Designer Jobs in the West Midlands

Designer
England > West Midlands

The median Designer salary in the West Midlands is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 193 242 169
Rank change year-on-year +49 -73 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 57 35 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.79% 0.52% 1.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.58% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 51 22 69
10th Percentile £26,250 £38,875 £36,650
25th Percentile £32,250 £55,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +28.87% +14.12%
75th Percentile £60,741 £75,000 £54,043
90th Percentile £65,000 - £60,000
England median annual salary £46,111 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -23.15% +4.35% +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,800 6,065 6,843
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 90.05% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,148 3,375 4,753
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,850 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £63,313 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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
Birmingham +24 30 £57,965 +13.10% 7
Warwickshire +43 10 £55,000 -26.67% 2
Staffordshire - 4 £39,000 - 5
Sutton Coldfield - 3 £29,500 - 1
Worcestershire - 3 £35,000 - 1
Shropshire - 2 £45,000 -
Wolverhampton +13 1 - - 1
Wednesbury - 1 £37,500 -
Designer
England

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 April 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 West Midlands region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 24 (42.11%) Adobe
2 22 (38.60%) User Experience
3 19 (33.33%) UX Design
4 18 (31.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 16 (28.07%) Mentoring
6 14 (24.56%) Agile
6 14 (24.56%) Marketing
7 13 (22.81%) Prototyping
7 13 (22.81%) User Research
7 13 (22.81%) Product Ownership
7 13 (22.81%) Figma
8 12 (21.05%) Social Skills
8 12 (21.05%) Wireframes
8 12 (21.05%) Graphic Design
9 11 (19.30%) Photoshop
10 10 (17.54%) HTML
10 10 (17.54%) Social Media
10 10 (17.54%) Coaching
11 9 (15.79%) CSS
11 9 (15.79%) Adobe Illustrator
11 9 (15.79%) InDesign
11 9 (15.79%) Sketch
12 8 (14.04%) Journey Map
12 8 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (14.04%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 8 (14.04%) Collaborative Working
12 8 (14.04%) Degree
12 8 (14.04%) Analytics
13 7 (12.28%) Usability Testing
13 7 (12.28%) Service Design

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (7.02%) WordPress
2 1 (1.75%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (31.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 11 (19.30%) Photoshop
3 9 (15.79%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (15.79%) InDesign
3 9 (15.79%) Sketch
4 7 (12.28%) Adobe XD
5 5 (8.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (5.26%) SketchUp
7 2 (3.51%) 3ds Max
7 2 (3.51%) Adobe Captivate
7 2 (3.51%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (1.75%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (1.75%) InVision
8 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (1.75%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (3.51%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 13 (22.81%) Figma
2 3 (5.26%) dbt
2 3 (5.26%) Google Analytics
3 2 (3.51%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 2 (3.51%) SaaS
4 1 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.75%) Miro
Development Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Axure RP
2 1 (1.75%) Balsamiq
2 1 (1.75%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 14 (24.56%) Marketing
2 12 (21.05%) Social Skills
3 6 (10.53%) Finance
4 5 (8.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (7.02%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.26%) Games
6 3 (5.26%) Multimedia
6 3 (5.26%) Retail
7 2 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.51%) Law
7 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (17.54%) HTML
2 9 (15.79%) CSS
3 3 (5.26%) Sass
4 1 (1.75%) HTML5
4 1 (1.75%) Next.js
4 1 (1.75%) React
4 1 (1.75%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (22.81%) Product Ownership
2 12 (21.05%) Graphic Design
3 10 (17.54%) Social Media
4 7 (12.28%) Photography
5 2 (3.51%) Animation
5 2 (3.51%) Blog
5 2 (3.51%) Digital Media
5 2 (3.51%) Life Science
6 1 (1.75%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.75%) Motion Graphics
6 1 (1.75%) NHS
6 1 (1.75%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (38.60%) User Experience
2 19 (33.33%) UX Design
3 16 (28.07%) Mentoring
4 14 (24.56%) Agile
5 13 (22.81%) Prototyping
5 13 (22.81%) User Research
6 12 (21.05%) Wireframes
7 10 (17.54%) Coaching
8 8 (14.04%) Analytics
8 8 (14.04%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (14.04%) Journey Map
8 8 (14.04%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (14.04%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 7 (12.28%) Design Patterns
9 7 (12.28%) Service Design
9 7 (12.28%) Usability Testing
10 6 (10.53%) Interaction Design
10 6 (10.53%) Responsive Web Design
10 6 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (8.77%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.02%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.75%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (14.04%) Degree
2 3 (5.26%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.77%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.51%) WCAG
Vendors
1 24 (42.11%) Adobe
2 3 (5.26%) Google
3 2 (3.51%) Hotjar
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.51%) Vectorworks