Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
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The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Figma skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Figma over the 6 months to 2 July 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Figma
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
2 Jul 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 246 465 307
Rank change year-on-year +219 -158 -
Permanent jobs citing Figma 1,237 158 8
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.57% 0.42% 0.090%
As % of the Cloud Services category 3.22% 0.88% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 269 102 3
10th Percentile £37,500 £30,000 £32,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,563 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £46,875
90th Percentile £86,900 £77,250 £48,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Figma is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 38,376 18,033 3,877
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 48.77% 48.01% 43.54%
Number of salaries quoted 20,697 14,285 3,361
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £91,250 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% +0.87% +4.55%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Figma as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Figma trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Figma.

Figma salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Figma over the 6 months to 2 July 2022.

Figma salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 2 July 2022, Figma job roles required the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Figma.

1 1,047 (84.64%) User Experience
2 808 (65.32%) UX Design
3 608 (49.15%) Sketch
4 548 (44.30%) Prototyping
5 538 (43.49%) Wireframes
6 503 (40.66%) Agile
7 443 (35.81%) User Research
8 427 (34.52%) Adobe
9 397 (32.09%) Social Skills
10 361 (29.18%) Finance
11 350 (28.29%) CSS
12 349 (28.21%) HTML
13 314 (25.38%) JavaScript
14 288 (23.28%) Marketing
15 259 (20.94%) Problem-Solving
16 239 (19.32%) Accessibility
17 226 (18.27%) Interaction Design
18 223 (18.03%) Analytics
19 221 (17.87%) InVision
20 219 (17.70%) React
21 215 (17.38%) Mobile App
22 203 (16.41%) UX Research
23 198 (16.01%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
24 185 (14.96%) TypeScript
25 178 (14.39%) A/B Testing
26 172 (13.90%) Adobe XD
27 169 (13.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
28 158 (12.77%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
29 155 (12.53%) Retail
29 155 (12.53%) Games

