Animation Jobs in the North of England

Animation
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 318 331 430
Rank change year-on-year +13 +99 -21
Permanent jobs citing Animation 11 48 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.097% 0.27% 0.017%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.89% 0.044%
Number of salaries quoted 2 43 3
10th Percentile - £25,560 -
25th Percentile £41,750 £28,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £37,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% -10.71% +20.00%
75th Percentile £45,250 £42,749 £49,750
90th Percentile - £58,750 £51,400
England median annual salary £62,500 £41,235 £55,000
% change year-on-year +51.57% -25.03% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,471 5,391 6,837
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 30.51% 30.87% 39.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,595 3,991 3,072
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,000 £32,200
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,579 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £71,063
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the North of England

Animation
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animation in the North of England.

Salary trend for Animation in the North of England

Animation
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Yorkshire +54 10 £43,500 +55.36% 10
North West -15 1 - - 23
Animation
England

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Blender
2 2 (18.18%) Maya
3 1 (9.09%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (9.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (9.09%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (9.09%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (9.09%) CINEMA 4D
3 1 (9.09%) InDesign
3 1 (9.09%) Photoshop
3 1 (9.09%) ZBrush
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Git
General
1 2 (18.18%) Games
1 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Advertising
2 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (72.73%) Lead
2 1 (9.09%) Animator
2 1 (9.09%) Creative Designer
2 1 (9.09%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Photography
1 8 (72.73%) Podcast
2 1 (9.09%) e-Learning
2 1 (9.09%) FMCG
2 1 (9.09%) Graphic Design
2 1 (9.09%) Interactive Media
2 1 (9.09%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 1 (9.09%) Social Media
2 1 (9.09%) State Machine
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Analytics
1 8 (72.73%) Digital Strategy
1 8 (72.73%) Resource Allocation
1 8 (72.73%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Asset Management
3 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (9.09%) Data Integration
3 1 (9.09%) Memory Management
3 1 (9.09%) Motion Capture
3 1 (9.09%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (9.09%) Storyboarding
3 1 (9.09%) Storytelling
3 1 (9.09%) Texturing
3 1 (9.09%) Typography
3 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Adobe