Photography Job Trends in the South West

Photography
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Photography in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Photography over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Photography 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.11% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £34,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.87% +20.42%

All Generic Skills
South West

Photography 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 1,234 2,035 1,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.19% 27.01% 41.37%
Number of salaries quoted 705 1,132 1,422
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,002 £29,269
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,188 £38,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% -9.09% +8.60%
75th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +4.00%

Photography
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Photography as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Photography in the South West

Photography
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Photography.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Photography

Photography
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 Photography within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Wiltshire - 2 - -
Devon - 1 £28,000 -
Somerset - 1 - - 1
Photography
England

Photography
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (25.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Canva
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Communications Assistant
1 1 (25.00%) Project Assistant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Animation
2 1 (25.00%) Graphic Design
2 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (25.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) NVQ Level 4
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Adobe