Graphic Design Job Trends in the South West

Graphic Design
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 - 233
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 2 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.038% - 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% - 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £20,100
25th Percentile £28,500 - £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.50%
75th Percentile £29,500 - £45,625
90th Percentile - - £49,500
England median annual salary £34,000 £47,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -28.42% +58.33% -29.41%

All Generic Skills
South 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,285 1,557 1,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 24.24% 38.46% 34.50%
Number of salaries quoted 806 731 1,439
10th Percentile £27,438 £10,258 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -0.97% -1.90%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% -7.69%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the South West

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Graphic Design
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 23 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
Gloucestershire - 2 £29,000 - 1
Graphic Design
England

Graphic Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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 (50.00%) CMS
1 1 (50.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (50.00%) Elementor
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
1 1 (50.00%) Canva
1 1 (50.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (50.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) MailChimp
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing Assistant
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Blog
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media
1 1 (50.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Email Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) SEO
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) B2B
2 1 (50.00%) Brand Management
2 1 (50.00%) Copywriting
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Lead Generation
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Pay per click
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Media Management
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe
2 1 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (50.00%) HubSpot
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Salesforce