Visual Effects Job Trends in London

Visual Effects (VFX)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Visual Effects skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 425 441
Rank change year-on-year +54 +16 +197
Permanent jobs citing Visual Effects 3 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.021% 0.019% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% 0.020% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £57,000
25th Percentile £52,500 - £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £62,500
75th Percentile £57,500 - £68,125
90th Percentile - - £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -17.39% -8.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Visual Effects falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,365 14,682 16,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.68% 94.64% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,912 8,070 13,469
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,125 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Visual Effects
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Visual Effects job vacancy trend in London

Visual Effects
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Visual Effects.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Visual Effects

Visual Effects
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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (66.67%) Blender
1 2 (66.67%) Maya
2 1 (33.33%) 3ds Max
2 1 (33.33%) Houdini
2 1 (33.33%) NUKE
General
1 2 (66.67%) Games
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) 3D Artist
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (33.33%) Corona SDK
2 1 (33.33%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Animation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Line Management
2 2 (66.67%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python