Graphics Engineer
UK

The median Graphics Engineer salary in the UK is £140,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 700 1000 1048
Rank change year-on-year +300 +48 -302
Permanent jobs requiring a Graphics Engineer 36 74 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.067% 0.060% 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.071% 0.062% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 5
10th Percentile £102,500 - -
25th Percentile - £52,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £140,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +154.55% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile - £79,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +18.18% -12.00% -10.23%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 50,985 118,425 121,174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.43% 95.37% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 37,346 74,222 83,417
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

Graphics Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Graphics Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Graphics Engineer in the UK

Graphics Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graphics Engineer.

Salary trend for Graphics Engineer in the UK

Graphics Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graphics Engineer over the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Graphics Engineer in the UK

Graphics Engineer
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphics Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 December 2023. 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 +302 36 £140,000 +154.55% 8
UK excluding London +234 28 £65,000 +18.18% 8
Work from Home +271 23 £140,000 +75.00% 2
East of England +143 21 £65,000 +18.18% 5
London +209 8 £140,000 -
North of England - 6 - -
North West - 5 - -
Yorkshire - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -

Graphics Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 December 2023, Graphics Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Graphics Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (86.11%) Vulkan
2 30 (83.33%) C
2 30 (83.33%) C++
2 30 (83.33%) OpenGL
2 30 (83.33%) Smartphone
2 30 (83.33%) Degree
2 30 (83.33%) Computer Science
2 30 (83.33%) OpenGL ES
3 29 (80.56%) Android
3 29 (80.56%) Mali
4 24 (66.67%) Mathematics
5 19 (52.78%) Linux
5 19 (52.78%) Games
5 19 (52.78%) Software Engineering
5 19 (52.78%) Ray Tracing
6 18 (50.00%) WebGPU
6 18 (50.00%) SIMD
6 18 (50.00%) WebAssembly
6 18 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (50.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 18 (50.00%) Unreal Engine
6 18 (50.00%) User Experience
6 18 (50.00%) Rust
6 18 (50.00%) Agile
6 18 (50.00%) Scrum
6 18 (50.00%) Handset
6 18 (50.00%) Marketing
7 16 (44.44%) Prototyping
8 15 (41.67%) 3D Graphics
9 13 (36.11%) Performance Analysis

Graphics Engineer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (13.89%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 11 (30.56%) Internet
General
1 19 (52.78%) Games
2 18 (50.00%) Marketing
3 11 (30.56%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (30.56%) Automotive
3 11 (30.56%) Electronics
3 11 (30.56%) Multimedia
4 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (86.11%) Vulkan
2 30 (83.33%) OpenGL
2 30 (83.33%) OpenGL ES
3 18 (50.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 18 (50.00%) Unreal Engine
3 18 (50.00%) WebAssembly
3 18 (50.00%) WebGPU
4 11 (30.56%) Direct3D
5 2 (5.56%) Babylonjs
6 1 (2.78%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 30 (83.33%) Smartphone
2 29 (80.56%) Mali
3 19 (52.78%) Ray Tracing
4 18 (50.00%) Handset
4 18 (50.00%) SIMD
5 15 (41.67%) 3D Graphics
6 11 (30.56%) IoT
7 1 (2.78%) Hackathon
7 1 (2.78%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (2.78%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 29 (80.56%) Android
2 19 (52.78%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (83.33%) Computer Science
2 24 (66.67%) Mathematics
3 19 (52.78%) Software Engineering
4 18 (50.00%) Agile
4 18 (50.00%) Scrum
4 18 (50.00%) User Experience
5 16 (44.44%) Prototyping
6 13 (36.11%) Performance Analysis
7 12 (33.33%) Computer Architecture
7 12 (33.33%) Machine Learning
7 12 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (30.56%) Benchmarking
8 11 (30.56%) Embedded Software Development
8 11 (30.56%) Process Improvement
8 11 (30.56%) Software Optimisation
9 5 (13.89%) Artificial Intelligence
9 5 (13.89%) Fintech
10 4 (11.11%) Web Application Development
11 1 (2.78%) Game Development
11 1 (2.78%) Memory Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (83.33%) C
1 30 (83.33%) C++
2 18 (50.00%) Rust
3 5 (13.89%) JavaScript
3 5 (13.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (83.33%) Degree
2 18 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (30.56%) Master's Degree
3 11 (30.56%) PhD