User Interface Designer
UK

The median User Interface Designer salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 732 748 638
Rank change year-on-year +16 -110 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a UI Designer 173 225 696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.22% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.24% 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 97 178 355
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £85,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -

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 92,813 95,219 148,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.52% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,625 59,878 85,347
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

UI Designer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for UI Designer in the UK

UI Designer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for UI Designer in the UK

UI Designer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing UI Designer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for UI Designer in the UK

UI Designer
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UI Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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 +29 131 £47,500 -20.83% 26
UK excluding London +27 113 £45,000 -14.29% 13
Work from Home +23 53 £50,000 -16.67% 14
London +45 46 £60,000 -4.00% 14
North of England +32 24 £45,000 -18.18% 3
South East +24 23 £45,000 -12.20% 1
Midlands +9 22 £42,500 -15.00% 4
North West +19 19 £45,000 -47.06% 2
Scotland -47 17 £55,000 +51.72% 1
East Midlands - 13 £38,750 -
West Midlands +23 9 £47,500 -5.00% 4
South West -14 9 £35,000 -31.71% 4
Wales +21 8 £32,500 -10.96%
Yorkshire +87 5 - - 1
East of England +8 5 £45,000 -25.00%
Northern Ireland - 5 - -

UI Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, UI 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 UI Designer in the job title.

1 162 (93.64%) User Experience
2 156 (90.17%) UX Design
3 129 (74.57%) Figma
4 93 (53.76%) Prototyping
5 91 (52.60%) Sketch
6 74 (42.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 73 (42.20%) Problem-Solving
8 72 (41.62%) HTML
9 69 (39.88%) Accessibility
10 68 (39.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
11 62 (35.84%) Customer Experience
12 60 (34.68%) Security Cleared
12 60 (34.68%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
12 60 (34.68%) Actionable Insight
13 59 (34.10%) Workshop Facilitation
13 59 (34.10%) WCAG
14 58 (33.53%) SC Cleared
14 58 (33.53%) Wireframes
15 56 (32.37%) Social Skills
16 51 (29.48%) Miro
17 48 (27.75%) Design Patterns
17 48 (27.75%) Adobe
17 48 (27.75%) Stakeholder Management
18 46 (26.59%) Heroku
18 46 (26.59%) Coaching
18 46 (26.59%) Digital Customer Experience
18 46 (26.59%) Sprint Review
19 43 (24.86%) Agile
20 34 (19.65%) User Research
21 29 (16.76%) Adobe XD

UI 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.31%) IBM Domino
2 2 (1.16%) WordPress
3 1 (0.58%) Confluence
3 1 (0.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 91 (52.60%) Sketch
2 29 (16.76%) Adobe XD
3 19 (10.98%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 11 (6.36%) Photoshop
5 10 (5.78%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (4.62%) InVision
7 4 (2.31%) InDesign
8 3 (1.73%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (1.16%) Final Cut Pro
9 2 (1.16%) Notion
9 2 (1.16%) Zeplin
10 1 (0.58%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.58%) Blender
10 1 (0.58%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 3 (1.73%) Magento
2 2 (1.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 129 (74.57%) Figma
2 51 (29.48%) Miro
3 46 (26.59%) Heroku
4 16 (9.25%) SaaS
5 7 (4.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 7 (4.05%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 5 (2.89%) Stripe
7 4 (2.31%) WhatsApp
8 2 (1.16%) Asana
8 2 (1.16%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.58%) Azure
9 1 (0.58%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.58%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.58%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.16%) Axure RP
1 2 (1.16%) JIRA
2 1 (0.58%) Balsamiq
2 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 56 (32.37%) Social Skills
2 22 (12.72%) Marketing
3 15 (8.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (8.09%) Games
5 10 (5.78%) Retail
6 9 (5.20%) Advertising
7 5 (2.89%) Finance
7 5 (2.89%) Publishing
8 3 (1.73%) Automotive
9 2 (1.16%) iGaming
9 2 (1.16%) Law
10 1 (0.58%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.58%) Banking
10 1 (0.58%) Legal
10 1 (0.58%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (41.62%) HTML
2 13 (7.51%) CSS
3 3 (1.73%) React
4 2 (1.16%) Vue
5 1 (0.58%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.58%) CarPlay
5 1 (0.58%) Next.js
5 1 (0.58%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.94%) Mobile App
2 9 (5.20%) Blockchain
3 7 (4.05%) Product Ownership
3 7 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.89%) Graphic Design
5 3 (1.73%) Motion Graphics
6 2 (1.16%) Animation
6 2 (1.16%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (1.16%) Cyberattack
7 1 (0.58%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.58%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.58%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.58%) NHS
7 1 (0.58%) Social Media
7 1 (0.58%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.47%) Android
2 5 (2.89%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (93.64%) User Experience
2 156 (90.17%) UX Design
3 93 (53.76%) Prototyping
4 74 (42.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 73 (42.20%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (39.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
7 62 (35.84%) Customer Experience
8 60 (34.68%) Actionable Insight
8 60 (34.68%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
9 59 (34.10%) Workshop Facilitation
10 58 (33.53%) Wireframes
11 48 (27.75%) Design Patterns
11 48 (27.75%) Stakeholder Management
12 46 (26.59%) Coaching
12 46 (26.59%) Digital Customer Experience
12 46 (26.59%) Sprint Review
13 43 (24.86%) Agile
14 34 (19.65%) User Research
15 19 (10.98%) Usability Testing
16 15 (8.67%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.36%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.73%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 60 (34.68%) Security Cleared
2 58 (33.53%) SC Cleared
3 12 (6.94%) Degree
4 2 (1.16%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (39.88%) Accessibility
2 59 (34.10%) WCAG
Vendors
1 48 (27.75%) Adobe
2 7 (4.05%) Salesforce
3 3 (1.73%) Hotjar
4 2 (1.16%) Google
5 1 (0.58%) Apple
5 1 (0.58%) Monzo
5 1 (0.58%) Peregrine
5 1 (0.58%) Revolut