Photoshop Jobs

Adobe Photoshop
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Photoshop skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Photoshop over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 574 649 700
Rank change year-on-year +75 +51 -88
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 141 242 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.25% 0.21%
As % of the Applications category 1.95% 2.49% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 66 177 126
10th Percentile £27,250 £24,650 £28,500
25th Percentile £27,313 £26,250 £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -25.00% -8.05%
75th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £49,570 £48,750 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £29,000 £35,250
% change year-on-year +3.45% -17.73% -20.51%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Photoshop falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 7,248 9,728 7,156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.96% 9.89% 8.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3,316 5,125 4,383
10th Percentile £26,688 £24,875 £25,001
25th Percentile £32,424 £28,500 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £40,000 £44,666
Median % change year-on-year +19.21% -10.45% -0.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £36,783 £37,500
% change year-on-year +25.06% -1.91% -6.25%

Photoshop
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 20 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the UK over the 6 months to 20 July 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 +6 111 £32,500 +8.33% 218
Work from Home +102 85 £37,500 +25.00% 92
UK excluding London +34 84 £30,000 +3.45% 151
London +57 31 £42,500 +19.72% 91
South East +39 29 £30,000 - 32
East of England +8 26 £27,500 -3.51% 22
South West +87 10 £37,500 +29.31% 23
North of England 0 9 £45,000 +60.71% 36
Midlands +37 6 £35,000 +4.48% 24
West Midlands +47 4 £28,000 -20.00% 16
Yorkshire +25 4 - - 13
Scotland +87 3 - - 10
North West -16 3 £46,250 +68.18% 20
East Midlands +22 2 £40,000 +45.45% 7
North East - 2 £31,200 - 3
Wales +23 1 - - 5

