.13%

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 4,692 5,330 7,508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 4.87% 12.18% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,805 2,390 3,179
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,250 £76,300
UK median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -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 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 26 August 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 26 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
London -63 17 £30,000 -29.41% 10
North West 0 11 £37,500 -5.06% 4
North of England -45 11 £37,500 +10.29% 8
Midlands -32 9 £40,750 +25.38% 3
South East -55 9 £37,500 +25.00% 6
West Midlands -26 8 £45,000 +48.76% 1
South West -76 7 £45,000 +20.00% 4
East Midlands -20 1 £30,000 -33.33% 2
East of England -49 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 5 (9.26%) WordPress
2 3 (5.56%) CMS
2 3 (5.56%) IIS
3 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 42 (77.78%) Adobe Illustrator
2 33 (61.11%) InDesign
3 26 (48.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 19 (35.19%) Adobe After Effects
5 5 (9.26%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (5.56%) Camtasia
8 1 (1.85%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 2 (3.70%) Eloqua
2 1 (1.85%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (31.48%) Figma
2 6 (11.11%) SaaS
3 5 (9.26%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (3.70%) Canva
5 1 (1.85%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.85%) Google Tag Manager
5 1 (1.85%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.85%) MailChimp
5 1 (1.85%) Slack
5 1 (1.85%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.26%) WPA
2 2 (3.70%) RIP
3 1 (1.85%) Broadband
3 1 (1.85%) Internet
3 1 (1.85%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.85%) Git
General
1 34 (62.96%) Marketing
2 15 (27.78%) Multimedia
2 15 (27.78%) Organisational Skills
3 11 (20.37%) Social Skills
4 9 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (11.11%) Advertising
6 5 (9.26%) Retail
7 4 (7.41%) Manufacturing
8 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (3.70%) Automotive
9 2 (3.70%) Banking
9 2 (3.70%) Finance
9 2 (3.70%) Games
9 2 (3.70%) iGaming
9 2 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (3.70%) Law
9 2 (3.70%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.85%) Local Government
10 1 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (53.70%) Designer
2 13 (24.07%) Senior
3 10 (18.52%) Graphic Designer
4 8 (14.81%) Senior Designer
5 7 (12.96%) Senior UI Designer
5 7 (12.96%) Senior UI/UX Designer
5 7 (12.96%) Senior UX Designer
5 7 (12.96%) UI Designer
5 7 (12.96%) UI/UX Designer
5 7 (12.96%) UX Designer
6 6 (11.11%) Digital Designer
6 6 (11.11%) Support Engineer
7 5 (9.26%) Creative Designer
8 4 (7.41%) Marketing Manager
9 3 (5.56%) Data Analyst
9 3 (5.56%) IT Support Analyst
9 3 (5.56%) IT Support Engineer
9 3 (5.56%) Junior
9 3 (5.56%) Junior Data Analyst
9 3 (5.56%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (31.48%) HTML
2 16 (29.63%) CSS
3 7 (12.96%) Framer.js
4 3 (5.56%) JSON
5 1 (1.85%) GreenSock GSAP
Miscellaneous
1 20 (37.04%) Social Media
2 16 (29.63%) Graphic Design
3 7 (12.96%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (9.26%) FMCG
5 4 (7.41%) Animation
6 3 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (3.70%) Blog
7 2 (3.70%) IoT
7 2 (3.70%) PMI
7 2 (3.70%) Podcast
7 2 (3.70%) Web Conferencing
8 1 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (1.85%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.85%) Photography
8 1 (1.85%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.85%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.56%) Windows
1 3 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.04%) User Experience
2 17 (31.48%) AI
3 16 (29.63%) B2B
4 13 (24.07%) Customer Engagement
4 13 (24.07%) Prototyping
5 12 (22.22%) Digital Marketing
6 11 (20.37%) UX Design
7 9 (16.67%) Typography
8 8 (14.81%) Customer-Centricity
8 8 (14.81%) Infographics
9 7 (12.96%) Collaborative Working
9 7 (12.96%) Global Marketing
9 7 (12.96%) Rapid Prototyping
10 6 (11.11%) Line Management
10 6 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (9.26%) Mentoring
11 5 (9.26%) Project Delivery
11 5 (9.26%) SEO
11 5 (9.26%) Workflow
12 4 (7.41%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.96%) JavaScript
2 3 (5.56%) PHP
2 3 (5.56%) SQL
2 3 (5.56%) VBA
3 2 (3.70%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (20.37%) Degree
2 3 (5.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (3.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.85%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.85%) GDPR
1 1 (1.85%) QA
Vendors
1 48 (88.89%) Adobe
2 4 (7.41%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.56%) Facebook
3 3 (5.56%) Instagram
4 2 (3.70%) Google
4 2 (3.70%) YouTube
5 1 (1.85%) DoubleClick
5 1 (1.85%) Hotjar
5 1 (1.85%) TikTok
5 1 (1.85%) Xerox