Photoshop Contracts

Adobe Photoshop
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Photoshop skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Photoshop over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 456 560 721
Rank change year-on-year +104 +161 -168
Contract jobs citing Photoshop 119 122 117
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.22% 0.13%
As % of the Applications category 3.70% 2.94% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 93 84
10th Percentile £190 £214 £132
25th Percentile £216 £288 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £388 £394
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% -1.59% +5.00%
75th Percentile £388 £500 £495
90th Percentile £539 £838 £783
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £375 £300
% change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% +12.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 6
10th Percentile £14.06 £25.38 £26.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £29.69 £26.31
Median hourly rate £37.50 £38.75 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +13.14% +22.32%
75th Percentile £53.00 £47.19 £44.41
90th Percentile £63.75 £51.13 £53.06
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.92 - £40.50
% change year-on-year - - +8.00%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Photoshop is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 3,215 4,152 6,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.47% 7.41% 7.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,653 2,721 4,306
10th Percentile £165 £185 £161
25th Percentile £213 £281 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £440
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -3.41% +10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £684 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £390 £375
% change year-on-year -10.26% +4.00% +10.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 633 253 409
10th Percentile £11.54 £14.27 £11.24
25th Percentile £14.00 £18.00 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.23 £30.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.90% +39.53% +21.13%
75th Percentile £37.50 £52.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.06 £26.48 £19.00
% change year-on-year -39.35% +39.37% +8.39%

Photoshop
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Photoshop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Photoshop.

Daily rate trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Photoshop.

Hourly rate trend for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Photoshop over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Photoshop in the UK

Photoshop
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Photoshop within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +89 107 £315 -16.00% 133
UK excluding London +68 65 £350 -6.67% 87
London +67 48 £325 -14.75% 48
Work from Home +88 36 £325 -18.75% 55
North of England +39 18 £294 -26.56% 28
Yorkshire +34 18 £294 -26.56% 11
Scotland +41 11 £375 -6.25% 4
East of England +9 11 £200 -35.48% 9
South East +16 9 £190 -55.29% 26
Midlands +30 8 £309 -40.10% 19
South West +1 8 £375 +3.45% 5
West Midlands - 5 £199 - 10
East Midlands +14 3 £418 -18.83% 9

