Graphics Software Engineer Job Trends

Graphics Software Engineer
UK

The median Graphics Software Engineer salary in the UK is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 643 715 682
Rank change year-on-year +72 -33 +360
Permanent jobs requiring a Graphics Software Engineer 1 1 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.002% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.002% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.18%
UK excluding London median annual salary £100,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - +18.18%

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 53,514 51,675 48,695
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.18% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 32,893 27,368 37,623
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Graphics Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Graphics Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Graphics Software Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Graphics Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Graphics Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Graphics Software Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graphics Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 +68 1 £100,000 - 6
UK excluding London +52 1 £100,000 - 3
South East - 1 £100,000 - 1

Graphics Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Graphics Software Engineer 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 Graphics Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DirectX
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL ES
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan

Graphics Software Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) DirectX
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL
1 1 (100.00%) OpenGL ES
1 1 (100.00%) Vulkan
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree