Graphic Design Job Trends in the North West

Graphic Design
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 175 202 176
Rank change year-on-year +27 -26 +130
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 8 7 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.13% 0.13% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.29% 0.43% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £65,375 £23,712
25th Percentile £27,250 £65,938 £29,040
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £71,250 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year -61.40% +122.66% -42.34%
75th Percentile £27,750 £75,938 £34,000
90th Percentile - £76,125 £37,600
England median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £36,250
% change year-on-year -28.42% +31.03% -14.71%

All Generic Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,799 1,613 1,371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 45.50% 30.89% 35.53%
Number of salaries quoted 912 811 1,009
10th Percentile £26,775 £31,250 £31,950
25th Percentile £33,125 £40,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
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 North West

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the North West

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the North West

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

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

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Lancashire - 5 - -
Cumbria - 2 - -
Merseyside - 1 £27,500 -
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (12.50%) CMS
1 1 (12.50%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Photoshop
2 3 (37.50%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (25.00%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
General
1 6 (75.00%) Retail
2 4 (50.00%) Advertising
3 2 (25.00%) Publishing
4 1 (12.50%) Law
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) 3D Designer
1 5 (62.50%) Designer
2 1 (12.50%) Digital Producer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 1 (12.50%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) CAD
1 5 (62.50%) Customer Service
2 2 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (25.00%) Experiential Learning
2 2 (25.00%) Visualisation
3 1 (12.50%) Content Management
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Adobe