Interaction Designer Contract Job Trends in the South West

Interaction Designer
England > South West

The median Interaction Designer daily rate in the South West is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 - 147
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Contract jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.16% - 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £502
25th Percentile - - £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £510
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.00%
75th Percentile - - £515
90th Percentile - - £518
England median daily rate £405 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -19.00% - -10.71%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,268 1,806 2,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 93.77% 93.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,310 1,105 1,810
10th Percentile £236 £210 £215
25th Percentile £403 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £636 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £700 £725
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 116 329
10th Percentile £17.87 £16.85 £15.16
25th Percentile £23.16 £46.25 £36.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £65.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -11.77% +15.06% -13.09%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £73.88 £81.25
England median hourly rate £28.65 £35.00 £40.28
% change year-on-year -18.16% -13.10% +15.07%

Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 the South West.

Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in the South West

Interaction Designer
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in the South West

Interaction 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 Interaction Designer within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 January 2026. 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 - 2 £400 -
Devon - 2 - -
Interaction Designer
England

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, 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 South West region featuring Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Interaction Design
2 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) Figma
2 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Community of Practice
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (50.00%) Service Design
4 1 (25.00%) Adobe
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) InVision
4 1 (25.00%) Psychology
4 1 (25.00%) Sketch
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
4 1 (25.00%) UX Design
4 1 (25.00%) Wireframes

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 (25.00%) InVision
1 1 (25.00%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Interaction Design
2 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) Agile
3 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (50.00%) Community of Practice
3 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (50.00%) Service Design
4 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
4 1 (25.00%) ERP
4 1 (25.00%) Psychology
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
4 1 (25.00%) UX Design
4 1 (25.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe