Senior Interaction Designer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Interaction Designer
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Interaction Designer daily rate in Manchester is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 - 97
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Interaction Designer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.14% - 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £525
75th Percentile £675 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £650 - £525

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,279 945 1,461
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 93.47% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 835 623 1,046
10th Percentile £313 £307 £304
25th Percentile £400 £394 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £455 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.21% -5.00% +2.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 33 82
10th Percentile £18.57 £15.18 £12.02
25th Percentile £22.57 £19.25 £13.36
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -43.04%
75th Percentile £64.38 £33.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £31.51 £26.20
% change year-on-year +35.46% +20.29% -10.14%

Senior Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Interaction Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Senior Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, Senior 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 Senior Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) WCAG
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design

Senior 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 2 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) WCAG