Graphic Design Job Trends in London

Graphic Design
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 406 431
Rank change year-on-year +39 +25 +201
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 16 23 24
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.12% 0.14% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.28% 0.33% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15 6 20
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,680 £34,875
25th Percentile - £46,063 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.66% +7.89% -
75th Percentile £49,375 £59,688 £93,125
90th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £100,750
England median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -28.42% +26.67% -8.54%

All Generic Skills
London

Graphic Design 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 5,797 6,907 7,274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 42.07% 43.51% 40.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,438 3,727 5,533
10th Percentile £35,750 £43,750 £40,000
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 £100,000 £106,250 £101,250
90th Percentile £126,250 £127,500 £127,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in London

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in London over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in London

Graphic Design
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the London region over the 6 months to 27 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 -
Central London +38 1 £37,500 -21.05% 1
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
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 (18.75%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (43.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 7 (43.75%) Adobe Illustrator
1 7 (43.75%) Photoshop
2 6 (37.50%) InDesign
3 3 (18.75%) Adobe XD
3 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (12.50%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (12.50%) CINEMA 4D
4 2 (12.50%) Sketch
5 1 (6.25%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) SaaS
2 3 (18.75%) Figma
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.25%) Canva
General
1 13 (81.25%) Marketing
2 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
3 6 (37.50%) Arabic Language
3 6 (37.50%) Dutch Language
3 6 (37.50%) French Language
3 6 (37.50%) German Language
3 6 (37.50%) Italian Language
3 6 (37.50%) Japanese Language
3 6 (37.50%) Mandarin Language
3 6 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (37.50%) Polish Language
3 6 (37.50%) Portuguese Language
3 6 (37.50%) Spanish Language
4 4 (25.00%) Multimedia
5 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (12.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (93.75%) Designer
2 9 (56.25%) Graphic Designer
3 4 (25.00%) Creative Designer
4 3 (18.75%) Senior
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Designer
5 2 (12.50%) Product Designer
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Graphic Designer
5 2 (12.50%) UI Designer
5 2 (12.50%) UI/UX Designer
5 2 (12.50%) UX Designer
6 1 (6.25%) Artworker
6 1 (6.25%) Creative Artworker
6 1 (6.25%) Senior Product Designer
6 1 (6.25%) Senior UI Designer
6 1 (6.25%) Senior UI/UX Designer
6 1 (6.25%) Senior UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Motion Graphics
2 6 (37.50%) Social Media
3 3 (18.75%) Animation
4 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
5 1 (6.25%) 3D Graphics
5 1 (6.25%) Smart City
5 1 (6.25%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Creative Marketing
2 5 (31.25%) User Experience
2 5 (31.25%) UX Design
3 3 (18.75%) Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Business Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (18.75%) Data Privacy
3 3 (18.75%) Email Marketing
3 3 (18.75%) Line Management
3 3 (18.75%) Prototyping
3 3 (18.75%) Strategic Thinking
3 3 (18.75%) Typography
4 2 (12.50%) Agile
4 2 (12.50%) Project Management
4 2 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 2 (12.50%) Storytelling
4 2 (12.50%) Time Management
4 2 (12.50%) Usability Testing
4 2 (12.50%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (12.50%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) ISO 9001
1 3 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
2 2 (12.50%) WCAG
Vendors
1 15 (93.75%) Adobe
2 5 (31.25%) Microsoft
3 3 (18.75%) Cisco
4 1 (6.25%) Vectorworks