Interaction Designer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Interaction Designer
North West > Manchester

The median Interaction Designer daily rate in Manchester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 - 105
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Contract jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.18% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £533
25th Percentile £413 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £625
75th Percentile £438 - £688
90th Percentile - - £718
North West median daily rate £425 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -29.17% +14.29% -11.02%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,007 1,122 1,511
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 93.89% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 653 650 1,112
10th Percentile £300 £313 £282
25th Percentile £385 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £577
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 40 66
10th Percentile £16.47 £15.87 £15.21
25th Percentile £19.07 £21.81 £17.20
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £31.40 £51.06 £46.88
90th Percentile £56.39 £65.48 £65.63
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year -8.92% -1.52% +65.00%

Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Interaction Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in Manchester

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Interaction 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 Manchester region featuring Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Figma
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (50.00%) Adobe
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) InVision
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) Sketch
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (50.00%) InVision
1 1 (50.00%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe