Designer Contracts in the South West

Designer
England > South West

The median Designer daily rate in the South West is £475, 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
Rank 92 146 130
Rank change year-on-year +54 -16 -24
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 19 11 37
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.13% 0.34% 1.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.37% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 30
10th Percentile £190 £79 £393
25th Percentile £363 £183 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +5.44%
75th Percentile £588 £500 £547
90th Percentile £640 £508 £639
England median daily rate £457 £498 £525
% change year-on-year -8.14% -5.24% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £43.80
25th Percentile - - £55.12
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £74.99
Median % change year-on-year - -6.65% +44.21%
75th Percentile - - £89.25
90th Percentile - - £97.20
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
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 1,546 2,986 3,354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.34% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,007 1,903 2,516
10th Percentile £220 £208 £263
25th Percentile £386 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £614 £620 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 400 267
10th Percentile £18.51 £14.00 £18.09
25th Percentile £26.62 £27.50 £50.62
Median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £85.00
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 the South West

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in the South West

Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Designer in the South West

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in the South West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in the South West

Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Designer in the South West

Designer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the South West 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
Bristol +26 11 £334 -21.53% 12
Wiltshire +32 4 £375 -26.47% 7
Devon +15 2 £588 - 14
Designer
England

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

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 South West region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 8 (42.11%) UX Design
1 8 (42.11%) User Experience
2 7 (36.84%) User Research
3 6 (31.58%) Figma
3 6 (31.58%) Service Design
4 5 (26.32%) Adobe
4 5 (26.32%) Social Skills
4 5 (26.32%) Interaction Design
5 4 (21.05%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (21.05%) Prototyping
5 4 (21.05%) Public Sector
5 4 (21.05%) Accessibility
5 4 (21.05%) Usability Testing
5 4 (21.05%) Agile
5 4 (21.05%) Wireframes
6 3 (15.79%) Mobile App
6 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
6 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
6 3 (15.79%) HTML
6 3 (15.79%) JavaScript
6 3 (15.79%) CSS
6 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (15.79%) Adobe XD
6 3 (15.79%) Sketch
7 2 (10.53%) Content Strategy
7 2 (10.53%) Strategic Thinking
7 2 (10.53%) Decision-Making
7 2 (10.53%) Service Migration
7 2 (10.53%) CMS

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.53%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (15.79%) Adobe XD
1 3 (15.79%) Sketch
2 1 (5.26%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (5.26%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (5.26%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (5.26%) CINEMA 4D
2 1 (5.26%) Final Cut Pro
2 1 (5.26%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 6 (31.58%) Figma
2 1 (5.26%) Google Analytics
2 1 (5.26%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) 2G
1 2 (10.53%) 4G
1 2 (10.53%) 5G
1 2 (10.53%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) Power BI
General
1 5 (26.32%) Social Skills
2 4 (21.05%) Public Sector
3 2 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Finance
4 1 (5.26%) Financial Institution
4 1 (5.26%) Military
4 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.79%) CSS
1 3 (15.79%) HTML
2 1 (5.26%) Flutter
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Mobile App
2 1 (5.26%) Animation
2 1 (5.26%) Graphic Design
2 1 (5.26%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (5.26%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (5.26%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.26%) Social Media
2 1 (5.26%) Tandem
2 1 (5.26%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (42.11%) User Experience
1 8 (42.11%) UX Design
2 7 (36.84%) User Research
3 6 (31.58%) Service Design
4 5 (26.32%) Interaction Design
5 4 (21.05%) Agile
5 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (21.05%) Prototyping
5 4 (21.05%) Usability Testing
5 4 (21.05%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 4 (21.05%) Wireframes
6 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (10.53%) Content Management
7 2 (10.53%) E-Commerce
7 2 (10.53%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (10.53%) ITSM
7 2 (10.53%) Migration
7 2 (10.53%) Network Design
7 2 (10.53%) Project Management
7 2 (10.53%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.79%) JavaScript
2 1 (5.26%) Dart
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) SC Cleared
1 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.26%) WCAG
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Adobe
2 2 (10.53%) Ericsson
2 2 (10.53%) Nokia
3 1 (5.26%) Google
3 1 (5.26%) Hotjar
3 1 (5.26%) YouTube