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

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 628 695 838
Rank change year-on-year +67 +143 +53
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 74 214 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.13% 0.21% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.36% 0.60% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 22 170 85
10th Percentile £23,725 £22,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £27,250 £25,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% -32.63% +5.56%
75th Percentile £46,875 £43,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £51,125 £60,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £28,375 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.54% -33.24% +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 20,763 35,685 41,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.18% 34.42% 43.59%
Number of salaries quoted 9,606 23,135 22,550
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,085 £46,350
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 £110,000
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 31 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 31 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 +38 61 £32,500 +8.33% 49
London +94 33 £38,750 -0.64% 38
UK excluding London +48 31 £32,500 +14.54% 12
Work from Home +78 25 £36,750 +16.67% 31
South East +61 16 £32,500 +14.04% 2
North of England -8 7 £45,000 +63.64% 3
Yorkshire +39 4 £40,000 +77.78% 2
West Midlands +42 3 £18,000 -35.71% 1
Midlands +31 3 £18,000 -40.00% 1
North West -24 3 £65,000 +100.00% 1
Wales +42 2 £26,500 -22.06%
Scotland +110 1 - - 1
South West +106 1 - - 1
East of England +30 1 £24,000 -15.04% 3

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 18 (24.32%) WordPress
2 10 (13.51%) CMS
3 2 (2.70%) Umbraco
4 1 (1.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (39.19%) Photoshop
2 20 (27.03%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (24.32%) Adobe Premiere
4 17 (22.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 16 (21.62%) Adobe Illustrator
6 14 (18.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (14.86%) Adobe After Effects
7 11 (14.86%) InDesign
8 8 (10.81%) CapCut
8 8 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
9 4 (5.41%) Final Cut Pro
9 4 (5.41%) QuarkXPress
10 3 (4.05%) Adobe XD
11 1 (1.35%) Blender
11 1 (1.35%) CINEMA 4D
11 1 (1.35%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (4.05%) Shopify
2 2 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 18 (24.32%) Canva
2 9 (12.16%) Figma
3 8 (10.81%) Dropbox
3 8 (10.81%) Google Drive
4 6 (8.11%) SaaS
5 5 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (5.41%) Google Analytics
7 3 (4.05%) Google Ads
8 2 (2.70%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.41%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.81%) Metadata
General
1 51 (68.92%) Marketing
2 33 (44.59%) Social Skills
3 12 (16.22%) Advertising
4 5 (6.76%) Aviation
4 5 (6.76%) Finance
4 5 (6.76%) Military
4 5 (6.76%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (5.41%) Multimedia
5 4 (5.41%) Retail
6 3 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.05%) Legal
7 2 (2.70%) Banking
7 2 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Arabic Language
8 1 (1.35%) French Language
8 1 (1.35%) Games
8 1 (1.35%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.35%) Law
8 1 (1.35%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 24 (32.43%) Designer
2 8 (10.81%) Senior
3 7 (9.46%) Graphic Designer
3 7 (9.46%) Senior Designer
4 6 (8.11%) Communications Officer
5 5 (6.76%) Digital Producer
6 4 (5.41%) Creative Designer
6 4 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (2.70%) Communications Assistant
7 2 (2.70%) Communications Manager
7 2 (2.70%) E-Commerce Designer
7 2 (2.70%) Junior
7 2 (2.70%) Junior Designer
7 2 (2.70%) Lead
7 2 (2.70%) Product Designer
7 2 (2.70%) UX Designer
7 2 (2.70%) Web Designer
8 1 (1.35%) Content Designer
8 1 (1.35%) Senior UI/UX Designer
8 1 (1.35%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.76%) HTML
2 4 (5.41%) HTML5
3 1 (1.35%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.35%) CSS
3 1 (1.35%) DCOM
3 1 (1.35%) React
3 1 (1.35%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 43 (58.11%) Social Media
2 19 (25.68%) Digital Media
2 19 (25.68%) Video Editing
3 18 (24.32%) Photography
4 14 (18.92%) Animation
5 7 (9.46%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (8.11%) Onboarding
7 5 (6.76%) Blog
7 5 (6.76%) Motion Graphics
8 4 (5.41%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (5.41%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (4.05%) Management Information System
9 3 (4.05%) Podcast
10 1 (1.35%) Algorithms
10 1 (1.35%) e-Learning
10 1 (1.35%) FMCG
10 1 (1.35%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (22.97%) Digital Marketing
2 15 (20.27%) Copywriting
3 14 (18.92%) Time Management
4 13 (17.57%) CRM
5 12 (16.22%) Analytics
5 12 (16.22%) User Experience
6 11 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (14.86%) Social Media Management
7 10 (13.51%) Content Management
8 9 (12.16%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 9 (12.16%) E-Commerce
8 9 (12.16%) UX Design
9 8 (10.81%) B2B
9 8 (10.81%) Typography
10 7 (9.46%) Marketing Strategy
10 7 (9.46%) Programme Delivery
11 6 (8.11%) Agile
11 6 (8.11%) Artificial Intelligence
11 6 (8.11%) Project Management
11 6 (8.11%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.70%) SQR
2 1 (1.35%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.35%) R
2 1 (1.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (22.97%) Degree
2 4 (5.41%) HNC
2 4 (5.41%) HND
3 3 (4.05%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.35%) GISF
4 1 (1.35%) NVQ Level 4
4 1 (1.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.46%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.70%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.35%) GDPR
3 1 (1.35%) WCAG
Vendors
1 41 (55.41%) Adobe
2 28 (37.84%) Microsoft
3 19 (25.68%) Google
4 9 (12.16%) Facebook
5 8 (10.81%) Instagram
6 7 (9.46%) YouTube
7 6 (8.11%) Twitter
8 2 (2.70%) Cisco
8 2 (2.70%) Hootsuite
8 2 (2.70%) Pardot
8 2 (2.70%) Salesforce
8 2 (2.70%) TikTok
9 1 (1.35%) Sony
9 1 (1.35%) Spotify
9 1 (1.35%) TOWER Software