Animation Job Trends in London

Animation
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 388 438
Rank change year-on-year +17 +50 +156
Permanent jobs citing Animation 18 28 41
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.11% 0.19% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.29% 0.44% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 15 15 36
10th Percentile £35,750 £29,050 £34,725
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,375 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £53,750 £66,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £59,000 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £41,235
% change year-on-year -20.00% +51.57% -25.03%

All Generic Skills
London

Animation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,215 6,309 8,774
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 38.70% 43.82% 40.75%
Number of salaries quoted 3,682 3,315 6,576
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,227 £39,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £126,250 £130,000 £125,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -15.38%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Animation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Animation job vacancy trend in London

Animation
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Animation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Animation

Animation
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation in London over the 6 months to 1 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Animation in London

Animation
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the London region over the 6 months to 1 March 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
Central London +24 2 £57,500 - 6
West London - 2 £32,500 -
Animation
England

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 2 (11.11%) WordPress
2 1 (5.56%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Adobe After Effects
1 3 (16.67%) Photoshop
2 2 (11.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (11.11%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (11.11%) CINEMA 4D
2 2 (11.11%) InDesign
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.56%) 3ds Max
3 1 (5.56%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (5.56%) Blender
3 1 (5.56%) Houdini
3 1 (5.56%) Maya
3 1 (5.56%) NUKE
Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) Figma
2 2 (11.11%) GitHub
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (11.11%) SaaS
3 1 (5.56%) AWS
General
1 8 (44.44%) Games
2 4 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Marketing
3 2 (11.11%) Multimedia
4 1 (5.56%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) 2D Animator
1 7 (38.89%) Animator
2 3 (16.67%) Designer
2 3 (16.67%) Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Creative Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Digital Producer
3 2 (11.11%) Full-Stack Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (5.56%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Lecturer
4 1 (5.56%) Product Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Product Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Senior UI Developer
4 1 (5.56%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (22.22%) React
2 3 (16.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 2 (11.11%) Node.js
3 2 (11.11%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (5.56%) Corona SDK
4 1 (5.56%) CSS
4 1 (5.56%) CSS3
4 1 (5.56%) D3.js
4 1 (5.56%) Framer.js
4 1 (5.56%) Highcharts JS
4 1 (5.56%) HTML
4 1 (5.56%) HTML5
4 1 (5.56%) Next.js
4 1 (5.56%) RESTful
4 1 (5.56%) Semantic HTML
4 1 (5.56%) V-Ray
4 1 (5.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Motion Graphics
2 2 (11.11%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (11.11%) Graphic Design
2 2 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 2 (11.11%) Social Media
2 2 (11.11%) Video Editing
2 2 (11.11%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) User Experience
2 3 (16.67%) Analytics
2 3 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (16.67%) UX Design
3 2 (11.11%) Business Analytics
3 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (11.11%) Data Privacy
3 2 (11.11%) Email Marketing
3 2 (11.11%) Line Management
3 2 (11.11%) Post-Production
3 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 2 (11.11%) Visualisation
3 2 (11.11%) Workflow
4 1 (5.56%) Front End Development
4 1 (5.56%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 1 (5.56%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
4 1 (5.56%) Prototyping
4 1 (5.56%) Texturing
4 1 (5.56%) Visual Effects
4 1 (5.56%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) TypeScript
2 1 (5.56%) Java
2 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
2 1 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) ISO 9001
1 2 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (5.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Adobe
2 2 (11.11%) Cisco
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) Autodesk