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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 469 718 807
Rank change year-on-year +249 +89 +21
Permanent jobs citing Animation 274 166 154
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.34% 0.47% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 24 122 82
10th Percentile £34,600 £27,050 £36,775
25th Percentile £42,313 £31,563 £44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £41,235 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +51.57% -28.29% +15.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £58,438 £66,250
90th Percentile £72,125 £66,250 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,250 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +18.00% -16.67% +28.57%

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 20,501 35,249 43,132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.60% 35.32% 43.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,910 23,042 23,101
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,435
25th Percentile £42,500 £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 £78,750 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,975 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.95% -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 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Animation in the UK

Animation
Top 15 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 18 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
England +217 271 £62,500 +51.57% 156
Work from Home +304 245 £62,500 +13.64% 98
London +158 98 £62,500 +25.00% 90
UK excluding London +155 91 £44,250 +18.00% 85
South East +114 32 - - 35
East of England +38 26 - - 3
North of England +12 15 £43,500 +16.00% 32
Midlands +63 11 £48,750 +58.54% 12
Yorkshire +59 10 £43,500 +55.36% 6
West Midlands +53 8 £52,500 +66.67% 10
South West +98 6 - - 2
North West -26 4 - - 25
East Midlands +17 3 £45,000 +50.00% 2
North East +35 1 - - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 2

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 (2.19%) CMS
1 6 (2.19%) WordPress
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (5.84%) Photoshop
2 12 (4.38%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (3.28%) Adobe After Effects
4 8 (2.92%) Adobe Premiere
5 7 (2.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Office
7 5 (1.82%) Blender
7 5 (1.82%) InDesign
7 5 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (1.46%) Maya
8 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
8 4 (1.46%) QuarkXPress
9 3 (1.09%) Adobe XD
9 3 (1.09%) CINEMA 4D
9 3 (1.09%) Sketch
10 1 (0.36%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.36%) Camtasia
10 1 (0.36%) Final Cut Pro
10 1 (0.36%) Houdini
10 1 (0.36%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.92%) Figma
2 2 (0.73%) Canva
2 2 (0.73%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.73%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 215 (78.47%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
1 1 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 3 (1.09%) Git
2 1 (0.36%) gulp
2 1 (0.36%) PostCSS
2 1 (0.36%) rollup.js
2 1 (0.36%) Subversion
2 1 (0.36%) Vite
2 1 (0.36%) Xcode
2 1 (0.36%) XCTest
General
1 221 (80.66%) Games
2 22 (8.03%) Social Skills
3 19 (6.93%) Marketing
4 15 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (2.19%) Finance
6 5 (1.82%) Multimedia
7 3 (1.09%) Advertising
7 3 (1.09%) Automotive
7 3 (1.09%) iGaming
8 2 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (0.73%) Law
9 1 (0.36%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.36%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.36%) Retail
Job Titles
1 221 (80.66%) Senior
2 17 (6.20%) Designer
3 10 (3.65%) Head of Design
4 9 (3.28%) Lead
5 5 (1.82%) Creative Designer
6 4 (1.46%) Senior Designer
7 3 (1.09%) Digital Producer
7 3 (1.09%) Junior
7 3 (1.09%) Junior Designer
7 3 (1.09%) Junior UI/UX Designer
7 3 (1.09%) Junior UX Designer
7 3 (1.09%) UI Designer
7 3 (1.09%) UI/UX Designer
7 3 (1.09%) UX Designer
8 2 (0.73%) Architect
8 2 (0.73%) Copywriter
8 2 (0.73%) Developer
8 2 (0.73%) Digital Designer
9 1 (0.36%) iOS Developer
9 1 (0.36%) Mobile Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 216 (78.83%) GraphQL
1 216 (78.83%) WebGL
2 215 (78.47%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 10 (3.65%) HTML
4 6 (2.19%) HTML5
5 5 (1.82%) CSS
6 3 (1.09%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.36%) Bootstrap
7 1 (0.36%) Core Animation
7 1 (0.36%) Core Data
7 1 (0.36%) Express.js
7 1 (0.36%) HTML5 Canvas
7 1 (0.36%) iOS SDK
7 1 (0.36%) Node.js
7 1 (0.36%) Pixi.js
7 1 (0.36%) RESTful
7 1 (0.36%) Sass
7 1 (0.36%) Tailwind CSS
7 1 (0.36%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.57%) Social Media
2 15 (5.47%) Graphic Design
2 15 (5.47%) Photography
3 10 (3.65%) Podcast
4 9 (3.28%) Video Editing
5 6 (2.19%) Augmented Reality
5 6 (2.19%) Motion Graphics
5 6 (2.19%) Virtual Reality
6 5 (1.82%) Digital Media
7 4 (1.46%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.73%) 3D Graphics
8 2 (0.73%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.36%) Blog
9 1 (0.36%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.36%) FMCG
9 1 (0.36%) Interactive Media
9 1 (0.36%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.36%) NHS
9 1 (0.36%) Onboarding
9 1 (0.36%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (81.02%) Artificial Intelligence
2 221 (80.66%) Problem-Solving
3 220 (80.29%) Storytelling
4 216 (78.83%) 3D Animation
4 216 (78.83%) Visual Effects
5 215 (78.47%) Prototyping
5 215 (78.47%) Rapid Prototyping
6 14 (5.11%) Analytics
7 10 (3.65%) Digital Strategy
7 10 (3.65%) User Experience
8 8 (2.92%) Resource Allocation
8 8 (2.92%) Strategic Planning
9 7 (2.55%) Digital Marketing
10 6 (2.19%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (2.19%) Content Management
10 6 (2.19%) UX Design
11 5 (1.82%) Fintech
11 5 (1.82%) Time Management
11 5 (1.82%) Typography
12 4 (1.46%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 215 (78.47%) HLSL
2 2 (0.73%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.36%) C++
3 1 (0.36%) Objective-C
3 1 (0.36%) Swift
3 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (5.84%) Degree
2 4 (1.46%) HNC
2 4 (1.46%) HND
3 2 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (0.73%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.36%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
1 2 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.36%) GRC
2 1 (0.36%) QA
Vendors
1 24 (8.76%) Adobe
2 6 (2.19%) Microsoft
3 5 (1.82%) YouTube
4 4 (1.46%) Google
4 4 (1.46%) Twitter
5 2 (0.73%) Cisco
6 1 (0.36%) Perforce
6 1 (0.36%) Rollbar
6 1 (0.36%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.36%) Sony