Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 166 | 132 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | -33 | -12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 621 | 1,129 | 2,285 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.44% | 1.95% | 2.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.56% | 2.06% | 2.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 374 | 815 | 1,585 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £626 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £701 | £673 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £480 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.15% | -4.10% | +17.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 17 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.25 | £34.83 | £25.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £37.50 | £27.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.35 | £45.00 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.44% | +3.45% | +102.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £63.00 | £60.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.40 | £65.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.35 | £63.50 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.69% | +76.39% | +75.61% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,895 | 54,705 | 83,445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,959 | 38,196 | 58,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,532 | 2,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +112.16% | +5.26% |
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 11 May 2024.
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 11 May 2024.
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 11 May 2024. 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 | -39 | 509 | £495 | -5.71% | 321 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 277 | £450 | -6.15% | 209 |
| London | -59 | 271 | £500 | -9.09% | 128 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 227 | £475 | -8.65% | 141 |
| South East | +70 | 112 | £527 | +2.73% | 38 |
| North of England | -20 | 70 | £425 | -13.71% | 78 |
| Scotland | +41 | 57 | £456 | -4.60% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 37 | £429 | -9.79% | 18 |
| Midlands | +17 | 21 | £400 | -15.79% | 36 |
| North West | -19 | 21 | £375 | -25.00% | 48 |
| North East | +11 | 12 | £538 | -6.52% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 12 | £400 | -15.79% | 24 |
| South West | -15 | 11 | £425 | -10.53% | 19 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 9 | £400 | -9.86% | 13 |
| East of England | +3 | 4 | £650 | +57.58% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £563 | - | 1 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, 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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