Visual Effects Job Trends in England

Visual Effects (VFX)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Visual Effects 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 596 658 660
Rank change year-on-year +62 +2 +307
Permanent jobs citing Visual Effects 4 18 6
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.008% 0.036% 0.013%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.009% 0.040% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 5
10th Percentile - - £41,400
25th Percentile £52,500 £46,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -26.92% +4.00%
75th Percentile £63,125 £48,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £66,500 £54,250 £76,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -26.92% +10.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Visual Effects falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 42,728 44,744 41,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.15% 90.24% 91.27%
Number of salaries quoted 25,461 22,347 32,089
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Visual Effects
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Visual Effects relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Visual Effects job vacancy trend in England

Visual Effects
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visual Effects.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Visual Effects

Visual Effects
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Visual Effects 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
London +28 3 £55,000 - 6
Visual Effects
UK

Visual Effects
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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Blender
2 2 (50.00%) 3ds Max
2 2 (50.00%) Adobe After Effects
2 2 (50.00%) Maya
3 1 (25.00%) Houdini
3 1 (25.00%) NUKE
General
1 2 (50.00%) Games
2 1 (25.00%) Law
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) 3D Artist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (25.00%) Corona SDK
2 1 (25.00%) OpenGL
2 1 (25.00%) Qt
2 1 (25.00%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Animation
1 1 (25.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (50.00%) Line Management
2 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) C++