The first table below looks at the demand for the Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Designer
Rank - 39 37
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 0 1 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford - 0.526% 1.274%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.546% 1.282%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
Average salary - £27,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -26.66%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-7.14% -
All Job Titles
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
247 183 156
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 99.20% 96.32% 99.36%
Number of salaries quoted 240 172 148
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £29,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Designer
Bedfordshire

Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Designer across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedford Designer Jobs Demand Trend

Designer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Designer across the Bedford region.

Bedford Designer Salary Trend

Designer
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Designer in their job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Information Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (25.00%) Balsamiq Mockups
2 1 (25.00%) Axure RP

Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Balsamiq Mockups
1 1 (25.00%) Axure RP
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Information Architecture
1 3 (75.00%) Agile Software Development
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Using industry standard tools (Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator etc.); the role requires a Designer with a ‘can-do' mentality, a natural flair and the passion to stay ahead...
Interact Consulting
Salary: 18-30k
Posted: 14 June 2013