Hybrid/Remote 2D Animator Job Trends

2D Animator
UK > Work from Home

The median 2D Animator salary for remote/hybrid work is £36,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 384 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2D Animator 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - -
75th Percentile £37,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,600 13,229 28,687
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 94.82% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 10,490 8,940 23,930
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,250 £33,114
25th Percentile £43,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

2D Animator Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, 2D Animator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring 2D Animator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Effects

2D Animator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) iGaming
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Animation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Effects
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe