Animation Jobs in the West Midlands

Animation
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Animation in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Animation over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 191 254 246
Rank change year-on-year +63 -8 0
Permanent jobs citing Animation 6 3 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.14% 0.041% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.44% 0.12% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £22,550 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £25,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £31,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -10.00% -10.26%
75th Percentile £53,750 £40,125 £37,500
90th Percentile - £44,850 -
England median annual salary £62,500 £41,235 £55,000
% change year-on-year +51.57% -25.03% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,357 2,510 2,985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 30.90% 34.02% 46.79%
Number of salaries quoted 704 1,708 965
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Animation
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Animation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Animation in the West Midlands

Animation
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Animation in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Animation in the West Midlands

Animation
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Animation within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 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
Birmingham - 3 - - 1
Staffordshire - 2 - -
Animation
England

Animation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Adobe XD
1 3 (50.00%) Sketch
2 2 (33.33%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (16.67%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (16.67%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Figma
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Automotive
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Games
3 1 (16.67%) iGaming
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Designer
1 3 (50.00%) Junior
1 3 (50.00%) Junior Designer
1 3 (50.00%) Junior UI/UX Designer
1 3 (50.00%) Junior UX Designer
1 3 (50.00%) UI Designer
1 3 (50.00%) UI/UX Designer
1 3 (50.00%) UX Designer
2 1 (16.67%) Digital Producer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) CSS
1 3 (50.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Video Editing
2 3 (50.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (16.67%) Graphic Design
3 1 (16.67%) Motion Graphics
3 1 (16.67%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Design Thinking
1 3 (50.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (50.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (50.00%) User Experience
1 3 (50.00%) User Research
1 3 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 3 (50.00%) UX Design
1 3 (50.00%) Wireframes
2 1 (16.67%) 3D Animation
2 1 (16.67%) Post-Production
2 1 (16.67%) Storytelling
2 1 (16.67%) Visual Effects
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Adobe
2 1 (16.67%) Sony