Animation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 709 595 733
Rank change year-on-year -114 +138 +51
Permanent jobs citing Animation 28 64 165
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.14% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.12% 0.34% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 23 22 118
10th Percentile £32,816 £32,325 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,625 £45,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +47.93% -26.52%
75th Percentile £52,500 £66,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £58,500 £74,750 £66,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,500 £52,500 £38,750
% change year-on-year -30.48% +35.48% -13.89%

All Generic Skills
UK

Animation 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,987 18,886 35,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.88% 42.68% 34.35%
Number of salaries quoted 14,522 8,903 23,329
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,664 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -9.09%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Animation job vacancy trend in the UK

Animation
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Animation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Animation

Animation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Animation in the UK

Animation
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the UK over the 6 months to 7 June 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
England -92 27 £50,000 -20.00% 33
London -34 14 £50,000 -20.00% 8
UK excluding London -62 14 £36,500 -30.48% 24
Work from Home -16 11 £36,500 -41.60% 7
West Midlands -22 8 £45,000 -14.29% 7
Midlands -36 8 £45,000 -14.29% 7
North of England -39 3 £35,000 -54.84% 6
North East - 3 £35,000 -
East of England - 2 £47,500 - 5
Scotland - 1 - - 1

Animation
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 1 (3.57%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (25.00%) Photoshop
2 6 (21.43%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (17.86%) Adobe After Effects
3 5 (17.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (7.14%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (3.57%) 3ds Max
5 1 (3.57%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (3.57%) Blender
5 1 (3.57%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (3.57%) Fusion 360
5 1 (3.57%) Maya
5 1 (3.57%) Siemens NX
5 1 (3.57%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.71%) Figma
2 2 (7.14%) GitHub
3 1 (3.57%) AWS
3 1 (3.57%) Vyond
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Git
General
1 15 (53.57%) Games
2 6 (21.43%) Finance
3 5 (17.86%) iGaming
4 4 (14.29%) Marketing
5 2 (7.14%) Advertising
6 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.57%) Legal
6 1 (3.57%) Multimedia
6 1 (3.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (46.43%) Animator
2 10 (35.71%) 2D Animator
3 4 (14.29%) Developer
3 4 (14.29%) Senior
4 3 (10.71%) Graphic Artist
5 2 (7.14%) Designer
5 2 (7.14%) Digital Producer
5 2 (7.14%) Full-Stack Developer
5 2 (7.14%) Lecturer
5 2 (7.14%) Senior Animator
6 1 (3.57%) Creative Developer
6 1 (3.57%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Graphic Designer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Designer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Developer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Graphic Designer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior UI Developer
6 1 (3.57%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (14.29%) React
2 2 (7.14%) CSS
2 2 (7.14%) HTML
2 2 (7.14%) Node.js
3 1 (3.57%) CSS3
3 1 (3.57%) D3.js
3 1 (3.57%) GreenSock GSAP
3 1 (3.57%) Highcharts JS
3 1 (3.57%) HTML5
3 1 (3.57%) Next.js
3 1 (3.57%) RESTful
3 1 (3.57%) Semantic HTML
3 1 (3.57%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (3.57%) V-Ray
3 1 (3.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Graphic Design
2 4 (14.29%) Photography
3 3 (10.71%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.57%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (3.57%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.57%) Educational Technology
4 1 (3.57%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.57%) Motion Graphics
4 1 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.57%) Social Media
4 1 (3.57%) Video Editing
4 1 (3.57%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) User Experience
2 5 (17.86%) Project Management
3 4 (14.29%) Storyboarding
3 4 (14.29%) UX Design
4 3 (10.71%) Copywriting
4 3 (10.71%) Creative Marketing
4 3 (10.71%) E-Commerce
4 3 (10.71%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
4 3 (10.71%) SEO
4 3 (10.71%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (7.14%) Software Engineering
5 2 (7.14%) Visual Effects
5 2 (7.14%) Visualisation
6 1 (3.57%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (3.57%) Front End Development
6 1 (3.57%) Gamification
6 1 (3.57%) Instructional Design
6 1 (3.57%) Post-Production
6 1 (3.57%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) TypeScript
2 2 (7.14%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (3.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.29%) QA
2 2 (7.14%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Adobe
2 1 (3.57%) DoubleClick
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.57%) Siemens
2 1 (3.57%) Synthesia