Graphic Design Job Trends in the Midlands

Graphic Design
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 227 213
Rank change year-on-year +12 -14 +95
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 6 15 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.077% 0.23% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% 0.65% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 6
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,950 £22,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -26.32% +5.09%
75th Percentile £39,375 £52,500 £49,688
90th Percentile £39,750 £54,750 £50,000
England median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -28.42% +35.71% -17.65%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,764 2,292 1,767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.43% 34.40% 35.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,145 959 1,434
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,233 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the Midlands

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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 Midlands +19 5 £38,750 -8.82% 4
East Midlands -16 2 £32,500 +4.84%
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (16.67%) CMS
1 1 (16.67%) IIS
1 1 (16.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) InDesign
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe Premiere
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Figma
2 1 (16.67%) Google Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
2 1 (16.67%) Sage Pay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Law
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Designer
2 3 (50.00%) Content Designer
2 3 (50.00%) e-Learning Designer
3 1 (16.67%) C# .NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) C# ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate .NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate .NET Web Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate C# .NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate C# ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate C# Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Graduate Web Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Junior
3 1 (16.67%) Junior .NET Web Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Junior ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Junior C# .NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Junior C# ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Product Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) CSS
1 2 (33.33%) HTML
2 1 (16.67%) .NET
2 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
2 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Animation
1 3 (50.00%) e-Learning
1 3 (50.00%) Learning Management System
1 3 (50.00%) Video Editing
1 3 (50.00%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) User Experience
2 3 (50.00%) AI
2 3 (50.00%) Content Development
2 3 (50.00%) Copywriting
2 3 (50.00%) Instructional Design
2 3 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Analytics
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Content Management
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 1 (16.67%) MVC
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
3 1 (16.67%) SEO
3 1 (16.67%) UX Design
3 1 (16.67%) Web Development
3 1 (16.67%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe
2 1 (16.67%) Google
2 1 (16.67%) HubSpot