Animation Job Trends in Wakefield

Animation
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 11 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Animation 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 1.52% 3.45% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.26% 11.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 -
West Yorkshire median annual salary - £43,500 -

All Generic Skills
Wakefield

Animation 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 in Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 19 9 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 28.79% 31.03% 41.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 12
10th Percentile £50,000 £42,000 £35,050
25th Percentile £53,125 £47,000 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £53,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +22.64% +14.59% -2.63%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £62,750 £66,875
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £51,754 £63,749
% change year-on-year +6.27% -18.81% +7.09%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Animation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Animation job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Animation
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Animation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Animation

Animation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (100.00%) DaVinci Resolve
1 1 (100.00%) Final Cut Pro
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Canva
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 1 (100.00%) Photography
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
1 1 (100.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Videography
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Instagram
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok
1 1 (100.00%) YouTube