Photography Jobs

Photography
UK

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 665 774 926
Rank change year-on-year +109 +152 +188
Permanent jobs citing Photography 44 138 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.13% 0.037%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.21% 0.39% 0.085%
Number of salaries quoted 11 68 19
10th Percentile £25,750 £13,361 £27,150
25th Percentile £36,375 £24,875 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £32,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £39,712 £65,000
90th Percentile - £50,405 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,750 £29,500 £28,250
% change year-on-year -9.32% +4.42% +2.73%

All Generic Skills
UK

Photography 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 20,604 35,638 42,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.19% 34.51% 43.55%
Number of salaries quoted 9,493 23,121 22,633
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,084 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Photography
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Photography as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Photography in the UK

Photography
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Photography.

Salary trend for Photography in the UK

Photography
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Photography over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Photography in the UK

Photography
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Photography within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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 +64 32 £50,000 +56.25% 32
UK excluding London +145 18 £26,750 -9.32% 28
London +73 16 £50,000 +25.00% 9
Work from Home +95 14 £55,000 +69.23% 14
North of England +53 8 £47,500 +50.79% 5
Yorkshire +63 7 - - 2
South East +63 6 £27,000 -8.47% 11
Wales - 2 £26,500 -
South West +104 1 - - 2
Midlands +63 1 - - 7
West Midlands +42 1 - - 3
North West +7 1 £47,500 +35.71% 3

Photography
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (13.64%) CMS
1 6 (13.64%) WordPress
2 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (22.73%) Photoshop
2 9 (20.45%) Adobe Premiere
3 7 (15.91%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (11.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (9.09%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (9.09%) InDesign
6 2 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (2.27%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (2.27%) Adobe XD
7 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Canva
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (2.27%) MailChimp
2 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Metadata
General
1 19 (43.18%) Marketing
2 15 (34.09%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (13.64%) Law
3 6 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (9.09%) Finance
5 3 (6.82%) Advertising
5 3 (6.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.82%) Retail
6 2 (4.55%) Brand Awareness
6 2 (4.55%) Legal
7 1 (2.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (18.18%) Lead
2 5 (11.36%) Designer
3 2 (4.55%) Communications Assistant
3 2 (4.55%) E-Commerce Designer
3 2 (4.55%) Graphic Designer
4 1 (2.27%) Business Analyst
4 1 (2.27%) Communications Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Content Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Digital Business Analyst
4 1 (2.27%) Digital Producer
4 1 (2.27%) Engagement Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Lead Business Analyst
4 1 (2.27%) Marketing Manager
4 1 (2.27%) Project Assistant
4 1 (2.27%) Senior
4 1 (2.27%) Senior Designer
4 1 (2.27%) Senior Graphic Designer
4 1 (2.27%) Web Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (11.36%) HTML
2 4 (9.09%) HTML5
3 1 (2.27%) CSS
3 1 (2.27%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 18 (40.91%) Graphic Design
2 16 (36.36%) Social Media
3 13 (29.55%) Animation
4 11 (25.00%) Video Editing
5 10 (22.73%) Digital Media
6 7 (15.91%) Podcast
7 6 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (9.09%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (9.09%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (4.55%) Blog
9 2 (4.55%) Management Information System
10 1 (2.27%) Educational Technology
10 1 (2.27%) Motion Graphics
10 1 (2.27%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (22.73%) Agile
2 9 (20.45%) Analytics
2 9 (20.45%) Logistics
2 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (18.18%) Content Management
3 8 (18.18%) Digital Strategy
3 8 (18.18%) Post-Production
4 7 (15.91%) Programme Delivery
4 7 (15.91%) Resource Allocation
4 7 (15.91%) Strategic Planning
5 6 (13.64%) Email Marketing
6 5 (11.36%) Artificial Intelligence
6 5 (11.36%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (9.09%) Copywriting
7 4 (9.09%) E-Commerce
7 4 (9.09%) Project Management
8 3 (6.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (6.82%) Line Management
8 3 (6.82%) Marketing Strategy
8 3 (6.82%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 6 (13.64%) Degree
2 3 (6.82%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.27%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.27%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (2.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.55%) QA
2 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (2.27%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (29.55%) Adobe
2 6 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.64%) Twitter
3 5 (11.36%) Google
4 4 (9.09%) YouTube
5 3 (6.82%) Facebook
5 3 (6.82%) Instagram
6 2 (4.55%) Pardot
6 2 (4.55%) Salesforce
6 2 (4.55%) TikTok
6 2 (4.55%) TippingPoint
7 1 (2.27%) Sony