Photoshop
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (10.92%) CMS
1 13 (10.92%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.68%) Confluence
3 1 (0.84%) Moodle
3 1 (0.84%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.84%) WordPress
Applications
1 68 (57.14%) Adobe Illustrator
2 30 (25.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 26 (21.85%) InDesign
4 16 (13.45%) Adobe After Effects
4 16 (13.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (10.92%) Adobe Premiere
6 12 (10.08%) Microsoft Office
7 11 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
8 9 (7.56%) Maya
9 8 (6.72%) Adobe Captivate
10 7 (5.88%) Sketch
11 6 (5.04%) InVision
11 6 (5.04%) PTC Creo
12 5 (4.20%) Blender
13 3 (2.52%) Adobe XD
13 3 (2.52%) Windchill
13 3 (2.52%) ZBrush
14 2 (1.68%) NUKE
15 1 (0.84%) Camtasia
15 1 (0.84%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 1 (0.84%) Magento
1 1 (0.84%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 12 (10.08%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 10 (8.40%) Canva
2 10 (8.40%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (7.56%) Figma
3 9 (7.56%) Slack
4 2 (1.68%) Google Analytics
4 2 (1.68%) MailChimp
5 1 (0.84%) BigCommerce
5 1 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
5 1 (0.84%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.84%) Miro
5 1 (0.84%) SurveyMonkey
5 1 (0.84%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 14 (11.76%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.84%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (6.72%) Dreamweaver
2 7 (5.88%) Axure RP
3 2 (1.68%) JIRA
General
1 46 (38.66%) Social Skills
2 35 (29.41%) Marketing
3 16 (13.45%) Influencing Skills
3 16 (13.45%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (11.76%) Finance
5 12 (10.08%) Games
6 11 (9.24%) Retail
7 10 (8.40%) Telecoms
8 9 (7.56%) Advertising
9 8 (6.72%) Mandarin Language
9 8 (6.72%) Multimedia
10 6 (5.04%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (4.20%) Health Technology
11 5 (4.20%) Manufacturing
11 5 (4.20%) Public Sector
12 3 (2.52%) German Language
12 3 (2.52%) Legal
12 3 (2.52%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.68%) Aerospace
13 2 (1.68%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 53 (44.54%) Designer
2 12 (10.08%) Senior
3 11 (9.24%) Senior Designer
3 11 (9.24%) UI Designer
4 8 (6.72%) Content Manager
4 8 (6.72%) Graphic Designer
4 8 (6.72%) UX Designer
5 7 (5.88%) Digital Designer
5 7 (5.88%) UI/UX Designer
6 6 (5.04%) Artworker
6 6 (5.04%) Communications Manager
6 6 (5.04%) Email Designer
6 6 (5.04%) IT Manager
7 4 (3.36%) Senior UI Designer
7 4 (3.36%) Technical Writer
8 3 (2.52%) Senior Digital Designer
8 3 (2.52%) Senior UI/UX Designer
8 3 (2.52%) Senior UX Designer
8 3 (2.52%) Software Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (18.49%) HTML
2 14 (11.76%) CSS
3 7 (5.88%) Unreal Engine
4 3 (2.52%) Flash
5 2 (1.68%) V-Ray
6 1 (0.84%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.84%) HTML5
6 1 (0.84%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.84%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (15.97%) Digital Media
2 15 (12.61%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (11.76%) Animation
4 12 (10.08%) Graphic Design
5 11 (9.24%) Video Editing
6 9 (7.56%) Management Information System
7 8 (6.72%) Social Media
8 7 (5.88%) Photography
9 4 (3.36%) Augmented Reality
9 4 (3.36%) e-Learning
9 4 (3.36%) Mobile App
9 4 (3.36%) Virtual Reality
10 2 (1.68%) Blog
10 2 (1.68%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.84%) 3D Graphics
11 1 (0.84%) Credit Risk
11 1 (0.84%) FMCG
11 1 (0.84%) Interactive Media
11 1 (0.84%) NHS
11 1 (0.84%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.84%) Linux
1 1 (0.84%) Mac OS X
1 1 (0.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.01%) Stakeholder Management
2 22 (18.49%) Typography
2 22 (18.49%) User Experience
3 20 (16.81%) Wireframes
4 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (13.45%) Project Management
6 12 (10.08%) Content Management
6 12 (10.08%) Time Management
7 11 (9.24%) UX Design
8 10 (8.40%) Copywriting
8 10 (8.40%) Email Marketing
9 8 (6.72%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (6.72%) Document Management
9 8 (6.72%) Psychology
9 8 (6.72%) Web Design
10 7 (5.88%) Content Development
10 7 (5.88%) Creative Thinking
10 7 (5.88%) Interaction Design
11 6 (5.04%) Infographics
11 6 (5.04%) Instructional Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.88%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.68%) C++
3 1 (0.84%) C#
3 1 (0.84%) PHP
Qualifications
1 28 (23.53%) Degree
2 5 (4.20%) SC Cleared
2 5 (4.20%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (0.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.84%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.68%) Accessibility
1 2 (1.68%) GDPR
1 2 (1.68%) PMO
2 1 (0.84%) QA
Vendors
1 68 (57.14%) Adobe
2 11 (9.24%) Microsoft
3 6 (5.04%) dotdigital
4 3 (2.52%) PTC
4 3 (2.52%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.68%) Atlassian
5 2 (1.68%) Google
5 2 (1.68%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (0.84%) SAP
6 1 (0.84%) Sitecore
6 1 (0.84%) WooCommerce