Designer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Designer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Designer daily rate in Leeds is £474, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 49 60
Rank change year-on-year -10 +11 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 16 16 10
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 2.16% 2.66% 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.26% 2.83% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 4
10th Percentile £150 £444 £319
25th Percentile £194 £463 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £474 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £565 £556 £455
90th Percentile £575 £688 £463
West Yorkshire median daily rate £513 £500 £450
% change year-on-year +2.50% +11.11% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 709 565 833
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.55% 93.85% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 354 550
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £386 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 26 6
10th Percentile - £16.41 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.25 £19.50 £18.74
Median hourly rate £15.25 £24.18 £21.01
Median % change year-on-year -36.93% +15.10% -9.65%
75th Percentile £23.80 £37.50 £21.80
90th Percentile £26.73 £69.07 £41.98
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +3.39% +21.80% -7.66%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Leeds

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Leeds over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in Leeds

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Leeds

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 22 December 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 Leeds region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 8 (50.00%) Service Design
2 7 (43.75%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 5 (31.25%) Accessibility
3 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (31.25%) User Experience
3 5 (31.25%) User Research
3 5 (31.25%) UX Design
4 4 (25.00%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Adobe
5 3 (18.75%) Coaching
5 3 (18.75%) Content Development
5 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (18.75%) Design Thinking
5 3 (18.75%) Prototyping
5 3 (18.75%) Usability Testing
5 3 (18.75%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (12.50%) CMS
6 2 (12.50%) Content Management
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (12.50%) Figma
6 2 (12.50%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
6 2 (12.50%) Interaction Design
6 2 (12.50%) Journey Map
6 2 (12.50%) SEO
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (6.25%) A/B Testing
7 1 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 1 (6.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (6.25%) Adobe XD
7 1 (6.25%) AI

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (6.25%) Adobe XD
1 1 (6.25%) InDesign
1 1 (6.25%) InVision
1 1 (6.25%) Photoshop
1 1 (6.25%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Figma
2 1 (6.25%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Canva
General
1 6 (37.50%) Public Sector
2 3 (18.75%) Marketing
2 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Digital Healthcare
3 1 (6.25%) Finance
3 1 (6.25%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) NHS
2 1 (6.25%) Client/Server
2 1 (6.25%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 1 (6.25%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (50.00%) Service Design
2 7 (43.75%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
3 5 (31.25%) User Experience
3 5 (31.25%) User Research
3 5 (31.25%) UX Design
4 4 (25.00%) Agile
5 3 (18.75%) Coaching
5 3 (18.75%) Content Development
5 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (18.75%) Design Thinking
5 3 (18.75%) Prototyping
5 3 (18.75%) Usability Testing
5 3 (18.75%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (12.50%) Content Management
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (12.50%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
6 2 (12.50%) Interaction Design
6 2 (12.50%) Journey Map
6 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) Accessibility
2 1 (6.25%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Adobe
2 1 (6.25%) Brio