Motion Graphics Job Trends

Motion Graphics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Motion Graphics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Motion Graphics over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 616 707 697
Rank change year-on-year +91 -10 +285
Permanent jobs citing Motion Graphics 31 7 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.052% 0.013% 0.031%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 0.034% 0.083%
Number of salaries quoted 25 3 11
10th Percentile £24,700 £31,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £26,500 £31,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £60,625
90th Percentile £48,250 £49,500 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £33,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -43.75% +30.15%

All Generic Skills
UK

Motion Graphics 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 20,741 20,415 19,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.98% 36.94% 37.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,403 9,792 14,066
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,785
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,160 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year -14.72% -1.59% -

Motion Graphics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Motion Graphics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Motion Graphics job vacancy trend in the UK

Motion Graphics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Motion Graphics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Motion Graphics over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Motion Graphics in the UK

Motion Graphics
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Motion Graphics within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 +89 30 £31,500 -10.00% 10
Work from Home +98 24 £29,250 -10.00% 2
UK excluding London +73 19 £27,000 -20.00% 7
London +62 11 £45,000 -10.00% 5
South West - 9 £27,000 - 1
East of England - 6 £31,500 -
South East +34 4 £25,000 -23.08% 4

Motion Graphics
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 3 (9.68%) CMS
1 3 (9.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (90.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 16 (51.61%) Adobe Illustrator
3 15 (48.39%) Photoshop
4 12 (38.71%) InDesign
5 10 (32.26%) Adobe After Effects
6 9 (29.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 5 (16.13%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (12.90%) CINEMA 4D
9 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Excel
9 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
10 1 (3.23%) Adobe XD
10 1 (3.23%) SketchUp
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.81%) Figma
2 7 (22.58%) Canva
3 6 (19.35%) SaaS
4 3 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
General
1 25 (80.65%) Marketing
2 10 (32.26%) Multimedia
2 10 (32.26%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (25.81%) Social Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Retail
6 1 (3.23%) Games
6 1 (3.23%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 22 (70.97%) Designer
2 10 (32.26%) Graphic Designer
3 4 (12.90%) Creative Designer
4 3 (9.68%) Digital Executive
4 3 (9.68%) Senior
5 2 (6.45%) Digital Producer
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Designer
5 2 (6.45%) Senior Graphic Designer
6 1 (3.23%) Artworker
6 1 (3.23%) Creative Artworker
6 1 (3.23%) Motion Designer
6 1 (3.23%) Motion Graphics Designer
6 1 (3.23%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (35.48%) CSS
1 11 (35.48%) HTML
2 2 (6.45%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 15 (48.39%) Social Media
2 14 (45.16%) Graphic Design
3 10 (32.26%) Animation
4 9 (29.03%) Video Editing
5 5 (16.13%) Digital Media
6 3 (9.68%) Digital Signage
7 2 (6.45%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (6.45%) Virtual Reality
8 1 (3.23%) 3D Graphics
8 1 (3.23%) Podcast
8 1 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (3.23%) Smart City
8 1 (3.23%) State Machine
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) B2B
2 9 (29.03%) Storytelling
2 9 (29.03%) User Experience
3 8 (25.81%) B2B Marketing
3 8 (25.81%) Demand Generation
4 7 (22.58%) Storyboarding
4 7 (22.58%) Typography
5 4 (12.90%) Analytics
5 4 (12.90%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (12.90%) Post-Production
5 4 (12.90%) Strategic Thinking
6 3 (9.68%) Business Analytics
6 3 (9.68%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (9.68%) Content Management
6 3 (9.68%) Data Privacy
6 3 (9.68%) Email Marketing
6 3 (9.68%) Infographics
6 3 (9.68%) Line Management
6 3 (9.68%) Project Management
6 3 (9.68%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 8 (25.81%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (64.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) ISO 9001
1 3 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 28 (90.32%) Adobe
2 3 (9.68%) Cisco
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.23%) Vectorworks
3 1 (3.23%) YouTube