Adobe Photoshop
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Photoshop skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Photoshop over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 652 662 692
Rank change year-on-year +10 +30 -110
Permanent jobs citing Photoshop 78 444 418
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.36% 0.33%
As % of the Applications category 1.82% 3.94% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 58 182 243
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,100
25th Percentile £35,313 £36,250 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £46,875 £60,000 £58,125
90th Percentile £56,625 £70,000 £68,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £45,200 £41,250
% change year-on-year -17.04% +9.58% +7.14%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Photoshop is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 4,274 11,266 10,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.07% 9.17% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 2,993 6,304 6,780
10th Percentile £25,124 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +4.55% +3.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,200 £78,750 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -2.60% +2.67% -

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 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Top 13 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 7 December 2023. 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 +21 76 £42,500 -14.14% 95
London +86 45 £43,000 -9.47% 38
UK excluding London +90 33 £37,500 -17.04% 66
Work from Home +135 27 £45,000 -10.00% 30
Midlands +97 9 £40,000 -5.88% 11
East of England +124 8 - - 2
South West +62 8 £37,500 -28.57% 14
West Midlands +96 5 £22,250 -47.65% 7
South East +77 5 £45,000 -10.00% 17
East Midlands +49 4 £42,500 +6.25% 4
Scotland +28 2 £30,000 -16.25% 7
North of England +114 1 £32,500 -27.78% 17
Yorkshire +98 1 £32,500 -5.80% 6

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 10 (12.82%) CMS
2 4 (5.13%) WordPress
3 2 (2.56%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.28%) EPiServer
4 1 (1.28%) Magnolia
Applications
1 44 (56.41%) Adobe Illustrator
2 32 (41.03%) InDesign
3 22 (28.21%) Adobe After Effects
4 14 (17.95%) Adobe Premiere
4 14 (17.95%) Microsoft Excel
4 14 (17.95%) Microsoft Office
5 13 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 11 (14.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 8 (10.26%) Adobe XD
7 8 (10.26%) Maya
8 7 (8.97%) 3ds Max
8 7 (8.97%) InCopy
9 6 (7.69%) Mudbox
9 6 (7.69%) ZBrush
10 5 (6.41%) Acrobat
10 5 (6.41%) Sketch
11 3 (3.85%) Blender
12 2 (2.56%) Marvel
12 2 (2.56%) RoboHelp
12 2 (2.56%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (12.82%) Power Platform
2 8 (10.26%) Figma
3 7 (8.97%) Google Workspace
4 6 (7.69%) Google Analytics
5 4 (5.13%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (3.85%) Google Ads
6 3 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.28%) Azure
7 1 (1.28%) Canva
7 1 (1.28%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.28%) Facebook Ads
7 1 (1.28%) WhatsApp
7 1 (1.28%) Zapier
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (12.82%) Power BI
2 9 (11.54%) SQL Server
3 8 (10.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (2.56%) MySQL
5 1 (1.28%) Mixpanel
5 1 (1.28%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (2.56%) Dreamweaver
1 2 (2.56%) Git
2 1 (1.28%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.28%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 33 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 32 (41.03%) Marketing
3 17 (21.79%) Advertising
4 8 (10.26%) Finance
5 7 (8.97%) Retail
6 5 (6.41%) Law
6 5 (6.41%) Publishing
7 4 (5.13%) Games
8 3 (3.85%) Automotive
8 3 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Dutch Language
9 2 (2.56%) German Language
9 2 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.56%) Japanese Language
9 2 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.28%) Legal
10 1 (1.28%) Music Industry
10 1 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.28%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 30 (38.46%) Designer
2 12 (15.38%) Senior
3 7 (8.97%) 2nd Line Support
3 7 (8.97%) Graphic Designer
3 7 (8.97%) Lead
3 7 (8.97%) Senior Designer
3 7 (8.97%) Support Specialist
4 6 (7.69%) Marketing Manager
5 5 (6.41%) UX Designer
6 4 (5.13%) 3D Modeller
6 4 (5.13%) Artworker
6 4 (5.13%) Creative Artworker
6 4 (5.13%) Developer
6 4 (5.13%) Digital Marketing Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Digital Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Lead Designer
6 4 (5.13%) Marketing Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Project Manager
6 4 (5.13%) Systems Manager
7 3 (3.85%) Senior Artworker
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (16.67%) HTML
2 9 (11.54%) CSS
2 9 (11.54%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 9 (11.54%) Unreal Engine
3 6 (7.69%) V-Ray
4 3 (3.85%) jQuery
5 2 (2.56%) Flash
5 2 (2.56%) XML
6 1 (1.28%) .NET
6 1 (1.28%) Ajax
6 1 (1.28%) CSS3
6 1 (1.28%) HTML5
6 1 (1.28%) React
6 1 (1.28%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 15 (19.23%) Social Media
2 11 (14.10%) Graphic Design
3 9 (11.54%) Marketing Technology
4 8 (10.26%) Animation
5 7 (8.97%) Augmented Reality
6 6 (7.69%) Motion Graphics
6 6 (7.69%) Virtual Reality
7 5 (6.41%) Video Editing
8 4 (5.13%) Mobile App
8 4 (5.13%) Photography
9 2 (2.56%) Algorithms
9 2 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (2.56%) Product Ownership
9 2 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (1.28%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (1.28%) Blog
10 1 (1.28%) e-Learning
10 1 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (1.28%) iPhone
10 1 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (14.10%) Mac OS
2 7 (8.97%) Windows
2 7 (8.97%) Windows 10
3 3 (3.85%) Apple iOS
4 2 (2.56%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (28.21%) User Experience
2 15 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (19.23%) Workflow
3 12 (15.38%) UX Design
4 11 (14.10%) Analytics
4 11 (14.10%) CRM
5 10 (12.82%) Agile
6 9 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
6 9 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (10.26%) 3D Modelling
7 8 (10.26%) Content Management
7 8 (10.26%) Data Management
7 8 (10.26%) Logistics
7 8 (10.26%) Presales
7 8 (10.26%) Product Management
7 8 (10.26%) Requirements Gathering
7 8 (10.26%) Service Delivery
8 7 (8.97%) SEO
9 6 (7.69%) E-Commerce
9 6 (7.69%) Investment Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.26%) JavaScript
2 4 (5.13%) PHP
3 1 (1.28%) C
3 1 (1.28%) C#
3 1 (1.28%) Java
3 1 (1.28%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (10.26%) Degree
2 2 (2.56%) HND
3 1 (1.28%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.28%) HNC
3 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) Accessibility
1 2 (2.56%) GDPR
System Software
1 8 (10.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (8.97%) Jamf Pro
1 7 (8.97%) SCCM
2 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 46 (58.97%) Adobe
2 15 (19.23%) Microsoft
3 13 (16.67%) Google
4 5 (6.41%) Facebook
4 5 (6.41%) Instagram
4 5 (6.41%) Sculptor
5 2 (2.56%) Apple
5 2 (2.56%) TikTok
6 1 (1.28%) Ahrefs
6 1 (1.28%) Autodesk
6 1 (1.28%) Canon
6 1 (1.28%) Dell
6 1 (1.28%) Maxymiser
6 1 (1.28%) Mitel
6 1 (1.28%) Optimizely
6 1 (1.28%) Qubit
6 1 (1.28%) Spotify
6 1 (1.28%) Twitter
6 1 (1.28%) WooCommerce
6 1 (1.28%) YouTube