Designer Jobs in Scotland

Designer
UK > Scotland

The median Designer salary in Scotland is £49,000 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 217 191 154
Rank change year-on-year -26 -37 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 64 26 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.95% 0.55% 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 0.61% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 22 18 64
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,225 £35,428
25th Percentile £44,500 £35,074 £43,028
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +3.63% +4.44%
75th Percentile £56,875 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £62,875 -
UK median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -17.39% - +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,525 4,268 5,547
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 90.19% 96.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,619 2,327 2,988
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,828 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

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

Salary histogram for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 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
Glasgow -83 38 £49,000 -8.84% 9
Edinburgh +52 21 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Midlothian - 5 - -
Designer
UK

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

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 Scotland region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 55 (85.94%) User Experience
2 46 (71.88%) UX Design
3 31 (48.44%) Accessibility
4 30 (46.88%) Figma
5 26 (40.63%) Finance
6 25 (39.06%) Prototyping
7 24 (37.50%) User Research
7 24 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (37.50%) HTML
8 22 (34.38%) Agile
9 21 (32.81%) UX Research
9 21 (32.81%) Wireframes
10 19 (29.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 19 (29.69%) Journey Map
11 18 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
12 16 (25.00%) Marketing
12 16 (25.00%) SC Cleared
12 16 (25.00%) Security Cleared
12 16 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
12 16 (25.00%) Sketch
13 15 (23.44%) Design Patterns
13 15 (23.44%) Degree
13 15 (23.44%) Law
14 14 (21.88%) JavaScript
14 14 (21.88%) CSS
14 14 (21.88%) Usability Testing
14 14 (21.88%) React
14 14 (21.88%) Actionable Insight
15 13 (20.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
15 13 (20.31%) Coaching

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 16 (25.00%) Sketch
2 10 (15.63%) InVision
3 6 (9.38%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (9.38%) Photoshop
4 3 (4.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (3.13%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (1.56%) Adobe Captivate
Cloud Services
1 30 (46.88%) Figma
2 12 (18.75%) Miro
3 11 (17.19%) SurveyMonkey
4 8 (12.50%) Heroku
5 4 (6.25%) SaaS
6 2 (3.13%) dbt
7 1 (1.56%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Development Applications
1 11 (17.19%) JIRA
General
1 26 (40.63%) Finance
2 24 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (25.00%) Marketing
4 15 (23.44%) Law
5 8 (12.50%) Social Skills
6 5 (7.81%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.69%) Polish Language
8 2 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (3.13%) Retail
9 1 (1.56%) Banking
9 1 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.56%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.56%) Private Banking
9 1 (1.56%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (37.50%) HTML
2 14 (21.88%) CSS
2 14 (21.88%) React
3 3 (4.69%) AngularJS
3 3 (4.69%) LESS
3 3 (4.69%) Sass
3 3 (4.69%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.19%) Graphic Design
1 11 (17.19%) Market Risk
2 5 (7.81%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (4.69%) Mobile App
4 3 (4.69%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.56%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.56%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (85.94%) User Experience
2 46 (71.88%) UX Design
3 25 (39.06%) Prototyping
4 24 (37.50%) User Research
5 22 (34.38%) Agile
6 21 (32.81%) UX Research
6 21 (32.81%) Wireframes
7 19 (29.69%) Journey Map
7 19 (29.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 18 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
10 15 (23.44%) Design Patterns
11 14 (21.88%) Actionable Insight
11 14 (21.88%) Usability Testing
12 13 (20.31%) Coaching
12 13 (20.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
13 12 (18.75%) Customer Experience
13 12 (18.75%) Digital Customer Experience
13 12 (18.75%) Interaction Design
13 12 (18.75%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (21.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 16 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 15 (23.44%) Degree
3 4 (6.25%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.56%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (48.44%) Accessibility
2 13 (20.31%) WCAG
3 1 (1.56%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (4.69%) Adobe