Photoshop
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 33 (23.40%) CMS
2 26 (18.44%) WordPress
3 10 (7.09%) Drupal
4 6 (4.26%) IBM Domino
5 2 (1.42%) nginx
5 2 (1.42%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.71%) Confluence
6 1 (0.71%) IIS
6 1 (0.71%) Joomla!
Applications
1 71 (50.35%) Adobe Illustrator
2 47 (33.33%) InDesign
3 42 (29.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 38 (26.95%) Adobe Premiere
5 22 (15.60%) Adobe After Effects
6 14 (9.93%) Microsoft Excel
7 13 (9.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 12 (8.51%) Microsoft Office
9 8 (5.67%) Adobe XD
10 3 (2.13%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (1.42%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (1.42%) Elementor
12 1 (0.71%) 3ds Max
12 1 (0.71%) Blender
12 1 (0.71%) Final Cut Pro
12 1 (0.71%) Maya
12 1 (0.71%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (12.06%) Shopify
2 7 (4.96%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 33 (23.40%) Google Analytics
2 25 (17.73%) Canva
3 21 (14.89%) Figma
4 12 (8.51%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 11 (7.80%) Google Ads
6 9 (6.38%) SaaS
7 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Advertising
8 6 (4.26%) MailChimp
9 5 (3.55%) Cloudflare
10 3 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (1.42%) BigCommerce
11 2 (1.42%) Facebook Ads
11 2 (1.42%) Google Sheets
11 2 (1.42%) Vercel
12 1 (0.71%) Google Tag Manager
12 1 (0.71%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.71%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.55%) Intranet
2 1 (0.71%) Broadband
2 1 (0.71%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.96%) MySQL
2 2 (1.42%) Metadata
3 1 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.71%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.71%) Looker
3 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Git
2 4 (2.84%) Bazaar
3 2 (1.42%) Vite
3 2 (1.42%) webpack
4 1 (0.71%) JIRA
General
1 87 (61.70%) Marketing
2 51 (36.17%) Social Skills
3 35 (24.82%) Advertising
4 21 (14.89%) Organisational Skills
5 14 (9.93%) Multimedia
6 11 (7.80%) Retail
7 10 (7.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (6.38%) Legal
9 8 (5.67%) Police
10 6 (4.26%) Brand Awareness
10 6 (4.26%) Finance
11 5 (3.55%) Automotive
12 4 (2.84%) Publishing
13 2 (1.42%) Back Office
13 2 (1.42%) Games
13 2 (1.42%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.42%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.71%) Law
14 1 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 42 (29.79%) Designer
2 17 (12.06%) Graphic Designer
3 15 (10.64%) Junior
4 11 (7.80%) Developer
4 11 (7.80%) Digital Designer
5 7 (4.96%) Junior Designer
6 6 (4.26%) Artworker
6 6 (4.26%) Creative Artworker
6 6 (4.26%) Creative Designer
6 6 (4.26%) E-Commerce Specialist
7 5 (3.55%) E-Commerce Executive
7 5 (3.55%) Web Developer
8 4 (2.84%) Coordinator
8 4 (2.84%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 4 (2.84%) Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
8 4 (2.84%) Junior Digital Designer
8 4 (2.84%) Web Designer
9 3 (2.13%) Content Manager
9 3 (2.13%) Marketing Specialist
9 3 (2.13%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (26.24%) HTML
2 22 (15.60%) CSS
3 9 (6.38%) HTML5
4 6 (4.26%) ATL
4 6 (4.26%) Bootstrap
5 5 (3.55%) jQuery
5 5 (3.55%) Sass
6 4 (2.84%) CSS3
6 4 (2.84%) Vue
7 3 (2.13%) AngularJS
7 3 (2.13%) Node.js
7 3 (2.13%) React
8 2 (1.42%) Ajax
8 2 (1.42%) Framer.js
8 2 (1.42%) Laravel
8 2 (1.42%) LEMP Stack
8 2 (1.42%) LESS
8 2 (1.42%) Unreal Engine
8 2 (1.42%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.71%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 66 (46.81%) Social Media
2 24 (17.02%) Graphic Design
3 19 (13.48%) Video Editing
4 17 (12.06%) Photography
5 15 (10.64%) Animation
5 15 (10.64%) Motion Graphics
6 14 (9.93%) Blog
7 13 (9.22%) Digital Media
8 9 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (2.84%) Algorithms
9 4 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (2.84%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (2.84%) Virtual Reality
10 3 (2.13%) e-Learning
10 3 (2.13%) NHS
10 3 (2.13%) Product Ownership
11 2 (1.42%) Educational Technology
11 2 (1.42%) FMCG
12 1 (0.71%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.71%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.84%) Linux
2 2 (1.42%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (29.79%) SEO
2 39 (27.66%) Analytics
2 39 (27.66%) Digital Marketing
3 38 (26.95%) E-Commerce
4 30 (21.28%) Storytelling
5 25 (17.73%) User Experience
6 21 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (13.48%) Content Management
7 19 (13.48%) Data Analysis
7 19 (13.48%) Email Marketing
8 16 (11.35%) CRM
9 15 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
10 14 (9.93%) Artificial Intelligence
10 14 (9.93%) Typography
11 13 (9.22%) Agile
12 12 (8.51%) B2B
12 12 (8.51%) Storyboarding
13 11 (7.80%) Budget Management
13 11 (7.80%) Digital Strategy
13 11 (7.80%) Pay per click
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.64%) PHP
2 13 (9.22%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.42%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.71%) C#
4 1 (0.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (14.89%) Degree
2 11 (7.80%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.71%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.93%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.55%) QA
3 2 (1.42%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.71%) GDPR
4 1 (0.71%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (1.42%) Samba
Vendors
1 90 (63.83%) Adobe
2 44 (31.21%) Google
3 23 (16.31%) Microsoft
4 12 (8.51%) Salesforce
5 8 (5.67%) Facebook
5 8 (5.67%) Instagram
5 8 (5.67%) YouTube
6 7 (4.96%) Twitter
7 6 (4.26%) TikTok
8 5 (3.55%) WooCommerce
9 4 (2.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (2.13%) Apple
10 3 (2.13%) HubSpot
10 3 (2.13%) Pardot
11 2 (1.42%) Cisco
11 2 (1.42%) dotdigital
11 2 (1.42%) Hootsuite
11 2 (1.42%) Netlify
11 2 (1.42%) Zoho
12 1 (0.71%) Pinterest