Graphic Design Jobs

Graphic Design
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Graphic Design in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Graphic Design over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 636 686 848
Rank change year-on-year +50 +162 +17
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 70 216 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.22% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.36% 0.61% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 23 170 83
10th Percentile £23,950 £22,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,250 £25,500 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -33.50% +11.92%
75th Percentile £46,250 £46,563 £71,250
90th Percentile £49,750 £60,000 £85,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,750 £28,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +11.40% -32.94% +6.25%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 19,436 35,193 43,934
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.52% 35.47% 43.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,068 23,064 23,448
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,015
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 £79,500 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £108,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graphic Design.

Salary trend for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 14 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 11 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 +22 59 £32,500 +8.33% 81
London +97 33 £38,750 -1.54% 50
UK excluding London +49 29 £31,750 +11.40% 40
Work from Home +112 24 £31,000 -10.14% 46
South East +82 14 £32,500 +14.04% 15
North of England +15 6 £42,500 +54.55% 7
Midlands +34 5 £24,500 -20.33% 2
Yorkshire +50 4 £40,000 +77.78% 2
West Midlands +47 4 £18,000 -35.71% 2
Wales +40 2 £26,500 -22.06% 1
North West -26 2 £45,000 +38.46% 2
Scotland +110 1 - - 1
East Midlands +26 1 £31,000 -17.33%
East of England +21 1 £24,000 -15.42% 9

Graphic Design
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 16 (22.86%) WordPress
2 10 (14.29%) CMS
3 2 (2.86%) Umbraco
Applications
1 31 (44.29%) Photoshop
2 21 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (25.71%) Adobe Premiere
4 17 (24.29%) Adobe Illustrator
5 16 (22.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 14 (20.00%) Adobe After Effects
6 14 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (15.71%) InDesign
8 9 (12.86%) CapCut
9 8 (11.43%) Microsoft Excel
10 4 (5.71%) QuarkXPress
11 3 (4.29%) Final Cut Pro
12 2 (2.86%) Adobe XD
13 1 (1.43%) Blender
13 1 (1.43%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 3 (4.29%) Shopify
2 2 (2.86%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 17 (24.29%) Canva
2 9 (12.86%) Dropbox
2 9 (12.86%) Google Drive
3 8 (11.43%) Figma
4 6 (8.57%) SaaS
5 4 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (4.29%) Google Ads
6 3 (4.29%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.43%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.71%) Intranet
2 1 (1.43%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.86%) Metadata
General
1 51 (72.86%) Marketing
2 33 (47.14%) Social Skills
3 10 (14.29%) Advertising
4 5 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (7.14%) Legal
4 5 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (5.71%) Retail
6 3 (4.29%) Finance
6 3 (4.29%) Multimedia
7 2 (2.86%) Banking
7 2 (2.86%) Games
7 2 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.43%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.43%) Arabic Language
8 1 (1.43%) Aviation
8 1 (1.43%) French Language
8 1 (1.43%) iGaming
8 1 (1.43%) Law
8 1 (1.43%) Military
8 1 (1.43%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 22 (31.43%) Designer
2 7 (10.00%) Graphic Designer
3 6 (8.57%) Communications Officer
3 6 (8.57%) Senior
3 6 (8.57%) Senior Designer
4 5 (7.14%) Digital Producer
5 4 (5.71%) Creative Designer
6 2 (2.86%) E-Commerce Designer
6 2 (2.86%) Junior
6 2 (2.86%) Junior Designer
6 2 (2.86%) Marketing Specialist
6 2 (2.86%) Web Designer
7 1 (1.43%) Communications Assistant
7 1 (1.43%) Content Designer
7 1 (1.43%) Creative Graphic Designer
7 1 (1.43%) Developer
7 1 (1.43%) Lead
7 1 (1.43%) Product Designer
7 1 (1.43%) Technical Engineer
7 1 (1.43%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.57%) HTML
2 4 (5.71%) HTML5
3 2 (2.86%) CSS
3 2 (2.86%) EDI
4 1 (1.43%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.43%) DCOM
4 1 (1.43%) React
4 1 (1.43%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 40 (57.14%) Social Media
2 20 (28.57%) Photography
2 20 (28.57%) Video Editing
3 16 (22.86%) Digital Media
4 14 (20.00%) Animation
5 6 (8.57%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (7.14%) Blog
6 5 (7.14%) Motion Graphics
6 5 (7.14%) Onboarding
7 4 (5.71%) Augmented Reality
7 4 (5.71%) Virtual Reality
8 3 (4.29%) Management Information System
8 3 (4.29%) Podcast
9 1 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (1.43%) e-Learning
9 1 (1.43%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (24.29%) Digital Marketing
2 16 (22.86%) Copywriting
3 15 (21.43%) Time Management
4 13 (18.57%) CRM
5 12 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (17.14%) User Experience
6 11 (15.71%) Social Media Management
7 10 (14.29%) Content Management
7 10 (14.29%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 9 (12.86%) Analytics
8 9 (12.86%) B2B
8 9 (12.86%) E-Commerce
9 8 (11.43%) UX Design
10 7 (10.00%) Marketing Strategy
10 7 (10.00%) Programme Delivery
10 7 (10.00%) Typography
11 5 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (7.14%) Project Management
11 5 (7.14%) SEO
11 5 (7.14%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.86%) JavaScript
1 2 (2.86%) SQR
2 1 (1.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (22.86%) Degree
2 4 (5.71%) HNC
2 4 (5.71%) HND
3 2 (2.86%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.43%) GISF
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.57%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.86%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.43%) GDPR
Vendors
1 39 (55.71%) Adobe
2 25 (35.71%) Microsoft
3 19 (27.14%) Google
4 8 (11.43%) Facebook
4 8 (11.43%) YouTube
5 6 (8.57%) Instagram
5 6 (8.57%) Twitter
6 2 (2.86%) Cisco
6 2 (2.86%) Hootsuite
6 2 (2.86%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.86%) TikTok
7 1 (1.43%) Pardot
7 1 (1.43%) Sony
7 1 (1.43%) Spotify