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Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 44 (3.56%) CMS
2 43 (3.48%) WordPress
3 16 (1.29%) Confluence
4 13 (1.05%) Ethereum
5 9 (0.73%) Apache
6 8 (0.65%) nginx
7 3 (0.24%) Drupal
Applications
1 608 (49.15%) Sketch
2 221 (17.87%) InVision
3 172 (13.90%) Adobe XD
4 169 (13.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 105 (8.49%) Photoshop
6 90 (7.28%) Adobe Illustrator
7 87 (7.03%) Zeplin
8 42 (3.40%) Marvel
9 31 (2.51%) InDesign
10 30 (2.43%) Adobe After Effects
11 19 (1.54%) UXPin
12 10 (0.81%) Chatbot
13 9 (0.73%) Campfire
14 8 (0.65%) OmniGraffle
14 8 (0.65%) UserZoom
15 4 (0.32%) Adobe Premiere
16 3 (0.24%) LaTeX
17 2 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
18 1 (0.081%) Affinity Designer
Business Applications
1 9 (0.73%) Shopify
2 1 (0.081%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 110 (8.89%) Miro
2 107 (8.65%) SaaS
3 106 (8.57%) GitHub
4 75 (6.06%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 69 (5.58%) AWS
6 41 (3.31%) Google Analytics
7 35 (2.83%) npm
8 34 (2.75%) GCP
9 29 (2.34%) Azure
10 27 (2.18%) Slack
11 24 (1.94%) Canva
11 24 (1.94%) Typeform
12 19 (1.54%) Amazon S3
12 19 (1.54%) Amazon SQS
13 14 (1.13%) Yarn
14 12 (0.97%) Serverless
15 11 (0.89%) PaaS
16 10 (0.81%) Firebase
17 9 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
17 9 (0.73%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 71 (5.74%) Internet
2 26 (2.10%) Broadband
3 16 (1.29%) HTTP
3 16 (1.29%) Skype
4 11 (0.89%) Network Security
5 9 (0.73%) DNS
6 6 (0.49%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (2.51%) PostgreSQL
2 19 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (1.46%) MySQL
4 14 (1.13%) Big Data
5 11 (0.89%) MongoDB
6 7 (0.57%) Mixpanel
6 7 (0.57%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.40%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.081%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 109 (8.81%) Git (software)
2 90 (7.28%) Axure RP
3 71 (5.74%) JIRA
4 58 (4.69%) webpack
5 42 (3.40%) GitLab
6 29 (2.34%) Storybook
7 27 (2.18%) CircleCI
8 20 (1.62%) Balsamiq
9 18 (1.46%) gulp
10 15 (1.21%) Cypress.io
10 15 (1.21%) git-flow
11 13 (1.05%) Maven
11 13 (1.05%) TestRail
12 10 (0.81%) Visual Studio Code
13 8 (0.65%) Gradle
13 8 (0.65%) Grunt
13 8 (0.65%) Jenkins
13 8 (0.65%) Mocha
13 8 (0.65%) Subversion
13 8 (0.65%) TeamCity
General
1 397 (32.09%) Social Skills
2 361 (29.18%) Finance
3 288 (23.28%) Marketing
4 155 (12.53%) Games
4 155 (12.53%) Retail
5 95 (7.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 78 (6.31%) Public Sector
7 77 (6.22%) Analytical Skills
7 77 (6.22%) Banking
8 59 (4.77%) Presentation Skills
9 49 (3.96%) Legal
10 48 (3.88%) Local Government
11 43 (3.48%) Tech for Good
12 35 (2.83%) Back Office
13 32 (2.59%) Publishing
14 31 (2.51%) Manufacturing
15 25 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
16 16 (1.29%) Law
16 16 (1.29%) Retail Finance
17 15 (1.21%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 776 (62.73%) Designer
2 373 (30.15%) UX Designer
3 254 (20.53%) Senior Designer
4 205 (16.57%) UI Designer
5 155 (12.53%) Developer
6 153 (12.37%) UI/UX Designer
7 117 (9.46%) Senior UX Designer
8 86 (6.95%) Lead Designer
9 69 (5.58%) Senior Developer
10 65 (5.25%) Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 58 (4.69%) Software Engineer
12 51 (4.12%) Senior UI Designer
13 46 (3.72%) Lead UX Designer
14 42 (3.40%) Senior UI/UX Designer
15 32 (2.59%) Applications Engineer
16 31 (2.51%) Interaction Designer
17 25 (2.02%) Senior Front-End Developer
18 24 (1.94%) Senior Software Engineer
18 24 (1.94%) Web Developer
19 18 (1.46%) Digital Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 350 (28.29%) CSS
2 349 (28.21%) HTML
3 219 (17.70%) React
4 124 (10.02%) HTML5
5 109 (8.81%) CSS3
6 108 (8.73%) Vue.js
7 106 (8.57%) Node.js
8 91 (7.36%) Sass
9 78 (6.31%) AngularJS
10 55 (4.45%) GraphQL
11 42 (3.40%) React Native
11 42 (3.40%) REST
12 40 (3.23%) Redux
12 40 (3.23%) Tailwind CSS
13 32 (2.59%) RESTful
14 30 (2.43%) jQuery
15 28 (2.26%) Next.js
16 24 (1.94%) Ruby on Rails
16 24 (1.94%) SVG
17 21 (1.70%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 1,047 (84.64%) User Experience
2 215 (17.38%) Mobile App
3 106 (8.57%) Virtual Team
4 84 (6.79%) Graphic Design
5 72 (5.82%) Blockchain
6 69 (5.58%) Social Media
7 63 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
8 38 (3.07%) Blog
8 38 (3.07%) NHS
9 30 (2.43%) Animation
10 28 (2.26%) BBC
11 27 (2.18%) Greenfield Project
12 25 (2.02%) Renewable Energy
13 24 (1.94%) Web3
14 22 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
15 18 (1.46%) Management Information System
15 18 (1.46%) Wiki
16 17 (1.37%) Cardano
17 15 (1.21%) Educational Technology
17 15 (1.21%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 125 (10.11%) Android
2 118 (9.54%) Apple iOS
3 29 (2.34%) Linux
4 24 (1.94%) Windows
5 13 (1.05%) Mac OS X
6 9 (0.73%) Debian
7 1 (0.081%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 808 (65.32%) UX Design
2 548 (44.30%) Prototyping
3 538 (43.49%) Wireframes
4 503 (40.66%) Agile
5 443 (35.81%) User Research
6 259 (20.94%) Problem-Solving
7 226 (18.27%) Interaction Design
8 223 (18.03%) Analytics
9 203 (16.41%) UX Research
10 198 (16.01%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
11 178 (14.39%) A/B Testing
12 158 (12.77%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
13 150 (12.13%) Mentoring
13 150 (12.13%) Workshop Facilitation
14 147 (11.88%) Design Thinking
15 142 (11.48%) Software Engineering
16 135 (10.91%) Typography
17 133 (10.75%) Front End Development
18 131 (10.59%) Usability Testing
19 121 (9.78%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 314 (25.38%) JavaScript
2 185 (14.96%) TypeScript
3 80 (6.47%) ES6
4 48 (3.88%) Python
5 46 (3.72%) Java
6 40 (3.23%) PHP
7 33 (2.67%) Go
7 33 (2.67%) Ruby
8 20 (1.62%) C
9 19 (1.54%) Kotlin
10 16 (1.29%) C#
11 13 (1.05%) C++
11 13 (1.05%) ES7
12 10 (0.81%) Objective-C
13 9 (0.73%) Bash
13 9 (0.73%) Perl
14 8 (0.65%) F#
15 7 (0.57%) Scala
16 6 (0.49%) SQL
17 4 (0.32%) BrightScript
Qualifications
1 114 (9.22%) Degree
2 28 (2.26%) Security Cleared
3 26 (2.10%) Master's Degree
4 2 (0.16%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.081%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.081%) HNC
5 1 (0.081%) HND
5 1 (0.081%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 239 (19.32%) Accessibility
2 96 (7.76%) QA
3 43 (3.48%) WCAG
4 18 (1.46%) GRC
5 9 (0.73%) WAI
6 1 (0.081%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.081%) GDPR
System Software
1 42 (3.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 27 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.37%) Panaseer
3 9 (0.73%) Docker Swarm
4 7 (0.57%) Opscode Chef
4 7 (0.57%) Prometheus
4 7 (0.57%) Terraform
5 1 (0.081%) Puppet
Vendors
1 427 (34.52%) Adobe
2 110 (8.89%) Google
3 67 (5.42%) Apple
4 28 (2.26%) NEC
5 25 (2.02%) Hotjar
6 24 (1.94%) Cadence
6 24 (1.94%) IBM
7 17 (1.37%) Facebook
7 17 (1.37%) TikTok
7 17 (1.37%) Twitter
8 16 (1.29%) WorldPay
9 14 (1.13%) Microsoft
10 13 (1.05%) Micro Focus
11 11 (0.89%) Cisco
11 11 (0.89%) CyberTech
11 11 (0.89%) Hitachi
11 11 (0.89%) Instagram
12 8 (0.65%) Netlify
12 8 (0.65%) YouTube
13 6 (0.49%) Xero