Graphic Design Jobs in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 548 596 703
Rank change year-on-year +48 +107 +53
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 31 167 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.078% 0.22% 0.078%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.23% 0.68% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 11 130 39
10th Percentile £18,000 £22,250 £23,250
25th Percentile £24,625 £24,875 £25,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £28,375 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.54% -33.24% +6.25%
75th Percentile £36,875 £40,000 £74,375
90th Percentile £45,000 £53,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +1.56% -32.63% +5.56%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,541 24,499 24,363
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.12% 32.71% 42.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5,957 15,292 10,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Graphic Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the UK excluding London

Graphic Design
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 Graphic Design within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
South East +61 16 £32,500 +14.04% 2
North of England -8 7 £45,000 +63.64% 3
Yorkshire +39 4 £40,000 +77.78% 2
West Midlands +42 3 £18,000 -35.71% 1
Midlands +31 3 £18,000 -40.00% 1
North West -24 3 £65,000 +100.00% 1
Wales +42 2 £26,500 -22.06%
Scotland +110 1 - - 1
South West +106 1 - - 1
East of England +30 1 £24,000 -15.04% 3
Graphic Design
UK

Graphic Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 11 (35.48%) WordPress
2 6 (19.35%) CMS
3 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (29.03%) Adobe Premiere
2 8 (25.81%) Photoshop
3 6 (19.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (9.68%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (9.68%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (9.68%) Final Cut Pro
5 3 (9.68%) InDesign
5 3 (9.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (6.45%) Adobe XD
7 1 (3.23%) Blender
7 1 (3.23%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (3.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (9.68%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) Canva
2 3 (9.68%) Figma
2 3 (9.68%) Google Ads
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (6.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.45%) Intranet
General
1 17 (54.84%) Social Skills
2 14 (45.16%) Marketing
3 8 (25.81%) Advertising
4 5 (16.13%) Aviation
4 5 (16.13%) Military
5 3 (9.68%) Finance
5 3 (9.68%) Retail
6 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (6.45%) Legal
7 1 (3.23%) Banking
7 1 (3.23%) Games
7 1 (3.23%) Health Technology
7 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (22.58%) Designer
2 4 (12.90%) Digital Producer
2 4 (12.90%) Technical Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Communications Officer
4 2 (6.45%) E-Commerce Designer
4 2 (6.45%) Graphic Designer
4 2 (6.45%) Senior
4 2 (6.45%) Senior Designer
5 1 (3.23%) Author
5 1 (3.23%) Communications Assistant
5 1 (3.23%) Creative Designer
5 1 (3.23%) Junior
5 1 (3.23%) Junior Designer
5 1 (3.23%) Junior Graphic Designer
5 1 (3.23%) Lead
5 1 (3.23%) Project Assistant
5 1 (3.23%) Technical Author
5 1 (3.23%) UI Designer
5 1 (3.23%) UI/UX Designer
5 1 (3.23%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.90%) HTML
1 4 (12.90%) HTML5
2 1 (3.23%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 15 (48.39%) Social Media
2 13 (41.94%) Digital Media
3 9 (29.03%) Photography
4 6 (19.35%) Animation
4 6 (19.35%) Onboarding
4 6 (19.35%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (16.13%) Video Editing
6 4 (12.90%) Augmented Reality
6 4 (12.90%) Virtual Reality
7 3 (9.68%) Blog
7 3 (9.68%) Motion Graphics
8 1 (3.23%) e-Learning
8 1 (3.23%) FMCG
8 1 (3.23%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (22.58%) Content Management
1 7 (22.58%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (22.58%) E-Commerce
2 6 (19.35%) Marketing Strategy
3 5 (16.13%) 3D Rendering
3 5 (16.13%) Artificial Intelligence
3 5 (16.13%) B2B
3 5 (16.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (16.13%) Copywriting
3 5 (16.13%) User Experience
4 4 (12.90%) Agile
4 4 (12.90%) UX Design
5 3 (9.68%) B2C
5 3 (9.68%) Project Delivery
5 3 (9.68%) Project Management
5 3 (9.68%) Statistics
5 3 (9.68%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (9.68%) Time Management
5 3 (9.68%) Typography
6 2 (6.45%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.45%) SQR
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) Degree
2 2 (6.45%) DBS Check
3 1 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.23%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.23%) WCAG
Vendors
1 16 (51.61%) Adobe
2 14 (45.16%) Microsoft
3 7 (22.58%) Google
4 5 (16.13%) Facebook
5 4 (12.90%) Twitter
5 4 (12.90%) YouTube
6 3 (9.68%) Instagram
7 1 (3.23%) Sony
7 1 (3.23%) TikTok