Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £458, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 174 | 169 | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -29 | -41 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 474 | 639 | 1,138 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.62% | 1.47% | 1.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.75% | 1.58% | 2.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 354 | 385 | 824 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.59% | -9.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £563 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £624 | £705 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £407 | £463 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | -4.79% | -2.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 50 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.75 | £30.88 | £34.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.19 | £46.00 | £37.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.95 | £57.35 | £46.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.08% | +24.00% | +6.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £61.30 | £63.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £70.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.70 | £57.35 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.11% | -11.77% | +80.56% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Designer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -6 | 377 | £457 | -8.14% | 358 |
| London | +17 | 249 | £457 | -8.60% | 212 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 164 | £450 | -10.00% | 201 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 159 | £407 | -12.00% | 155 |
| North of England | +11 | 53 | £400 | -5.82% | 59 |
| Scotland | -13 | 38 | £469 | +0.81% | 9 |
| North West | +13 | 24 | £402 | +2.10% | 42 |
| South East | -44 | 21 | £488 | -10.34% | 44 |
| South West | +53 | 19 | £475 | +11.76% | 20 |
| Midlands | +24 | 17 | £364 | -9.13% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 16 | £400 | -6.65% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 15 | £434 | +8.44% | 8 |
| North East | +2 | 13 | £438 | -30.00% | 6 |
| Wales | - | 9 | £305 | - | 8 |
| East of England | +34 | 6 | £475 | -9.52% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 2 | £318 | -24.04% | 7 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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