Designer
UK > England
The median Designer daily rate in England is £457, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 179 | 167 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -30 | -29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 375 | 526 | 984 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 1.54% | 1.41% | 1.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.66% | 1.53% | 2.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 275 | 302 | 723 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £394 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £457 | £498 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.14% | -5.24% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £567 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £625 | £718 |
| UK median daily rate | £459 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -9.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 47 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.75 | £26.00 | £33.76 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.38 | £45.00 | £36.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.40 | £57.35 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.99% | +31.09% | +0.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £61.30 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.25 | - | £72.69 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.40 | £57.35 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.99% | +24.00% | +6.32% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Designer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +8 | 248 | £458 | -8.41% | 261 |
| North of England | +2 | 54 | £401 | -5.76% | 78 |
| North West | +20 | 25 | £404 | +2.48% | 51 |
| South East | -43 | 20 | £495 | -8.97% | 105 |
| South West | +54 | 19 | £475 | +11.76% | 36 |
| Midlands | +23 | 18 | £405 | +1.25% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 16 | £400 | -5.88% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 15 | £434 | +8.44% | 17 |
| North East | +2 | 13 | £438 | -30.00% | 11 |
| East of England | +31 | 5 | £475 | -26.92% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 3 | £322 | -22.97% | 13 |
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Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Designer contract 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 contract job ads across the England region featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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