Fashion and Apparel Industry Knowledge
Apply principles of fashion design, apparel production, and industry trends to create, evaluate, and manage clothing, accessories, and related products.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is fashion and apparel?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Apparel Basics Knowledge
Understanding of apparel design, materials, and manufacturing processes.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO10.07. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where fashion and apparel appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clothing, fashion and accessories designers Example titles: Fashion designer · Shoe artist · Gem designer · Fashion adviser | 32.5% | |
| 2 | Quality control and planning engineers Example titles: Quality control engineer · QC analyst · Mine planner · Group planner | 5.4% | |
| 3 | Visual merchandisers and related occupations Example titles: Visual merchandiser · Display hand · Film stylist · Display artist | 5.3% | |
| 4 | Design occupations n.e.c. Example titles: Design assistant · Set dresser · Set designer · Toy designer | 3.2% | |
| 5 | Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale Example titles: Retail shop owner · Art dealer · Car dealer · Car trader | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Merchandisers Example titles: Merchandiser · Team leader · Demand planner · Sales forecaster | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Bank and post office clerks Example titles: Post office clerk · Bank clerk · Bank teller · Post master | 2.4% | |
| 8 | Graphic and multimedia designers Example titles: Graphic designer · 3d artist · Mac artist · 2d animator | 2.3% | |
| 9 | Sewing machinists Example titles: Sewing machinist · Bag maker · Bag sewer · Bow maker | 2.1% | |
| 10 | Tailors and dressmakers Example titles: Tailor · Cap maker · Cap cutter · Coat maker | 1.9% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Creative Design
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and Creative Media Game and Graphic Design Skills · Graphic Arts and Digital Design Foundations · 3D Modelling and Visualization Tool Skills | 1.8% | +0.4 pp | |
| 2 | Retail and Interior Design Shelf Restocking Procedures · Shop Fitting Techniques | 0.5% | +0.2 pp | |
| 3 | UX Design and Research Usability Testing Technique Skills · Design Collaboration Tool Skills · User Persona Creation Techniques | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | |
| 4 | Accessibility Sign and Augmentative Communication · Tactile Writing Systems | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | |
| 5 | Fashion and Apparel Selected skill · Fashion and Apparel Industry Knowledge · Apparel Basics Knowledge | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Creative and Design Services UX Research Skills · Design Documentation Skills · Product Styling Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Media and Visual Design Storyboard Creation Skills | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Graphic Design Logotype Design · Image Editing Software Proficiency · Mathematical Curve Modelling | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Design Engineering and UX UI/UX Design and Prototyping Tool Skills · CAD Data Exchange Skills · 3D CAD Skills (NURBS) | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Assistive Technology Accessibility Tools | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Content Design Desktop Publishing Software Proficiency | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Systems Thinking and Design Systems Synergetics Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 13 | Media and Design Tools Photo Album Creation Software | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 14 | Innovation and Design Thinking | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.