Graphic Design Job Trends in the North East

Graphic Design
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.065% - 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.26% - 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £30,000
75th Percentile - - £32,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% +33.33% -35.14%

All Generic Skills
North East

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 North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 391 217 527
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 25.31% 36.53% 31.41%
Number of salaries quoted 218 99 447
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,563 £40,625 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,250 £66,459
90th Percentile £77,875 £79,600 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the North East

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Design within the North East region over the 6 months to 22 March 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
Tyne and Wear - 1 £60,000 - 1
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Designer
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG