The first table below looks at the demand for the Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the Wales 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 17 May 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Designer
Rank 86 99 83
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 9 2 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 0.722% 0.176% 0.288%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.736% 0.181% 0.304%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 3
Average salary £25,500 £21,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.42% -40.00%
UK excluding London average salary £34,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.42% -
All Job Titles
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1222 1107 986
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 98.07% 97.28% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1106 974 905
Average salary £35,000 £33,500 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% -2.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Designer
UK

Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Designer Salary Trend

Designer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Designer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Wales Designer Salary Histogram

Designer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the Wales region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South Wales +7 7 £25,500 +21.42%
North Wales - 2 £30,000 -
Designer
UK

Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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 22 (81.48%) CSS
2 21 (77.78%) HTML
3 20 (74.07%) JavaScript
4 19 (70.37%) Games
4 19 (70.37%) Data Mining
4 19 (70.37%) Web Mining
4 19 (70.37%) Web Usability
4 19 (70.37%) Big Data
4 19 (70.37%) LESS
4 19 (70.37%) SCSS
4 19 (70.37%) Haml
5 11 (40.74%) Analytics
6 9 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (25.93%) Photoshop
8 6 (22.22%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (18.52%) Degree
10 4 (14.81%) Graphic Design
11 3 (11.11%) InDesign
11 3 (11.11%) Adobe
12 2 (7.407%) Quark
12 2 (7.407%) XML
12 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
12 2 (7.407%) CorelDRAW
12 2 (7.407%) Time Management
12 2 (7.407%) Marketing
13 1 (3.704%) Social Media
13 1 (3.704%) Online Marketing
13 1 (3.704%) HTML5
13 1 (3.704%) Email Marketing
13 1 (3.704%) Social Network

Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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.

Application Development
1 22 (81.48%) CSS
2 21 (77.78%) HTML
3 19 (70.37%) Haml
3 19 (70.37%) LESS
3 19 (70.37%) SCSS
4 2 (7.407%) XML
5 1 (3.704%) Flash
5 1 (3.704%) XHTML
5 1 (3.704%) HTML5
5 1 (3.704%) .NET
5 1 (3.704%) ASP
5 1 (3.704%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.704%) IIS
1 1 (3.704%) Tomcat
1 1 (3.704%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.704%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (25.93%) Photoshop
2 6 (22.22%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (11.11%) InDesign
4 2 (7.407%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (3.704%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 1 (3.704%) MFGPRO
1 1 (3.704%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (70.37%) Data Mining
1 19 (70.37%) Big Data
2 1 (3.704%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.704%) Dreamweaver
General
1 19 (70.37%) Games
2 2 (7.407%) Marketing
3 1 (3.704%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.704%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 9 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (14.81%) Graphic Design
3 1 (3.704%) Social Network
3 1 (3.704%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.704%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (70.37%) Web Mining
1 19 (70.37%) Web Usability
2 11 (40.74%) Analytics
3 2 (7.407%) Time Management
4 1 (3.704%) Online Marketing
4 1 (3.704%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.704%) SEO
4 1 (3.704%) Web Design
4 1 (3.704%) Content Management
4 1 (3.704%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 20 (74.07%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.704%) SQL
2 1 (3.704%) VB.NET
2 1 (3.704%) VBA
2 1 (3.704%) Progress 4GL
2 1 (3.704%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Adobe
2 2 (7.407%) Quark
2 2 (7.407%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.704%) Progress
3 1 (3.704%) QAD
3 1 (3.704%) Google
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Lead Designer ( Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, HTML, CSS ) A creative/Web Solutions agency is searching for a Lead Designer in the Cardiff area. You will need solid knowledge of...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Lead Designer ( Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, HTML, CSS ) A creative/Web Solutions agency is searching for a Lead Designer in the Cardiff area. You will need solid knowledge of...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013