Senior Designer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Designer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Senior Designer daily rate in Leeds is £558, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 59 68
Rank change year-on-year -13 +9 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Designer 5 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.68% 0.17% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.18% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £519 - -
25th Percentile £539 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £558 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.74%
75th Percentile £571 - -
90th Percentile £572 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £558 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -21.74%

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 703 567 858
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.65% 93.72% 95.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 357 576
10th Percentile £313 £300 £303
25th Percentile £400 £388 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £517
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.03% -1.62%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £600
90th Percentile £649 £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 9 27 6
10th Percentile - £16.55 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.25 £19.50 £18.74
Median hourly rate £16.25 £24.18 £21.01
Median % change year-on-year -32.80% +15.10% -2.29%
75th Percentile £25.00 £38.75 £21.80
90th Percentile £26.95 £72.41 £41.98
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +7.53% +21.80% -7.66%

Senior Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Senior Designer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Senior Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Senior Designer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Senior 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 Senior Designer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Service Design
2 3 (60.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) User Research
2 3 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (60.00%) UX Design
2 3 (60.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (40.00%) Design Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 2 (40.00%) Prototyping
4 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
4 1 (20.00%) Adobe
4 1 (20.00%) Adobe XD
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Azure
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (20.00%) Figma
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (20.00%) Interaction Design
4 1 (20.00%) Journey Map
4 1 (20.00%) Rainbow Teams
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) WCAG
4 1 (20.00%) Wireframes

Senior 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Figma
General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Healthcare
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Service Design
2 3 (60.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) User Research
2 3 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (60.00%) UX Design
2 3 (60.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (40.00%) Design Thinking
3 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 2 (40.00%) Prototyping
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (20.00%) Interaction Design
4 1 (20.00%) Journey Map
4 1 (20.00%) Rainbow Teams
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Wireframes
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (20.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Adobe