Graphic Design Job Trends in the North of England

Graphic Design
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 266 283
Rank change year-on-year -4 +17 +134
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 12 12 47
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.098% 0.15% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.28% 0.44% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 33
10th Percentile - £46,000 -
25th Percentile £27,250 £53,125 £22,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £70,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -60.71% +169.23% +1.96%
75th Percentile £27,750 £75,625 £32,000
90th Percentile - £76,000 £40,000
England median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -28.42% +58.33% -35.14%

All Generic Skills
North of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,363 2,700 4,055
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 35.72% 33.61% 32.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,824 1,215 3,232
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,914 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £83,759
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £56,011
% change year-on-year -12.00% +11.59% -13.83%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the North of England

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
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 Graphic Design within the North of England region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
North West +20 8 £27,500 -61.40%
Yorkshire -35 4 - - 1
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (8.33%) CMS
1 1 (8.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (83.33%) Photoshop
2 5 (41.67%) Adobe Premiere
3 4 (33.33%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (16.67%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (16.67%) DaVinci Resolve
4 2 (16.67%) Final Cut Pro
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Canva
General
1 8 (66.67%) Retail
2 6 (50.00%) Advertising
3 3 (25.00%) Marketing
4 2 (16.67%) Publishing
5 1 (8.33%) Law
5 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) 3D Designer
1 7 (58.33%) Designer
2 1 (8.33%) Digital Producer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (41.67%) 3D Graphics
2 3 (25.00%) Social Media
3 2 (16.67%) Animation
3 2 (16.67%) Photography
3 2 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (16.67%) Video Editing
4 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) CAD
1 7 (58.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (16.67%) B2B
2 2 (16.67%) Creative Marketing
2 2 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (16.67%) Experiential Learning
2 2 (16.67%) Storyboarding
2 2 (16.67%) Videography
2 2 (16.67%) Visualisation
3 1 (8.33%) Content Management
3 1 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Adobe
2 2 (16.67%) Instagram
2 2 (16.67%) TikTok
2 2 (16.67%) YouTube