Graphic Design Job Trends

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 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 732 606 715
Rank change year-on-year -126 +109 +36
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 46 72 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.047% 0.15% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.36% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 23 32 138
10th Percentile £30,743 £25,750 £24,763
25th Percentile £37,500 £27,438 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -7.14% -22.22%
75th Percentile £52,500 £40,938 £48,750
90th Percentile £56,000 £51,125 £60,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £32,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year +38.46% +14.04% -32.94%

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 25,522 20,141 34,072
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.84% 40.99% 33.76%
Number of salaries quoted 16,272 9,991 21,796
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £39,055
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% -14.60%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £99,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,750 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.50% - -9.09%

Graphic Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Graphic Design job vacancy trend in the UK

Graphic Design
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Graphic Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Graphic Design

Graphic Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Design over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 12 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 16 July 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 -83 41 £45,000 +38.46% 18
England -96 36 £45,000 +35.34% 15
Work from Home -15 23 £45,000 +38.46% 5
South West -46 11 £37,522 - 1
Midlands -13 10 £45,000 +150.00% 1
West Midlands -22 10 £45,000 +150.00%
Wales -45 10 - - 2
South East -28 6 £40,000 +23.08% 11
London -45 5 £50,588 +44.54% 2
North of England -36 3 £55,000 +29.41% 1
North East -52 3 £55,000 +76.28%
East of England -13 1 £52,500 +118.75%

Graphic Design
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 5 (10.87%) CMS
2 3 (6.52%) Drupal
3 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (52.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 20 (43.48%) Adobe Illustrator
2 20 (43.48%) Photoshop
3 17 (36.96%) InDesign
4 11 (23.91%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (2.17%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (2.17%) Elementor
5 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.35%) Eloqua
Cloud Services
1 14 (30.43%) Figma
2 3 (6.52%) Canva
3 1 (2.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 1 (2.17%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.17%) SaaS
3 1 (2.17%) Vyond
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.17%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (21.74%) GIS
General
1 25 (54.35%) Marketing
2 12 (26.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (23.91%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (19.57%) Multimedia
4 9 (19.57%) Social Skills
5 7 (15.22%) Public Sector
6 5 (10.87%) Automotive
7 4 (8.70%) Local Government
7 4 (8.70%) Manufacturing
8 3 (6.52%) Finance
8 3 (6.52%) Games
8 3 (6.52%) iGaming
8 3 (6.52%) Retail
9 2 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (2.17%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 22 (47.83%) Designer
2 12 (26.09%) Architect
3 11 (23.91%) Graphic Designer
3 11 (23.91%) Senior
4 10 (21.74%) Principal Architect
4 10 (21.74%) Senior Architect
5 5 (10.87%) Digital Designer
6 4 (8.70%) Marketing Manager
7 3 (6.52%) Animator
7 3 (6.52%) Content Designer
7 3 (6.52%) Graphic Artist
7 3 (6.52%) Interaction Designer
7 3 (6.52%) Web Designer
8 2 (4.35%) UI Architect
9 1 (2.17%) Communications Officer
9 1 (2.17%) Digital Marketing Coordinator
9 1 (2.17%) Marketing Assistant
9 1 (2.17%) Senior Designer
9 1 (2.17%) Senior Graphic Designer
9 1 (2.17%) Systems Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (32.61%) HTML
2 14 (30.43%) CSS
3 1 (2.17%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 22 (47.83%) Social Media
2 5 (10.87%) Animation
2 5 (10.87%) Web Conferencing
3 3 (6.52%) Photography
4 1 (2.17%) Educational Technology
4 1 (2.17%) e-Learning
4 1 (2.17%) Home Automation
4 1 (2.17%) Smart Home
4 1 (2.17%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (36.96%) User Experience
2 14 (30.43%) B2B
3 10 (21.74%) Customer Engagement
4 9 (19.57%) Infographics
5 8 (17.39%) AI
5 8 (17.39%) Customer-Centricity
6 7 (15.22%) Digital Marketing
7 6 (13.04%) Lead Generation
7 6 (13.04%) Logistics
7 6 (13.04%) Storytelling
8 5 (10.87%) Campaign Management
8 5 (10.87%) Interaction Design
8 5 (10.87%) Supplier Management
8 5 (10.87%) Time Management
8 5 (10.87%) User Research
8 5 (10.87%) Wireframes
9 4 (8.70%) Analytics
9 4 (8.70%) Email Marketing
9 4 (8.70%) Marketing Strategy
9 4 (8.70%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.35%) C
Qualifications
1 4 (8.70%) Degree
2 3 (6.52%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (28.26%) Accessibility
2 3 (6.52%) WCAG
Vendors
1 27 (58.70%) Adobe
2 6 (13.04%) Facebook
3 5 (10.87%) Instagram
4 1 (2.17%) Google
4 1 (2.17%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.17%) Synthesia