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 have cited Photography over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 770 967 1089
Rank change year-on-year +197 +122 -230
Permanent jobs citing Photography 141 32 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.031% 0.079%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.40% 0.072% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 70 15 41
10th Percentile £13,361 £29,450 £22,500
25th Percentile £25,188 £36,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £41,803 £57,500 £63,500
90th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,500 £30,750 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.07% -12.14% +16.67%

All Generic Skills
UK

Photography is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,939 44,198 74,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.47% 42.68% 47.35%
Number of salaries quoted 22,999 23,881 34,286
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,875
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

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 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Photography in the UK

Photography
Top 13 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 4 May 2024. 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 +188 130 £32,500 -18.75% 42
UK excluding London +49 68 £29,500 -4.07% 26
London +158 60 £45,105 +12.76% 15
Work from Home +108 40 £33,250 -16.88% 13
South East - 31 £29,500 - 7
Midlands - 25 £27,500 - 5
West Midlands - 17 £30,000 - 3
East Midlands - 8 £26,500 - 2
North of England +39 7 £31,500 - 13
Yorkshire - 4 £31,500 - 3
East of England +24 3 - -
North West +11 3 £35,000 - 10
South West -24 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 (4.96%) CMS
2 6 (4.26%) WordPress
3 2 (1.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 26 (18.44%) Photoshop
2 21 (14.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 16 (11.35%) Adobe Illustrator
4 15 (10.64%) InDesign
5 12 (8.51%) Adobe Premiere
6 11 (7.80%) Adobe After Effects
7 10 (7.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
9 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Office
10 6 (4.26%) Spreadsheet
11 5 (3.55%) Adobe XD
12 4 (2.84%) Trello
13 2 (1.42%) Acrobat
13 2 (1.42%) Sketch
14 1 (0.71%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.71%) CINEMA 4D
14 1 (0.71%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Shopify
2 3 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.55%) Google Analytics
1 5 (3.55%) Power Platform
2 4 (2.84%) Canva
2 4 (2.84%) Figma
2 4 (2.84%) Google Docs
2 4 (2.84%) Google Sheets
3 3 (2.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 3 (2.13%) Google Tag Manager
3 3 (2.13%) npm
4 2 (1.42%) Amazon Ads
4 2 (1.42%) AWS
4 2 (1.42%) Azure
4 2 (1.42%) GCP
4 2 (1.42%) Google Ads
4 2 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.42%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.55%) Looker
1 5 (3.55%) MySQL
1 5 (3.55%) Power BI
2 4 (2.84%) Metadata
2 4 (2.84%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.42%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.42%) Tableau
4 1 (0.71%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.71%) GIS
4 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (4.26%) Git
2 2 (1.42%) Axure RP
General
1 103 (73.05%) Marketing
2 68 (48.23%) Retail
3 63 (44.68%) Advertising
4 60 (42.55%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (36.88%) German Language
6 40 (28.37%) Social Skills
7 20 (14.18%) Finance
8 14 (9.93%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (4.26%) Multimedia
10 5 (3.55%) Public Sector
10 5 (3.55%) Publishing
11 2 (1.42%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.71%) Brand Awareness
12 1 (0.71%) Electronics
12 1 (0.71%) Games
12 1 (0.71%) Legal
12 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.71%) Police
Job Titles
1 52 (36.88%) Graduate
2 18 (12.77%) Designer
3 13 (9.22%) Senior
4 11 (7.80%) Graphic Designer
5 6 (4.26%) Developer
5 6 (4.26%) Junior
5 6 (4.26%) Project Manager
6 5 (3.55%) E-Commerce Manager
6 5 (3.55%) Senior Designer
7 4 (2.84%) Artworker
7 4 (2.84%) Communications Officer
7 4 (2.84%) Digital Project Manager
7 4 (2.84%) Junior Digital Project Manager
7 4 (2.84%) Junior Project Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Administrator
8 3 (2.13%) E-Commerce Executive
8 3 (2.13%) PHP Developer
8 3 (2.13%) Traffic Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Web Developer
8 3 (2.13%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (8.51%) CSS
2 9 (6.38%) HTML
3 3 (2.13%) jQuery
3 3 (2.13%) JSON
3 3 (2.13%) REST
3 3 (2.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 87 (61.70%) Social Media
2 52 (36.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (10.64%) Graphic Design
4 9 (6.38%) Management Information System
5 8 (5.67%) 3D Graphics
6 6 (4.26%) 3D Printing
6 6 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (3.55%) Digital Media
7 5 (3.55%) FMCG
8 4 (2.84%) Animation
9 3 (2.13%) BBC
9 3 (2.13%) Video Editing
10 2 (1.42%) Blog
10 2 (1.42%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.42%) EPoS
10 2 (1.42%) Life Science
10 2 (1.42%) Podcast
10 2 (1.42%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.71%) Motion Graphics
11 1 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.96%) Windows
2 2 (1.42%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (38.30%) Strategic Planning
2 21 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (11.35%) E-Commerce
3 16 (11.35%) Project Management
4 15 (10.64%) Email Marketing
5 14 (9.93%) CRM
5 14 (9.93%) User Experience
6 11 (7.80%) Customer Service
6 11 (7.80%) Digital Marketing
7 10 (7.09%) Workflow
8 9 (6.38%) Web Development
9 8 (5.67%) B2B
9 8 (5.67%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (5.67%) Creative Thinking
9 8 (5.67%) Marketing Strategy
10 7 (4.96%) Analytics
10 7 (4.96%) Infographics
10 7 (4.96%) Line Management
10 7 (4.96%) Mentoring
10 7 (4.96%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.26%) PHP
2 4 (2.84%) SQL
3 3 (2.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 71 (50.35%) Degree
2 60 (42.55%) DBS Check
3 2 (1.42%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.38%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.13%) SLA
3 2 (1.42%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (1.42%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 34 (24.11%) Adobe
2 15 (10.64%) Microsoft
3 14 (9.93%) Google
4 10 (7.09%) Instagram
4 10 (7.09%) YouTube
5 8 (5.67%) Apple
5 8 (5.67%) Facebook
5 8 (5.67%) TikTok
6 6 (4.26%) Twitter
7 3 (2.13%) WooCommerce
8 2 (1.42%) Pinterest
8 2 (1.42%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.42%) Spotify
9 1 (0.71%) Autodesk
9 1 (0.71%) Concur
9 1 (0.71%) ESRI
9 1 (0.71%) Mapinfo
9 1 (0.71%) SAP
9 1 (0.71%) Sony