Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £459, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 165 | 170 | 139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -31 | -28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 512 | 610 | 1,074 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.61% | 1.41% | 1.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.75% | 1.51% | 2.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 387 | 349 | 770 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £323 | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.21% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £574 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £701 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £440 | £475 | £478 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.37% | -0.52% | -4.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 47 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.85 | £35.05 | £17.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.48 | £47.00 | £36.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £57.35 | £43.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.36% | +32.60% | -9.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.30 | £62.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.05 | - | £68.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £49.00 | £57.35 | £62.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.56% | -7.87% | +47.86% |
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 | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 6 July 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 6 July 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 6 July 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 | +2 | 412 | £453 | -9.50% | 1,245 |
| London | +41 | 263 | £475 | -5.00% | 776 |
| UK excluding London | -27 | 184 | £440 | -7.37% | 520 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 155 | £450 | -2.70% | 560 |
| North of England | +2 | 68 | £438 | +2.94% | 166 |
| North West | +27 | 37 | £438 | +16.67% | 116 |
| Scotland | -11 | 37 | £475 | +2.15% | 21 |
| South East | -43 | 24 | £440 | -16.43% | 125 |
| Midlands | +9 | 23 | £425 | +6.13% | 92 |
| South West | +48 | 19 | £475 | +8.57% | 62 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 19 | £429 | -16.29% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 17 | £400 | -6.65% | 46 |
| North East | -6 | 15 | £463 | -13.95% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 10 | £306 | - | 18 |
| East of England | +30 | 6 | £475 | -26.92% | 32 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 4 | £322 | -19.50% | 27 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 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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