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 5 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 593 682 658
Rank change year-on-year +89 -24 +284
Permanent jobs citing Graphic Design 62 64 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.10% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.29% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 30 18 47
10th Percentile £29,750 £25,725 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.29% +2.94% +4.94%
75th Percentile £38,750 £55,938 £55,000
90th Percentile £52,000 £67,125 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £31,500 £38,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year -18.71% -3.13% +10.34%

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 19,515 22,150 19,107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.10% 35.01% 38.15%
Number of salaries quoted 10,595 10,923 14,371
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 5 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Graphic Design in the UK

Graphic Design
Top 13 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 5 December 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 +96 54 £34,000 -27.66% 15
UK excluding London +66 37 £31,500 -18.71% 16
Work from Home +80 27 £32,500 -21.21% 6
London +76 17 £34,000 -38.18%
North of England +43 13 - - 2
South East +36 11 £35,000 -
North West +42 7 - -
Midlands +33 6 £37,500 +13.64% 4
Yorkshire 0 6 - - 2
East of England - 6 £31,500 - 6
West Midlands +33 5 £38,750 -8.82% 4
East Midlands -4 2 £32,500 +11.11%
South West - 1 - - 3

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 7 (11.29%) CMS
1 7 (11.29%) WordPress
2 5 (8.06%) Drupal
3 2 (3.23%) EPiServer
3 2 (3.23%) Umbraco
4 1 (1.61%) IIS
Applications
1 32 (51.61%) Photoshop
2 23 (37.10%) Adobe Illustrator
3 22 (35.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 21 (33.87%) InDesign
5 13 (20.97%) Adobe Premiere
6 10 (16.13%) Adobe After Effects
7 9 (14.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 8 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
9 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Excel
10 4 (6.45%) Sketch
11 3 (4.84%) Adobe XD
12 2 (3.23%) Adobe Captivate
12 2 (3.23%) CINEMA 4D
12 2 (3.23%) DaVinci Resolve
12 2 (3.23%) Elementor
12 2 (3.23%) Final Cut Pro
13 1 (1.61%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 16 (25.81%) Figma
2 11 (17.74%) Canva
3 8 (12.90%) SaaS
4 5 (8.06%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 5 (8.06%) Google Ads
5 3 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (3.23%) Google Analytics
6 2 (3.23%) MailChimp
6 2 (3.23%) npm
7 1 (1.61%) Sage Pay
7 1 (1.61%) Squarespace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.84%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Metadata
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Git
1 2 (3.23%) Grunt
1 2 (3.23%) gulp
1 2 (3.23%) webpack
General
1 38 (61.29%) Marketing
2 15 (24.19%) Social Skills
3 11 (17.74%) Advertising
4 9 (14.52%) Multimedia
4 9 (14.52%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (14.52%) Retail
5 6 (9.68%) Arabic Language
5 6 (9.68%) Dutch Language
5 6 (9.68%) French Language
5 6 (9.68%) German Language
5 6 (9.68%) Italian Language
5 6 (9.68%) Japanese Language
5 6 (9.68%) Mandarin Language
5 6 (9.68%) Polish Language
5 6 (9.68%) Portuguese Language
5 6 (9.68%) Spanish Language
6 3 (4.84%) Brand Awareness
6 3 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.84%) Publishing
7 2 (3.23%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 37 (59.68%) Designer
2 17 (27.42%) Graphic Designer
3 8 (12.90%) Senior
4 7 (11.29%) 3D Designer
5 6 (9.68%) Marketing Specialist
6 5 (8.06%) Developer
6 5 (8.06%) Senior Designer
7 4 (6.45%) Creative Designer
7 4 (6.45%) Digital Developer
8 3 (4.84%) Content Designer
8 3 (4.84%) Digital Marketing Specialist
8 3 (4.84%) e-Learning Designer
8 3 (4.84%) Product Designer
9 2 (3.23%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 2 (3.23%) Senior Developer
9 2 (3.23%) Senior Graphic Designer
9 2 (3.23%) Software Developer
9 2 (3.23%) UI Designer
9 2 (3.23%) UI/UX Designer
9 2 (3.23%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.90%) HTML
2 4 (6.45%) CSS
2 4 (6.45%) HTML5
3 2 (3.23%) Bootstrap
3 2 (3.23%) CSS3
3 2 (3.23%) Node.js
3 2 (3.23%) Redux
3 2 (3.23%) RESTful
3 2 (3.23%) Sass
4 1 (1.61%) .NET
4 1 (1.61%) ASP.NET
4 1 (1.61%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (1.61%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 30 (48.39%) Social Media
2 15 (24.19%) Video Editing
3 14 (22.58%) Motion Graphics
4 9 (14.52%) Animation
5 6 (9.68%) 3D Graphics
5 6 (9.68%) Onboarding
5 6 (9.68%) Photography
5 6 (9.68%) Web Conferencing
6 5 (8.06%) e-Learning
6 5 (8.06%) Learning Management System
7 4 (6.45%) Blog
8 3 (4.84%) Digital Media
8 3 (4.84%) Product Ownership
9 2 (3.23%) Robotics
9 2 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
10 1 (1.61%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (33.87%) User Experience
2 13 (20.97%) Creative Marketing
3 12 (19.35%) Typography
4 11 (17.74%) Digital Marketing
5 8 (12.90%) Storyboarding
5 8 (12.90%) Time Management
5 8 (12.90%) UX Design
6 7 (11.29%) Agile
6 7 (11.29%) CAD
6 7 (11.29%) Copywriting
6 7 (11.29%) Customer Service
6 7 (11.29%) SEO
7 6 (9.68%) Analytics
7 6 (9.68%) B2B
7 6 (9.68%) CRM
8 5 (8.06%) AI
8 5 (8.06%) Content Development
8 5 (8.06%) Instructional Design
8 5 (8.06%) Project Management
8 5 (8.06%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.45%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.61%) C#
2 1 (1.61%) SQL
2 1 (1.61%) SQR
Qualifications
1 33 (53.23%) Degree
2 2 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (3.23%) DBS Check
2 2 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.29%) Accessibility
2 3 (4.84%) ISO 9001
2 3 (4.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.23%) QA
3 2 (3.23%) WCAG
4 1 (1.61%) GDPR
Vendors
1 42 (67.74%) Adobe
2 12 (19.35%) Microsoft
3 6 (9.68%) Google
4 3 (4.84%) Cisco
4 3 (4.84%) Instagram
4 3 (4.84%) TikTok
4 3 (4.84%) YouTube
5 2 (3.23%) Facebook
5 2 (3.23%) HubSpot
5 2 (3.23%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.61%) Canon
6 1 (1.61%) Sony
6 1 (1.61%) Vectorworks