Head of Design
UK

The median Head of Design salary in the UK is £63,277 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 865 934 1174
Rank change year-on-year +69 +240 -282
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 37 38 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.037% 0.037% 0.035%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.041% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 37 26 25
10th Percentile £57,750 £53,750 £68,500
25th Percentile £58,750 £57,813 £71,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,277 £63,750 £83,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.74% -23.65% +4.38%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,625 £100,000
90th Percentile £93,000 £95,000 £122,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £69,378 £78,750
% change year-on-year -2.71% -11.90% -2.68%

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 93,776 92,678 150,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,209 58,362 84,200
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Design in the UK

Head of Design
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Design.

Salary trend for Head of Design in the UK

Head of Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Design over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Design in the UK

Head of Design
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Design within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England +100 37 £63,277 +1.24% 5
UK excluding London +5 19 £67,500 -2.71% 4
London +103 18 £62,500 - 1
North of England - 18 £67,500 - 1
Work from Home +63 17 £62,500 - 2
North West - 16 £67,500 - 1
West Midlands +8 1 £95,000 +36.93%
Midlands -14 1 £95,000 +36.93% 1
North East - 1 £55,750 -
Yorkshire - 1 £55,000 -

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Head of Design 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 Head of Design in the job title.

1 18 (48.65%) Service Management
1 18 (48.65%) Service Design
2 16 (43.24%) Change Management
2 16 (43.24%) ITSM
2 16 (43.24%) ITIL
3 15 (40.54%) Service Delivery
3 15 (40.54%) Social Skills
4 14 (37.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (35.14%) Animation
5 13 (35.14%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (24.32%) Legal
7 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (13.51%) QA
8 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
9 4 (10.81%) Agile
9 4 (10.81%) Migration
10 3 (8.11%) Retail
10 3 (8.11%) Finance
10 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
11 2 (5.41%) Thought Leadership
11 2 (5.41%) Content Strategy
11 2 (5.41%) Strategic Thinking
11 2 (5.41%) Customer Experience
11 2 (5.41%) Roadmaps
11 2 (5.41%) Quality Management
11 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
11 2 (5.41%) TOGAF
11 2 (5.41%) Content Management
11 2 (5.41%) Project Planning
11 2 (5.41%) Operations Management

Head of Design 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:

General
1 15 (40.54%) Social Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (24.32%) Legal
4 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
5 3 (8.11%) Finance
5 3 (8.11%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 13 (35.14%) Animation
2 1 (2.70%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (48.65%) Service Design
1 18 (48.65%) Service Management
2 16 (43.24%) Change Management
2 16 (43.24%) ITIL
2 16 (43.24%) ITSM
3 15 (40.54%) Service Delivery
4 14 (37.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (10.81%) Agile
6 4 (10.81%) Migration
7 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
8 2 (5.41%) Content Strategy
8 2 (5.41%) Customer Engagement
8 2 (5.41%) Customer Experience
8 2 (5.41%) Operations Management
8 2 (5.41%) Project Planning
8 2 (5.41%) Roadmaps
8 2 (5.41%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (5.41%) Thought Leadership
8 2 (5.41%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (2.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.51%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Monzo