Adobe After Effects Job Trends

Adobe After Effects
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Adobe After Effects skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 772 632 768
Rank change year-on-year -140 +136 -27
Permanent jobs citing Adobe After Effects 26 38 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.023% 0.077% 0.037%
As % of the Applications category 0.47% 0.62% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 12 11 15
10th Percentile £29,225 £23,500 £25,350
25th Percentile £35,750 £27,250 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -10.83%
75th Percentile £38,750 £48,750 £42,750
90th Percentile £48,425 £50,000 £51,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £33,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +11.94% +3.08% -

All Software Application Skills
UK

Adobe After Effects 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 5,548 6,098 7,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.93% 12.30% 9.40%
Number of salaries quoted 3,168 2,594 2,767
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,000 £60,265
90th Percentile £71,535 £75,000 £78,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year - -10.71% +7.69%

Adobe After Effects
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Adobe After Effects relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Adobe After Effects job vacancy trend in the UK

Adobe After Effects
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe After Effects.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Adobe After Effects over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Adobe After Effects in the UK

Adobe After Effects
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe After Effects within the UK over the 6 months to 9 September 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
UK excluding London -120 22 £37,500 +11.94% 17
England -137 22 £37,500 -6.25% 25
Work from Home -42 19 £37,500 +25.00% 10
South East -40 7 £29,000 +16.00% 12
North West -10 6 £37,500 -16.67% 1
North of England -57 6 £37,500 -16.67% 1
South West -70 4 - -
London -69 3 £50,250 +0.50% 12
Scotland - 3 - - 1
West Midlands -34 2 £36,500 -8.75%
Midlands -50 2 £36,500 -14.12% 3

Adobe After Effects
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (7.69%) CMS
2 1 (3.85%) Moodle
2 1 (3.85%) Umbraco
2 1 (3.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (80.77%) Adobe Illustrator
1 21 (80.77%) Photoshop
2 18 (69.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 16 (61.54%) InDesign
4 5 (19.23%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (7.69%) 3ds Max
5 2 (7.69%) Adobe XD
5 2 (7.69%) Revit
6 1 (3.85%) AutoCAD
6 1 (3.85%) Blender
6 1 (3.85%) Camtasia
6 1 (3.85%) CapCut
Cloud Services
1 13 (50.00%) Figma
2 3 (11.54%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 2 (7.69%) ChatGPT
4 1 (3.85%) Canva
4 1 (3.85%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (19.23%) WPA
General
1 15 (57.69%) Marketing
2 10 (38.46%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (34.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (34.62%) Multimedia
4 3 (11.54%) Social Skills
5 2 (7.69%) Games
5 2 (7.69%) iGaming
5 2 (7.69%) Retail
6 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 17 (65.38%) Designer
2 11 (42.31%) Graphic Designer
3 5 (19.23%) Creative Designer
4 3 (11.54%) Junior
4 3 (11.54%) Senior
5 2 (7.69%) 2D Animator
5 2 (7.69%) Animator
5 2 (7.69%) Junior Designer
5 2 (7.69%) Junior Graphic Designer
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Animator
6 1 (3.85%) Developer
6 1 (3.85%) Digital Designer
6 1 (3.85%) Digital Developer
6 1 (3.85%) Graduate
6 1 (3.85%) Head of Communications
6 1 (3.85%) Head of Digital
6 1 (3.85%) Junior Developer
6 1 (3.85%) Marketing Executive
6 1 (3.85%) Motion Designer
6 1 (3.85%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (38.46%) HTML
2 9 (34.62%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 11 (42.31%) Social Media
2 9 (34.62%) Graphic Design
3 7 (26.92%) Animation
4 6 (23.08%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (19.23%) FMCG
6 4 (15.38%) Midjourney
7 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
7 2 (7.69%) Mobile App
7 2 (7.69%) Motion Graphics
8 1 (3.85%) Digital Media
8 1 (3.85%) e-Learning
8 1 (3.85%) Learning Management System
8 1 (3.85%) SCORM
8 1 (3.85%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (69.23%) AI
2 11 (42.31%) User Experience
3 10 (38.46%) B2B
4 8 (30.77%) Customer Engagement
4 8 (30.77%) Customer-Centricity
4 8 (30.77%) Infographics
4 8 (30.77%) Typography
5 7 (26.92%) Mentoring
6 6 (23.08%) Line Management
6 6 (23.08%) Project Delivery
7 5 (19.23%) Prototyping
8 3 (11.54%) UX Design
9 2 (7.69%) 3D Modelling
9 2 (7.69%) 3D Rendering
9 2 (7.69%) 3D Visualisation
9 2 (7.69%) CRM
9 2 (7.69%) E-Commerce
9 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (7.69%) Visualisation
9 2 (7.69%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (7.69%) Degree
2 1 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.85%) HNC
2 1 (3.85%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.85%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (92.31%) Adobe
2 1 (3.85%) Instagram
2 1 (3.85%) TikTok
2 1 (3.85%) YouTube