Designer Jobs in Birmingham

Designer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Designer salary in Birmingham is £57,965 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 135 136
Rank change year-on-year +16 +1 -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 29 5 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.06% 0.25% 1.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 0.27% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 27 5 27
10th Percentile £33,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £40,494 £32,500 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,965 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.13% +35.00% +29.03%
75th Percentile £60,741 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £65,240 £74,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £65,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -26.92% +35.42% +12.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,573 1,862 3,002
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.25% 93.52% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,100 1,427 2,320
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.94%
75th Percentile £69,936 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Birmingham

Designer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Designer in Birmingham

Designer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in Birmingham

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 3 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 15 (51.72%) Mentoring
2 13 (44.83%) Agile
3 12 (41.38%) User Experience
3 12 (41.38%) UX Design
3 12 (41.38%) Product Ownership
4 10 (34.48%) Coaching
4 10 (34.48%) Adobe
4 10 (34.48%) User Research
5 9 (31.03%) Figma
6 8 (27.59%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 8 (27.59%) Prototyping
6 8 (27.59%) Sketch
7 7 (24.14%) Journey Map
8 6 (20.69%) Responsive Web Design
8 6 (20.69%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (20.69%) Service Design
8 6 (20.69%) Wireframes
8 6 (20.69%) Adobe XD
8 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
9 5 (17.24%) Community of Practice
9 5 (17.24%) Content Strategy
9 5 (17.24%) Workshop Facilitation
9 5 (17.24%) Accessibility
9 5 (17.24%) Analytics
9 5 (17.24%) User Stories
9 5 (17.24%) Mobile First
9 5 (17.24%) Front End Development
9 5 (17.24%) HTML
9 5 (17.24%) Usability Testing
10 4 (13.79%) Marketing

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 8 (27.59%) Sketch
2 6 (20.69%) Adobe XD
3 4 (13.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (13.79%) Photoshop
4 2 (6.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (6.90%) InDesign
4 2 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (3.45%) InVision
5 1 (3.45%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) Figma
2 2 (6.90%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 2 (6.90%) dbt
2 2 (6.90%) Google Analytics
3 1 (3.45%) Miro
3 1 (3.45%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Axure RP
2 1 (3.45%) Balsamiq
2 1 (3.45%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Marketing
3 3 (10.34%) Multimedia
3 3 (10.34%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (6.90%) Retail
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.24%) HTML
2 4 (13.79%) CSS
3 3 (10.34%) Sass
4 1 (3.45%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 12 (41.38%) Product Ownership
2 4 (13.79%) Graphic Design
3 2 (6.90%) Life Science
3 2 (6.90%) Photography
3 2 (6.90%) Social Media
4 1 (3.45%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (51.72%) Mentoring
2 13 (44.83%) Agile
3 12 (41.38%) User Experience
3 12 (41.38%) UX Design
4 10 (34.48%) Coaching
4 10 (34.48%) User Research
5 8 (27.59%) Prototyping
5 8 (27.59%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 7 (24.14%) Journey Map
7 6 (20.69%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (20.69%) Responsive Web Design
7 6 (20.69%) Service Design
7 6 (20.69%) Wireframes
8 5 (17.24%) Analytics
8 5 (17.24%) Community of Practice
8 5 (17.24%) Front End Development
8 5 (17.24%) Mobile First
8 5 (17.24%) Usability Testing
8 5 (17.24%) User Stories
8 5 (17.24%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
1 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) Accessibility
2 2 (6.90%) WCAG
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Adobe
2 2 (6.90%) Google
2 2 (6.90%) Hotjar