Hybrid/Remote InDesign Job Trends

Adobe InDesign
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring InDesign skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 425 487
Rank change year-on-year +79 +62 +198
Permanent jobs citing InDesign 26 19 26
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.12% 0.10%
As % of the Applications category 1.09% 1.40% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 18 7 17
10th Percentile £29,375 £29,250 £24,250
25th Percentile £30,125 £33,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £36,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.44% +12.31% -13.33%
75th Percentile £51,250 £41,875 £45,000
90th Percentile - £45,750 £45,560
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £34,750
% change year-on-year -7.14% +0.72% -22.78%

All Software Application Skills
Work from Home

InDesign falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring software application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,392 1,355 1,758
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.33% 8.28% 7.06%
Number of salaries quoted 640 723 1,362
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,100 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,875 £31,549
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £83,500 £70,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £47,683 £39,000
% change year-on-year -16.11% +22.26% -13.33%

InDesign
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing InDesign and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

InDesign job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

InDesign
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing InDesign.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing InDesign

InDesign
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing InDesign over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

InDesign salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

InDesign
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (15.38%) WordPress
2 2 (7.69%) CMS
3 1 (3.85%) DNN
3 1 (3.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (57.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (53.85%) Adobe Illustrator
2 14 (53.85%) Photoshop
3 12 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (46.15%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (30.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (11.54%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (11.54%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (3.85%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (46.15%) Microsoft 365
1 12 (46.15%) SaaS
2 5 (19.23%) Canva
3 4 (15.38%) Figma
4 3 (11.54%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (3.85%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 9 (34.62%) Unified Communications
General
1 20 (76.92%) Marketing
2 14 (53.85%) Social Skills
3 8 (30.77%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (15.38%) Multimedia
5 1 (3.85%) Advertising
5 1 (3.85%) Brand Awareness
5 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (42.31%) Designer
2 10 (38.46%) Senior
3 9 (34.62%) Marketing Executive
3 9 (34.62%) Senior Marketing Executive
4 4 (15.38%) Creative Designer
4 4 (15.38%) Graphic Designer
5 3 (11.54%) Content Designer
5 3 (11.54%) e-Learning Designer
6 2 (7.69%) Art Director
6 2 (7.69%) Communications Officer
7 1 (3.85%) Digital Executive
7 1 (3.85%) Senior Communications Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) HTML
1 1 (3.85%) SWT
Miscellaneous
1 19 (73.08%) Social Media
2 12 (46.15%) Web Conferencing
3 10 (38.46%) Graphic Design
4 9 (34.62%) Onboarding
5 7 (26.92%) Motion Graphics
6 6 (23.08%) Animation
7 4 (15.38%) Video Editing
8 3 (11.54%) e-Learning
8 3 (11.54%) Learning Management System
9 2 (7.69%) Digital Media
10 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (3.85%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (57.69%) Analytics
2 12 (46.15%) Business Analytics
2 12 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
2 12 (46.15%) Line Management
3 10 (38.46%) Collaborative Culture
3 10 (38.46%) Computer Science
3 10 (38.46%) CRM
4 9 (34.62%) Commercial Awareness
4 9 (34.62%) Demand Generation
4 9 (34.62%) GTM Strategy
4 9 (34.62%) Lead Generation
4 9 (34.62%) Product Marketing
4 9 (34.62%) Storytelling
4 9 (34.62%) User Experience
5 4 (15.38%) Copywriting
6 3 (11.54%) AI
6 3 (11.54%) Data Privacy
6 3 (11.54%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (11.54%) Email Marketing
6 3 (11.54%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 16 (61.54%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (46.15%) ISO 9001
1 12 (46.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.85%) GDPR
2 1 (3.85%) QA
Vendors
1 26 (100.00%) Adobe
2 12 (46.15%) Cisco
2 12 (46.15%) Microsoft
3 9 (34.62%) Zoho
4 1 (3.85%) Google
4 1 (3.85%) TippingPoint