Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 315 | 363 | 203 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | -160 | +61 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 934 | 880 | 3,390 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.91% | 0.90% | 2.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.96% | 0.99% | 2.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 679 | 651 | 1,304 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | - | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,741 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Designer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +51 | 801 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 324 |
| UK excluding London | +183 | 681 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 199 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 356 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 109 |
| North of England | +131 | 229 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 76 |
| London | -48 | 211 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 138 |
| North West | +66 | 128 | £45,000 | - | 52 |
| South East | +59 | 127 | £40,000 | -13.98% | 44 |
| Midlands | +48 | 100 | £41,774 | -28.90% | 27 |
| East of England | +37 | 71 | £46,110 | -27.67% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 68 | £45,000 | -15.89% | 15 |
| Scotland | -7 | 68 | £49,000 | +6.16% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 61 | £46,250 | -21.28% | 15 |
| South West | +3 | 58 | £46,000 | -14.42% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 39 | £35,000 | -47.17% | 13 |
| North East | +20 | 33 | £57,965 | +28.81% | 10 |
| Wales | +11 | 16 | £32,500 | -33.33% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 12 | £39,390 | - | 1 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
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:
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