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 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 433 460
Rank change year-on-year +74 +27 +161
Permanent jobs citing Animation 25 37 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.21% 0.19% 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.45% 0.48% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 13 21 39
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £37,626 £47,500 £53,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.70%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £74,500 £90,000 £89,000
England median annual salary £46,250 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -19.57% -8.00% +11.61%

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 5,498 7,692 9,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 46.42% 40.47% 42.46%
Number of salaries quoted 3,231 4,680 7,625
10th Percentile £38,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £55,004
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £105,000 £108,750 £100,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £140,000 £130,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +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

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 15 September 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 15 September 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 +43 3 £32,500 -61.76% 1
Central London +47 1 £70,000 -9.68% 11
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 3 (12.00%) WordPress
2 1 (4.00%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (28.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 5 (20.00%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (16.00%) Adobe Premiere
4 3 (12.00%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (12.00%) InDesign
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (12.00%) Photoshop
5 1 (4.00%) Camtasia
5 1 (4.00%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (4.00%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (4.00%) Houdini
Cloud Services
1 7 (28.00%) SaaS
2 4 (16.00%) Figma
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (8.00%) Canva
General
1 17 (68.00%) Marketing
2 11 (44.00%) Multimedia
3 7 (28.00%) Advertising
4 6 (24.00%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (20.00%) Social Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Finance
6 1 (4.00%) Law
6 1 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (36.00%) Designer
2 4 (16.00%) Copywriter
3 3 (12.00%) Creative Designer
3 3 (12.00%) Head of Design
4 2 (8.00%) Communications Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Digital Producer
5 1 (4.00%) Instructional Designer
5 1 (4.00%) Lead
5 1 (4.00%) Lead Designer
5 1 (4.00%) Motion Designer
5 1 (4.00%) Senior
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Manager
5 1 (4.00%) UI Designer
5 1 (4.00%) UI/UX Designer
5 1 (4.00%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) HTML
1 1 (4.00%) HTML5
1 1 (4.00%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 10 (40.00%) Social Media
2 7 (28.00%) Video Editing
3 6 (24.00%) Graphic Design
4 5 (20.00%) Motion Graphics
5 4 (16.00%) Onboarding
6 3 (12.00%) Podcast
7 1 (4.00%) Learning Management System
7 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
7 1 (4.00%) Mobile App
7 1 (4.00%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Android
1 1 (4.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) Analytics
2 8 (32.00%) Fintech
3 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (24.00%) Storytelling
3 6 (24.00%) Thought Leadership
4 5 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 5 (20.00%) Typography
5 4 (16.00%) B2B
5 4 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (16.00%) Copywriting
5 4 (16.00%) CRM
5 4 (16.00%) Email Marketing
5 4 (16.00%) Marketing Strategy
5 4 (16.00%) Product Marketing
5 4 (16.00%) User Experience
5 4 (16.00%) UX Design
6 3 (12.00%) Business Analytics
6 3 (12.00%) Data Privacy
6 3 (12.00%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (12.00%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (12.00%) ISO 9001
2 3 (12.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (4.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 13 (52.00%) Adobe
2 3 (12.00%) Cisco
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.00%) Perforce
3 1 (4.00%) ServiceNow