Animation Jobs

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 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 628 724 821
Rank change year-on-year +96 +97 +7
Permanent jobs citing Animation 59 171 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.33% 0.49% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 25 127 89
10th Percentile £35,550 £27,300 £36,650
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £41,235 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +51.57% -27.02% +18.08%
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £69,250 £66,250 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,250 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +18.00% -16.67% +25.00%

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 17,692 34,920 45,972
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.28% 35.57% 43.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9,832 22,987 24,196
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £43,099 £38,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the UK

Animation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animation.

Salary trend for Animation in the UK

Animation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Animation over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Animation in the UK

Animation
Top 12 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 26 April 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
England +68 56 £62,500 +51.57% 151
Work from Home +145 33 £62,500 +13.64% 64
London +91 30 £62,500 +16.82% 100
UK excluding London +122 27 £44,250 +18.00% 54
North of England +40 11 £43,500 +16.00% 14
Yorkshire +64 10 £43,500 +55.36% 5
Midlands +69 9 £48,750 +58.54% 12
West Midlands +73 8 £52,500 +66.67% 10
South East +106 6 - - 14
East Midlands +49 1 £45,000 +50.00% 2
North West +4 1 - - 9
Scotland - 1 - - 1

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (10.17%) CMS
1 6 (10.17%) WordPress
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (27.12%) Photoshop
2 12 (20.34%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (15.25%) Adobe After Effects
4 8 (13.56%) Adobe Premiere
5 6 (10.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
6 5 (8.47%) Blender
6 5 (8.47%) InDesign
6 5 (8.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (6.78%) Maya
7 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
7 4 (6.78%) QuarkXPress
8 3 (5.08%) Adobe XD
8 3 (5.08%) CINEMA 4D
8 3 (5.08%) Sketch
9 1 (1.69%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (1.69%) Camtasia
9 1 (1.69%) Final Cut Pro
9 1 (1.69%) Houdini
9 1 (1.69%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.86%) Figma
2 2 (3.39%) Canva
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (3.39%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Git
2 1 (1.69%) Xcode
2 1 (1.69%) XCTest
General
1 22 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 17 (28.81%) Organisational Skills
3 16 (27.12%) Marketing
4 6 (10.17%) Finance
5 5 (8.47%) Games
5 5 (8.47%) Multimedia
6 3 (5.08%) Automotive
6 3 (5.08%) iGaming
6 3 (5.08%) Retail
7 2 (3.39%) Advertising
7 2 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.39%) Law
8 1 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.69%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (27.12%) Designer
2 12 (20.34%) Head of Design
3 8 (13.56%) Lead
4 5 (8.47%) Creative Designer
4 5 (8.47%) Senior
5 4 (6.78%) Senior Designer
6 3 (5.08%) Digital Producer
6 3 (5.08%) Junior
6 3 (5.08%) Junior Designer
6 3 (5.08%) Junior UI/UX Designer
6 3 (5.08%) Junior UX Designer
6 3 (5.08%) UI Designer
6 3 (5.08%) UI/UX Designer
6 3 (5.08%) UX Designer
7 2 (3.39%) Architect
7 2 (3.39%) Digital Designer
7 2 (3.39%) Project Manager
8 1 (1.69%) iOS Developer
8 1 (1.69%) Mobile Applications Developer
8 1 (1.69%) Mobile Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (15.25%) HTML
2 5 (8.47%) HTML5
3 4 (6.78%) CSS
4 3 (5.08%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (1.69%) Core Animation
5 1 (1.69%) Core Data
5 1 (1.69%) Express.js
5 1 (1.69%) GraphQL
5 1 (1.69%) iOS SDK
5 1 (1.69%) Node.js
5 1 (1.69%) RESTful
5 1 (1.69%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 17 (28.81%) Social Media
2 15 (25.42%) Photography
3 14 (23.73%) Graphic Design
4 10 (16.95%) Podcast
5 9 (15.25%) Video Editing
6 6 (10.17%) Augmented Reality
6 6 (10.17%) Motion Graphics
6 6 (10.17%) Virtual Reality
7 5 (8.47%) Digital Media
8 4 (6.78%) Mobile App
9 2 (3.39%) 3D Graphics
9 2 (3.39%) Management Information System
10 1 (1.69%) Blog
10 1 (1.69%) e-Learning
10 1 (1.69%) FMCG
10 1 (1.69%) Interactive Media
10 1 (1.69%) Learning Management System
10 1 (1.69%) NHS
10 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
10 1 (1.69%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.69%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (23.73%) Analytics
2 10 (16.95%) Digital Strategy
3 9 (15.25%) User Experience
4 8 (13.56%) Resource Allocation
4 8 (13.56%) Strategic Planning
5 7 (11.86%) Artificial Intelligence
5 7 (11.86%) Collaborative Working
6 6 (10.17%) Content Management
6 6 (10.17%) Digital Marketing
6 6 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (10.17%) UX Design
7 5 (8.47%) Storytelling
7 5 (8.47%) Time Management
8 4 (6.78%) Data Privacy
8 4 (6.78%) Project Management
8 4 (6.78%) Typography
9 3 (5.08%) Front End Development
9 3 (5.08%) Matrix Organization
9 3 (5.08%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 3 (5.08%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.69%) C++
1 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.69%) Objective-C
1 1 (1.69%) Swift
Qualifications
1 16 (27.12%) Degree
2 4 (6.78%) HNC
2 4 (6.78%) HND
3 2 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (3.39%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.39%) ISO 9001
1 2 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.69%) GRC
2 1 (1.69%) QA
Vendors
1 23 (38.98%) Adobe
2 6 (10.17%) Microsoft
3 5 (8.47%) YouTube
4 4 (6.78%) Google
4 4 (6.78%) Twitter
5 2 (3.39%) Cisco
6 1 (1.69%) Perforce
6 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.69%) Sony