Graphic Designer Job Trends

Graphics Designer
UK

The median Graphics Designer salary in the UK is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 769 650 775
Rank change year-on-year -119 +125 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Graphic Designer 24 23 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.021% 0.046% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.052% 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 14 16 18
10th Percentile £26,600 £28,625 £25,650
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £34,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.18% -2.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £44,000 £44,063 £56,250
90th Percentile £52,300 £50,000 £61,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,000 £31,500 £28,750
% change year-on-year -11.11% +9.57% +17.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 106,084 44,466 74,570
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 89.67% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 73,032 26,165 45,576
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.36% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Graphic Designer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graphic Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Graphic Designer job vacancy trend in the UK

Graphic Designer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Graphic Designer job vacancies in the UK

Graphic Designer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphic Designer over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Graphic Designer in the UK

Graphic Designer
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphic Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 September 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
England -97 24 £28,500 -16.18% 4
UK excluding London -96 21 £28,000 -11.11% 6
Work from Home -45 9 £45,000 +42.86%
East of England -29 7 £28,000 -11.11%
South East -35 7 £29,000 +1.75% 2
South West - 5 £45,000 -
London -55 3 £49,000 +36.11% 1
North West -14 1 £32,000 -28.89%
North of England -55 1 £32,000 -28.89% 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
West Midlands - 1 - - 1

Graphic Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 September 2026, Graphic Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Graphic Designer in the job title.

1 15 (62.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 14 (58.33%) Adobe
3 11 (45.83%) Adobe After Effects
3 11 (45.83%) Adobe Illustrator
3 11 (45.83%) AI
3 11 (45.83%) Figma
3 11 (45.83%) User Experience
4 10 (41.67%) B2B
4 10 (41.67%) Infographics
5 9 (37.50%) Customer-Centricity
5 9 (37.50%) InDesign
5 9 (37.50%) Photoshop
6 8 (33.33%) CSS
6 8 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
6 8 (33.33%) HTML
7 4 (16.67%) Typography
7 4 (16.67%) Web Design
8 3 (12.50%) UX Design
9 2 (8.33%) 3D Rendering
9 2 (8.33%) Adobe XD
9 2 (8.33%) B2B Marketing
9 2 (8.33%) JavaScript
9 2 (8.33%) Project Management
9 2 (8.33%) Storytelling
10 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
10 1 (4.17%) ChatGPT
10 1 (4.17%) CRM
10 1 (4.17%) Degree
10 1 (4.17%) E-Commerce
10 1 (4.17%) Mentoring

Graphic Designer Skill Set
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 1 (4.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (62.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 11 (45.83%) Adobe After Effects
2 11 (45.83%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (37.50%) InDesign
3 9 (37.50%) Photoshop
4 2 (8.33%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 11 (45.83%) Figma
2 1 (4.17%) ChatGPT
2 1 (4.17%) SaaS
General
1 21 (87.50%) Marketing
2 9 (37.50%) Multimedia
2 9 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.33%) Advertising
4 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (33.33%) CSS
1 8 (33.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (75.00%) Social Media
2 10 (41.67%) Graphic Design
3 5 (20.83%) Animation
4 3 (12.50%) Midjourney
5 2 (8.33%) Mobile App
5 2 (8.33%) Motion Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (45.83%) AI
1 11 (45.83%) User Experience
2 10 (41.67%) B2B
2 10 (41.67%) Infographics
3 9 (37.50%) Customer-Centricity
4 8 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (16.67%) Typography
5 4 (16.67%) Web Design
6 3 (12.50%) UX Design
7 2 (8.33%) 3D Rendering
7 2 (8.33%) B2B Marketing
7 2 (8.33%) Project Management
7 2 (8.33%) Storytelling
8 1 (4.17%) CRM
8 1 (4.17%) E-Commerce
8 1 (4.17%) Mentoring
8 1 (4.17%) People Management
8 1 (4.17%) Project Delivery
8 1 (4.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (4.17%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 14 (58.33%) Adobe