Animation Jobs 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 296 453 546
Rank change year-on-year +157 +93 +109
Permanent jobs citing Animation 97 54 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.76% 0.23% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.72% 0.56% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 18 41 56
10th Percentile £30,400 £33,200 £39,375
25th Percentile £58,750 £41,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £52,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +20.19% -11.49% +6.82%
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,250 £76,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £41,235 £57,500
% change year-on-year +51.57% -28.29% +15.00%

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 5,640 9,664 15,186
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 44.44% 40.31% 46.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,014 6,778 10,288
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £44,142
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £76,391
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -1.82% +1.85%
75th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £136,250 £130,000 £123,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in London

Animation
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animation in London.

Salary trend for Animation in London

Animation
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation in London over the 6 months to 30 May 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 30 May 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
South London - 20 - -
West London +33 16 - - 13
East London - 10 - - 1
Central London +29 9 £70,000 +40.00% 10
North London - 8 - -
Animation
England

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.06%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (7.22%) Adobe Illustrator
1 7 (7.22%) Photoshop
2 4 (4.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (4.12%) QuarkXPress
3 3 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.06%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (2.06%) Blender
4 2 (2.06%) CINEMA 4D
4 2 (2.06%) InDesign
4 2 (2.06%) Maya
4 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (2.06%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.03%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (1.03%) Camtasia
5 1 (1.03%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (1.03%) Houdini
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.06%) Canva
1 2 (2.06%) Figma
1 2 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (2.06%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 67 (69.07%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.03%) Amazon Redshift
General
1 67 (69.07%) Games
2 14 (14.43%) Marketing
3 12 (12.37%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (6.19%) Social Skills
5 5 (5.15%) Multimedia
6 2 (2.06%) Advertising
7 1 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.03%) Finance
7 1 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 71 (73.20%) Senior
2 11 (11.34%) Designer
3 10 (10.31%) Head of Design
4 4 (4.12%) Copywriter
4 4 (4.12%) Senior Designer
5 2 (2.06%) Architect
5 2 (2.06%) Creative Designer
5 2 (2.06%) Digital Producer
6 1 (1.03%) Instructional Designer
6 1 (1.03%) Lead
6 1 (1.03%) Lead Designer
6 1 (1.03%) Motion Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (69.07%) GraphQL
1 67 (69.07%) Unity (Game Engine)
1 67 (69.07%) WebGL
2 1 (1.03%) HTML
2 1 (1.03%) HTML5
2 1 (1.03%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 12 (12.37%) Social Media
2 8 (8.25%) Graphic Design
3 4 (4.12%) Motion Graphics
4 2 (2.06%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (2.06%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (2.06%) Podcast
4 2 (2.06%) Video Editing
4 2 (2.06%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (1.03%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.03%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (72.16%) Artificial Intelligence
2 69 (71.13%) Problem-Solving
3 67 (69.07%) 3D Animation
3 67 (69.07%) Prototyping
3 67 (69.07%) Rapid Prototyping
3 67 (69.07%) Storytelling
3 67 (69.07%) Visual Effects
4 7 (7.22%) Fintech
5 6 (6.19%) Digital Marketing
6 5 (5.15%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (4.12%) Analytics
7 4 (4.12%) B2B
7 4 (4.12%) Copywriting
7 4 (4.12%) Thought Leadership
7 4 (4.12%) Typography
7 4 (4.12%) User Experience
8 3 (3.09%) Computer Science
9 2 (2.06%) Business Analytics
9 2 (2.06%) Image Processing
9 2 (2.06%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 67 (69.07%) HLSL
2 1 (1.03%) C++
Qualifications
1 9 (9.28%) Degree
2 4 (4.12%) HNC
2 4 (4.12%) HND
3 2 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.06%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.06%) ISO 9001
1 2 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.03%) GRC
Vendors
1 11 (11.34%) Adobe
2 2 (2.06%) Cisco
2 2 (2.06%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.03%) Perforce
3 1 (1.03%) ServiceNow