Designer Contracts in Southampton

Designer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Designer daily rate in Southampton is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 26 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton 1.79% 0.58% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% 0.69% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £412 - -
25th Percentile £414 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 - -
75th Percentile £429 - -
90th Percentile £430 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £550 £700
% change year-on-year +4.55% -21.43% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £17.50 -
Hampshire median hourly rate - £57.35 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 110 145 132
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.21% 84.30% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 88 90
10th Percentile £135 £200 £240
25th Percentile £313 £359 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.12% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £638 £596
90th Percentile £635 £713 £679
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 16 11
10th Percentile - £15.81 £16.00
25th Percentile - £50.47 £16.13
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £23.79
Median % change year-on-year - +183.73% +34.86%
75th Percentile - £80.00 £30.54
90th Percentile - - £43.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £55.00 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -4.10% +14.70% +132.56%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Southampton

Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer in Southampton.

Daily rate trend for Designer in Southampton

Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer in Southampton.

Hourly rate trend for Designer in Southampton

Designer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 10 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 Southampton region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Test
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Test
1 2 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared