Graphic Design Job Trends in the South East

Graphic Design
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 289 284
Rank change year-on-year +25 -5 +131
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 6 17 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.058% 0.19% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.19% 0.54% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile - - £35,625
90th Percentile - - £40,750
England median annual salary £34,000 £48,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -30.26% +39.29% -16.17%

All Generic Skills
South 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,118 3,149 2,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 30.04% 35.07% 32.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,600 1,340 1,921
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,975 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,177 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +4.59% -0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £81,250
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 South East

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the South East

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the South 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 South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Thames Valley - 4 - - 2
Berkshire - 2 - -
Oxfordshire - 2 - -
West Sussex - 2 - -
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 5 (83.33%) Photoshop
2 4 (66.67%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (33.33%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (33.33%) Adobe Captivate
3 2 (33.33%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (33.33%) Elementor
3 2 (33.33%) InDesign
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (16.67%) Canva
2 1 (16.67%) Figma
2 1 (16.67%) MailChimp
General
1 5 (83.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Multimedia
2 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Developer
2 2 (33.33%) Graphic Designer
2 2 (33.33%) Senior
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Communications Specialist
3 1 (16.67%) Junior
3 1 (16.67%) UI Designer
3 1 (16.67%) UI/UX Designer
3 1 (16.67%) UX Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Web Applications Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Web Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Web UI Designer
3 1 (16.67%) Web UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Bootstrap
1 2 (33.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) e-Learning
1 2 (33.33%) Learning Management System
1 2 (33.33%) Social Media
2 1 (16.67%) 3D Graphics
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Media
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) User Experience
1 3 (50.00%) UX Design
2 2 (33.33%) Content Development
2 2 (33.33%) Copywriting
2 2 (33.33%) Functional Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
2 2 (33.33%) Instructional Design
2 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Storyboarding
2 2 (33.33%) Typography
2 2 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) AI
3 1 (16.67%) Infographics
3 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
3 1 (16.67%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft