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 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 663 720 777
Rank change year-on-year +57 +57 +133
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 72 179 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.17% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.33% 0.51% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 31 140 78
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,475 £24,825
25th Percentile £27,375 £26,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -22.22% +1.47%
75th Percentile £41,875 £48,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £51,250 £60,250 £90,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £28,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.04% -32.94% +13.33%

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 22,006 34,829 36,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.62% 33.64% 41.98%
Number of salaries quoted 10,584 21,960 21,710
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £35,427
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,560 £55,000 £64,104
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% -14.20% +2.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £99,764 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,350 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.70% -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 12 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 16 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 12 July 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 +42 54 £32,500 -0.76% 74
UK excluding London +60 40 £32,500 +14.04% 34
Work from Home +52 27 £32,500 +14.04% 38
South East +66 22 £32,500 +14.04% 8
London +68 17 £38,750 -2.43% 48
North of England +18 8 £42,500 +41.67% 9
Midlands +46 4 £18,000 -45.86% 6
Yorkshire +36 4 £40,000 +42.86% 2
West Midlands +59 3 £18,000 -41.46% 4
North West -6 3 £65,000 +62.50% 7
Wales +30 2 £26,500 -1.85%
East of England +17 2 £24,000 -15.04% 5
South West +98 1 - - 7
Scotland +87 1 - -
North East +36 1 £31,200 +4.00%
East Midlands +21 1 £27,500 -26.67% 2

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 19 (26.39%) WordPress
2 15 (20.83%) CMS
3 3 (4.17%) Drupal
4 2 (2.78%) Umbraco
5 1 (1.39%) IIS
5 1 (1.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (29.17%) Photoshop
2 20 (27.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 16 (22.22%) Adobe Illustrator
4 15 (20.83%) Adobe Premiere
4 15 (20.83%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (19.44%) InDesign
6 12 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
7 7 (9.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (5.56%) Final Cut Pro
9 3 (4.17%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (4.17%) Adobe XD
9 3 (4.17%) Sketch
10 1 (1.39%) Blender
10 1 (1.39%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 4 (5.56%) Shopify
2 2 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (18.06%) Figma
2 12 (16.67%) Canva
3 8 (11.11%) Google Ads
4 6 (8.33%) SaaS
5 5 (6.94%) Google Analytics
5 5 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (4.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (4.17%) MailChimp
7 1 (1.39%) Sage Pay
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.72%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.39%) Looker
1 1 (1.39%) Metadata
1 1 (1.39%) SQL Server
General
1 44 (61.11%) Marketing
2 26 (36.11%) Social Skills
3 17 (23.61%) Advertising
4 7 (9.72%) Aviation
4 7 (9.72%) Military
4 7 (9.72%) Multimedia
5 5 (6.94%) Finance
5 5 (6.94%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.94%) Retail
6 3 (4.17%) Brand Awareness
6 3 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.17%) Legal
7 2 (2.78%) Banking
7 2 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.78%) Law
8 1 (1.39%) Arabic Language
8 1 (1.39%) French Language
8 1 (1.39%) Games
8 1 (1.39%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.39%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 22 (30.56%) Designer
2 7 (9.72%) Graphic Designer
2 7 (9.72%) Marketing Specialist
2 7 (9.72%) Senior
3 6 (8.33%) Communications Officer
4 5 (6.94%) Digital Producer
4 5 (6.94%) Senior Designer
5 4 (5.56%) Creative Designer
5 4 (5.56%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (4.17%) Author
6 3 (4.17%) Digital Marketing Specialist
6 3 (4.17%) Junior
6 3 (4.17%) Technical Author
7 2 (2.78%) Communications Assistant
7 2 (2.78%) Developer
7 2 (2.78%) E-Commerce Designer
7 2 (2.78%) Junior Designer
7 2 (2.78%) Lead
7 2 (2.78%) Product Designer
7 2 (2.78%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (12.50%) HTML
2 6 (8.33%) HTML5
3 2 (2.78%) CSS
4 1 (1.39%) .NET
4 1 (1.39%) AngularJS
4 1 (1.39%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.39%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (1.39%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (1.39%) DCOM
4 1 (1.39%) React
4 1 (1.39%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 39 (54.17%) Social Media
2 18 (25.00%) Digital Media
2 18 (25.00%) Photography
3 17 (23.61%) Video Editing
4 11 (15.28%) Animation
5 9 (12.50%) Blog
5 9 (12.50%) Onboarding
6 7 (9.72%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (8.33%) Motion Graphics
8 4 (5.56%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (5.56%) Virtual Reality
9 3 (4.17%) Management Information System
9 3 (4.17%) Podcast
9 3 (4.17%) Product Ownership
9 3 (4.17%) Robotics
10 1 (1.39%) Algorithms
10 1 (1.39%) e-Learning
10 1 (1.39%) FMCG
10 1 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (26.39%) Digital Marketing
2 14 (19.44%) Analytics
3 12 (16.67%) User Experience
4 11 (15.28%) Content Management
4 11 (15.28%) E-Commerce
4 11 (15.28%) Time Management
5 10 (13.89%) Typography
6 9 (12.50%) B2B
6 9 (12.50%) CRM
6 9 (12.50%) SEO
7 8 (11.11%) Agile
7 8 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
7 8 (11.11%) Marketing Strategy
7 8 (11.11%) Storytelling
7 8 (11.11%) UX Design
8 7 (9.72%) 3D Rendering
8 7 (9.72%) Pay per click
9 6 (8.33%) Copywriting
9 6 (8.33%) Email Marketing
9 6 (8.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.17%) SQR
2 2 (2.78%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.78%) SQL
3 1 (1.39%) C#
3 1 (1.39%) R
Qualifications
1 19 (26.39%) Degree
2 5 (6.94%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.39%) GISF
3 1 (1.39%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (1.39%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.72%) Accessibility
2 2 (2.78%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.39%) GDPR
3 1 (1.39%) WCAG
Vendors
1 36 (50.00%) Adobe
2 25 (34.72%) Microsoft
3 16 (22.22%) Google
4 10 (13.89%) Facebook
5 8 (11.11%) Instagram
6 7 (9.72%) YouTube
7 6 (8.33%) Twitter
8 2 (2.78%) Cisco
8 2 (2.78%) Hootsuite
8 2 (2.78%) Pardot
8 2 (2.78%) Salesforce
8 2 (2.78%) TikTok
9 1 (1.39%) Ahrefs
9 1 (1.39%) Screaming Frog
9 1 (1.39%) Sony
9 1 (1.39%) Spotify
9 1 (1.39%) TOWER Software