Designer Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Designer
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Designer daily rate in Gloucestershire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 51 56
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 1 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.30% 0.75% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.78% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £480 £600
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -20.00% +26.32%
75th Percentile £725 - £650
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £600 £600 £475
% change year-on-year - +26.32% +5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 287 384 436
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.97% 96.00% 93.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 201 264
10th Percentile £225 £400 £359
25th Percentile £366 £475 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £581 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.08% +5.64% -
75th Percentile £675 £676 £678
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
South West median daily rate £524 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.24% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 41 52
10th Percentile £13.50 £30.00 £33.20
25th Percentile £15.31 £63.75 £48.72
Median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year -50.86% +20.00% +37.09%
75th Percentile £58.75 £72.50 £79.40
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -61.31% +15.06% -8.15%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Designer job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Designer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 28 October 2025, Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Gloucestershire region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes