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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 614 502 539
Rank change year-on-year -112 +37 +173
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 53 100 278
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.068% 0.27% 0.34%
As % of the Applications category 1.16% 2.33% 3.21%
Number of salaries quoted 34 34 212
10th Percentile £26,385 £26,575 £24,250
25th Percentile £29,978 £28,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £34,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.39% +14.17% -33.33%
75th Percentile £53,438 £48,750 £39,625
90th Percentile £67,250 £50,000 £45,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +50.00% -33.33%

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 4,570 4,299 8,666
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.86% 11.47% 10.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,285 2,052 5,639
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £56,500 £63,782 £52,500
90th Percentile £72,000 £76,250 £67,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -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 22 April 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 April 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
West Midlands -8 19 £45,000 +27.66% 11
Midlands -33 19 £45,000 +28.57% 14
South East -37 16 £32,500 +20.37% 8
North of England -49 11 £32,500 -25.71% 8
North West -21 9 £32,500 -27.78% 4
South West -56 3 £45,000 +62.16% 2
London -62 3 £31,000 -34.74% 13
Yorkshire -62 2 - - 2
East of England -32 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 14 (26.42%) CMS
2 10 (18.87%) WordPress
3 5 (9.43%) nginx
4 4 (7.55%) IIS
5 2 (3.77%) Umbraco
6 1 (1.89%) ArcGIS
6 1 (1.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 43 (81.13%) Adobe Illustrator
2 25 (47.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 19 (35.85%) InDesign
4 12 (22.64%) Adobe After Effects
5 8 (15.09%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (7.55%) Adobe XD
8 3 (5.66%) Acrobat
8 3 (5.66%) Camtasia
8 3 (5.66%) Elementor
8 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
9 2 (3.77%) Adobe Captivate
9 2 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 1 (1.89%) Blender
10 1 (1.89%) CATIA
10 1 (1.89%) CINEMA 4D
10 1 (1.89%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 5 (9.43%) Shopify
2 2 (3.77%) Eloqua
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.09%) Figma
2 6 (11.32%) Canva
3 5 (9.43%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 5 (9.43%) AWS
3 5 (9.43%) GitHub
3 5 (9.43%) SaaS
4 1 (1.89%) Google Ads
4 1 (1.89%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.89%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.89%) Broadband
1 1 (1.89%) DHCP
1 1 (1.89%) Intranet
1 1 (1.89%) TCP/IP
1 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.09%) MySQL
2 1 (1.89%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Git
2 5 (9.43%) Vite
General
1 28 (52.83%) Marketing
2 16 (30.19%) Social Skills
3 9 (16.98%) Multimedia
4 6 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (9.43%) Advertising
5 5 (9.43%) Automotive
5 5 (9.43%) Games
5 5 (9.43%) iGaming
5 5 (9.43%) Manufacturing
5 5 (9.43%) Telecoms
6 4 (7.55%) Retail
7 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (5.66%) Finance
7 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.77%) Legal
9 1 (1.89%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (1.89%) Digital Economy
9 1 (1.89%) Law
9 1 (1.89%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 16 (30.19%) Designer
2 9 (16.98%) Marketing Manager
3 8 (15.09%) Senior
4 7 (13.21%) Graphic Designer
5 6 (11.32%) Digital Designer
5 6 (11.32%) Support Engineer
6 5 (9.43%) Animator
6 5 (9.43%) Product Owner
7 4 (7.55%) 3D Designer
7 4 (7.55%) Analyst
7 4 (7.55%) IT Analyst
7 4 (7.55%) IT Support
7 4 (7.55%) IT Support Analyst
7 4 (7.55%) Marketing Communications Manager
7 4 (7.55%) Support Analyst
8 3 (5.66%) Data Analyst
8 3 (5.66%) Developer
8 3 (5.66%) Junior
8 3 (5.66%) Junior IT Engineer
8 3 (5.66%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (28.30%) HTML
2 12 (22.64%) CSS
3 6 (11.32%) Tailwind CSS
4 5 (9.43%) Laravel
4 5 (9.43%) LEMP Stack
4 5 (9.43%) Vue
4 5 (9.43%) YAML
5 3 (5.66%) Bootstrap
5 3 (5.66%) JSON
6 1 (1.89%) Framer.js
6 1 (1.89%) GreenSock GSAP
6 1 (1.89%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 25 (47.17%) Social Media
2 21 (39.62%) Graphic Design
3 8 (15.09%) Animation
4 5 (9.43%) 3D Graphics
4 5 (9.43%) Product Ownership
4 5 (9.43%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (7.55%) Blog
5 4 (7.55%) IoT
5 4 (7.55%) Podcast
6 3 (5.66%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (5.66%) Video Editing
7 2 (3.77%) Digital Signage
7 2 (3.77%) e-Learning
7 2 (3.77%) Learning Management System
7 2 (3.77%) Photography
8 1 (1.89%) Digital Media
8 1 (1.89%) Driving Licence
8 1 (1.89%) Mobile App
8 1 (1.89%) Motion Graphics
8 1 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.32%) Linux
2 4 (7.55%) Windows
3 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.89%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.89%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (41.51%) User Experience
2 13 (24.53%) B2B
3 12 (22.64%) Digital Marketing
4 10 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (18.87%) UX Design
5 9 (16.98%) B2B Marketing
5 9 (16.98%) Roadmaps
6 8 (15.09%) Copywriting
6 8 (15.09%) SEO
6 8 (15.09%) Time Management
7 7 (13.21%) CAD
7 7 (13.21%) Typography
8 6 (11.32%) Agile
8 6 (11.32%) Campaign Management
8 6 (11.32%) Content Marketing
8 6 (11.32%) Lead Generation
8 6 (11.32%) Project Management
8 6 (11.32%) Storytelling
9 5 (9.43%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 5 (9.43%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 12 (22.64%) JavaScript
2 8 (15.09%) PHP
3 5 (9.43%) Bash
4 3 (5.66%) SQL
4 3 (5.66%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (28.30%) Degree
2 3 (5.66%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (3.77%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.89%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.89%) HNC
4 1 (1.89%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (16.98%) QA
2 6 (11.32%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.89%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.89%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (9.43%) Docker
2 1 (1.89%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 41 (77.36%) Adobe
2 6 (11.32%) Facebook
2 6 (11.32%) Microsoft
3 5 (9.43%) Instagram
4 2 (3.77%) Google
4 2 (3.77%) Hootsuite
5 1 (1.89%) Apple
5 1 (1.89%) Dell
5 1 (1.89%) DoubleClick
5 1 (1.89%) ESRI
5 1 (1.89%) Salesforce