Designer
England > London
The median Designer daily rate in London is £458, 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 | 141 | 149 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -45 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 248 | 287 | 658 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 1.98% | 1.61% | 2.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.11% | 1.73% | 2.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 201 | 487 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.41% | -9.09% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £564 | £550 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £738 |
| England median daily rate | £457 | £498 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.14% | -5.24% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £27.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.75 | £15.50 | £35.36 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £17.00 | £39.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +108.82% | -56.41% | -22.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £29.63 | £49.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £36.30 | £54.05 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.40 | £57.35 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.99% | +31.09% | +0.57% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,726 | 16,625 | 25,758 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.45% | 93.24% | 95.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,034 | 12,022 | 18,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £444 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 143 | 336 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.45 | £16.01 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.90 | £20.02 | £22.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £27.81 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.26% | -20.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | £43.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | £65.00 | £76.03 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in London.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Designer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the London 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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| Central London | +7 | 31 | £471 | -5.75% | 8 |
| East London | +16 | 2 | £495 | -8.33% | 1 |
| West London | +10 | 2 | £488 | +712.50% | 4 |
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Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
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 London region featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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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