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 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 414 430
Rank change year-on-year +55 +16 +150
Permanent jobs citing Animation 14 28 27
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.11% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.24% 0.38% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 7 15 22
10th Percentile - £46,600 £48,125
25th Percentile £31,250 £58,750 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,626 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.80% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £47,500 £66,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £56,500 - £124,875
England median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% -12.00% +8.70%

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 5,765 7,275 7,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 43.61% 43.04% 40.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,419 4,040 5,833
10th Percentile £35,750 £45,000 £41,047
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% - +6.67%
75th Percentile £101,250 £107,729 £100,000
90th Percentile £129,800 £130,000 £128,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%

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 9 December 2025.

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 9 December 2025. 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 London - 3 £32,500 - 1
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 3 (21.43%) WordPress
2 1 (7.14%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Adobe After Effects
1 5 (35.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (28.57%) Photoshop
3 3 (21.43%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (21.43%) Adobe Premiere
3 3 (21.43%) InDesign
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (14.29%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (7.14%) 3ds Max
5 1 (7.14%) Blender
5 1 (7.14%) Houdini
5 1 (7.14%) Maya
5 1 (7.14%) NUKE
Cloud Services
1 5 (35.71%) SaaS
2 3 (21.43%) Figma
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft 365
General
1 8 (57.14%) Marketing
2 7 (50.00%) Multimedia
3 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 5 (35.71%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (21.43%) Advertising
6 1 (7.14%) Games
6 1 (7.14%) Law
6 1 (7.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Designer
2 3 (21.43%) Creative Designer
3 2 (14.29%) Digital Producer
3 2 (14.29%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Communications Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Lecturer
4 1 (7.14%) Product Designer
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Designer
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Product Designer
4 1 (7.14%) UI Designer
4 1 (7.14%) UI/UX Designer
4 1 (7.14%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (21.43%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 2 (14.29%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (7.14%) Corona SDK
3 1 (7.14%) Framer.js
3 1 (7.14%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) Motion Graphics
2 5 (35.71%) Social Media
2 5 (35.71%) Video Editing
3 4 (28.57%) Graphic Design
4 2 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
4 2 (14.29%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (7.14%) Mobile App
5 1 (7.14%) Photography
5 1 (7.14%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Android
1 1 (7.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Analytics
2 5 (35.71%) User Experience
3 4 (28.57%) Email Marketing
3 4 (28.57%) Storytelling
3 4 (28.57%) UX Design
4 3 (21.43%) Business Analytics
4 3 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (21.43%) Data Privacy
4 3 (21.43%) Line Management
5 2 (14.29%) AI
5 2 (14.29%) Content Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) CRM
5 2 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
5 2 (14.29%) Post-Production
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Thought Leadership
5 2 (14.29%) Usability Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Wireframes
5 2 (14.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) ISO 9001
1 3 (21.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (14.29%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Adobe
2 3 (21.43%) Cisco
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) Autodesk