Adobe Creative Suite Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Adobe Creative Suite
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Adobe Creative Suite skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 528 491 606
Rank change year-on-year -37 +115 +51
Permanent jobs citing Adobe Creative Suite 53 34 129
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.079% 0.12% 0.19%
As % of the Applications category 1.34% 1.10% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 42 20 111
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,575 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,875 £25,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,750 £33,750 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.81% +18.42% -26.44%
75th Percentile £47,500 £44,063 £38,750
90th Percentile £57,000 £55,250 £45,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +45.16% -34.74%

All Software Application Skills
UK excluding London

Adobe Creative Suite falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 3,969 3,089 7,187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.95% 10.53% 10.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,788 1,535 4,530
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,625 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% +21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £50,000 £58,000 £49,000
90th Percentile £62,150 £66,274 £62,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +18.42% -14.09%

Adobe Creative Suite
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Adobe Creative Suite relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Adobe Creative Suite job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Adobe Creative Suite
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Adobe Creative Suite.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Creative Suite
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Adobe Creative Suite in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Adobe Creative Suite in the UK excluding London

Adobe Creative Suite
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe Creative Suite within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
South West -47 18 £32,500 -14.70% 3
South East -20 12 £42,500 +31.78% 8
East of England -11 10 £55,000 +69.23% 4
Midlands -26 10 £45,000 +20.00% 3
West Midlands -26 8 £45,000 - 2
North of England -40 3 £33,000 -28.65% 4
North West +1 2 £38,750 -18.42% 3
East Midlands -31 2 £26,500 -29.33% 1
North East -41 1 £33,000 +15.79% 1
Adobe Creative Suite
UK

Adobe Creative Suite
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 11 (20.75%) WordPress
2 9 (16.98%) CMS
3 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (5.66%) SharePoint
4 2 (3.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 19 (35.85%) Photoshop
2 17 (32.08%) Adobe Illustrator
3 14 (26.42%) InDesign
4 6 (11.32%) Adobe After Effects
5 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (9.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (5.66%) Adobe XD
7 2 (3.77%) Blender
8 1 (1.89%) CINEMA 4D
8 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (5.66%) NetSuite
2 2 (3.77%) Eloqua
3 1 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 14 (26.42%) Figma
2 11 (20.75%) Canva
3 5 (9.43%) Google Analytics
3 5 (9.43%) SaaS
4 3 (5.66%) Azure
4 3 (5.66%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (3.77%) Google Workspace
5 2 (3.77%) iPaaS
6 1 (1.89%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.66%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Git
General
1 35 (66.04%) Marketing
2 21 (39.62%) Social Skills
3 10 (18.87%) Manufacturing
3 10 (18.87%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (11.32%) Advertising
5 5 (9.43%) Automotive
6 4 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (7.55%) Brand Awareness
6 4 (7.55%) Finance
6 4 (7.55%) Games
6 4 (7.55%) Multimedia
7 3 (5.66%) iGaming
7 3 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.89%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 21 (39.62%) Designer
2 10 (18.87%) Marketing Manager
3 9 (16.98%) Marketing Executive
4 7 (13.21%) Digital Designer
5 5 (9.43%) Graphic Designer
5 5 (9.43%) UX Designer
5 5 (9.43%) Web Designer
6 4 (7.55%) Senior
7 3 (5.66%) Animator
7 3 (5.66%) Graphic Artist
7 3 (5.66%) IT Technician
7 3 (5.66%) Senior Designer
7 3 (5.66%) UI Designer
7 3 (5.66%) UI/UX Designer
8 2 (3.77%) Product Owner
9 1 (1.89%) 3D Designer
9 1 (1.89%) Coordinator
9 1 (1.89%) Developer
9 1 (1.89%) Senior Technician
9 1 (1.89%) Web UI Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (28.30%) HTML
2 14 (26.42%) CSS
3 1 (1.89%) GreenSock GSAP
3 1 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.89%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (1.89%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 22 (41.51%) Social Media
2 17 (32.08%) Graphic Design
3 12 (22.64%) Web Conferencing
4 6 (11.32%) Podcast
5 5 (9.43%) Smart City
5 5 (9.43%) Video Editing
6 4 (7.55%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (7.55%) Animation
7 3 (5.66%) Onboarding
7 3 (5.66%) Photography
7 3 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (3.77%) 3D Graphics
8 2 (3.77%) Blog
8 2 (3.77%) Marketing Technology
8 2 (3.77%) Motion Graphics
8 2 (3.77%) Over-the-Top Content
8 2 (3.77%) Product Ownership
9 1 (1.89%) Digital Media
9 1 (1.89%) Learning Management System
9 1 (1.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.55%) Mac OS
1 4 (7.55%) Windows
2 3 (5.66%) Android
2 3 (5.66%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (35.85%) B2B
1 19 (35.85%) User Experience
2 16 (30.19%) Marketing Strategy
3 13 (24.53%) Digital Marketing
4 12 (22.64%) Project Management
5 11 (20.75%) Customer Engagement
5 11 (20.75%) Email Marketing
6 10 (18.87%) CRM
6 10 (18.87%) Logistics
6 10 (18.87%) Marketing Automation
7 9 (16.98%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (15.09%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (15.09%) Customer-Centricity
9 7 (13.21%) Analytics
9 7 (13.21%) Budgeting
9 7 (13.21%) UX Design
10 6 (11.32%) AI
10 6 (11.32%) Lead Generation
10 6 (11.32%) SEO
10 6 (11.32%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.55%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (35.85%) Degree
2 5 (9.43%) Master's Degree
3 3 (5.66%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (13.21%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.77%) QA
3 1 (1.89%) GDPR
3 1 (1.89%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (5.66%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.89%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 53 (100.00%) Adobe
2 10 (18.87%) Microsoft
3 9 (16.98%) HubSpot
3 9 (16.98%) Pardot
4 7 (13.21%) Facebook
5 6 (11.32%) Google
5 6 (11.32%) Salesforce
6 5 (9.43%) Instagram
7 4 (7.55%) Marketo
8 3 (5.66%) Apple
9 1 (1.89%) DoubleClick
9 1 (1.89%) Oracle