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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 663 738 939
Rank change year-on-year +75 +201 +173
Permanent jobs citing Photography 49 140 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.089% 0.14% 0.034%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.25% 0.40% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 12 69 17
10th Percentile £25,825 £13,361 £31,300
25th Percentile £41,125 £25,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% -18.75% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £39,712 £57,500
90th Percentile - £53,750 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,750 £29,500 £30,750
% change year-on-year -9.32% -4.07% -1.60%

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 19,972 35,117 43,987
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.26% 35.46% 43.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,799 23,005 23,580
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,250
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 £108,491
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 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Photography in the UK

Photography
Top 11 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 14 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 +51 37 £50,000 +53.85% 54
UK excluding London +137 20 £26,750 -9.32% 26
London +74 19 £50,000 +11.11% 35
Work from Home +91 12 - - 19
North of England +54 9 £47,500 +50.79% 2
Yorkshire +79 8 - -
South East +78 8 £27,000 -8.47% 11
Wales - 2 £26,500 -
West Midlands +38 1 - - 5
Midlands +38 1 - - 5
North West +4 1 £47,500 +35.71% 2

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 7 (14.29%) CMS
2 5 (10.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (24.49%) Photoshop
2 8 (16.33%) Adobe Premiere
3 7 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (10.20%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (8.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (8.16%) InDesign
6 2 (4.08%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (2.04%) Adobe XD
7 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.08%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.12%) MailChimp
2 1 (2.04%) Canva
2 1 (2.04%) Figma
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) Metadata
General
1 21 (42.86%) Marketing
2 13 (26.53%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (14.29%) Law
4 6 (12.24%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (10.20%) Finance
5 5 (10.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (8.16%) Advertising
6 4 (8.16%) Legal
7 3 (6.12%) Retail
8 2 (4.08%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (2.04%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (18.37%) Lead
2 5 (10.20%) Designer
3 3 (6.12%) Senior
4 2 (4.08%) Digital Strategy Manager
4 2 (4.08%) E-Commerce Designer
4 2 (4.08%) Graphic Designer
4 2 (4.08%) Senior Manager
4 2 (4.08%) Senior Strategy Manager
4 2 (4.08%) Strategy Manager
5 1 (2.04%) Artworker
5 1 (2.04%) Business Analyst
5 1 (2.04%) Communications Assistant
5 1 (2.04%) Communications Manager
5 1 (2.04%) Content Manager
5 1 (2.04%) Digital Business Analyst
5 1 (2.04%) Digital Producer
5 1 (2.04%) Engagement Manager
5 1 (2.04%) Lead Business Analyst
5 1 (2.04%) Senior Designer
5 1 (2.04%) Web Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.24%) HTML
2 4 (8.16%) HTML5
3 2 (4.08%) CSS
3 2 (4.08%) EDI
4 1 (2.04%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 20 (40.82%) Graphic Design
2 16 (32.65%) Social Media
3 15 (30.61%) Animation
4 12 (24.49%) Video Editing
5 11 (22.45%) Digital Media
6 8 (16.33%) Podcast
7 7 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (8.16%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (8.16%) Virtual Reality
9 2 (4.08%) Blog
9 2 (4.08%) Management Information System
10 1 (2.04%) Motion Graphics
10 1 (2.04%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (24.49%) Analytics
2 11 (22.45%) Agile
2 11 (22.45%) Digital Strategy
3 10 (20.41%) Logistics
4 9 (18.37%) Post-Production
4 9 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (16.33%) Content Management
5 8 (16.33%) Resource Allocation
5 8 (16.33%) Strategic Planning
6 7 (14.29%) Email Marketing
6 7 (14.29%) Programme Delivery
7 6 (12.24%) Copywriting
7 6 (12.24%) Digital Marketing
8 5 (10.20%) Line Management
9 4 (8.16%) Artificial Intelligence
9 4 (8.16%) E-Commerce
9 4 (8.16%) Project Management
10 3 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (6.12%) CRM
10 3 (6.12%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.04%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (14.29%) Degree
2 3 (6.12%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.04%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.08%) QA
2 1 (2.04%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.04%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (2.04%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (22.45%) Adobe
2 7 (14.29%) YouTube
3 6 (12.24%) Google
3 6 (12.24%) Microsoft
4 5 (10.20%) Twitter
5 3 (6.12%) TikTok
6 2 (4.08%) Facebook
6 2 (4.08%) Instagram
6 2 (4.08%) Snapchat
6 2 (4.08%) TippingPoint
7 1 (2.04%) Pardot
7 1 (2.04%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.04%) Sony