Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £459, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 179 | 170 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -38 | -25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 454 | 611 | 1,101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.57% | 1.42% | 1.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.70% | 1.53% | 2.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 344 | 355 | 790 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £475 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.38% | -9.09% | -0.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £557 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £701 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £430 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 49 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.48 | £29.25 | £29.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.30 | £45.00 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.75 | £57.35 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +20.74% | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.69 | £61.30 | £63.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.85 | - | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.00 | £57.35 | £63.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.05% | -10.04% | +50.89% |
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 | 26,704 | 39,827 | 53,123 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.81% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,298 | 25,847 | 37,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.05% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,796 | 1,480 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.30 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.75% | -6.98% | +115.00% |
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 30 May 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 May 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 May 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 | -11 | 362 | £456 | -7.41% | 1,702 |
| London | +28 | 241 | £459 | -7.75% | 201 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 157 | £430 | -4.44% | 1,736 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 143 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,157 |
| North of England | -8 | 53 | £404 | -5.06% | 381 |
| Scotland | -15 | 38 | £475 | +5.56% | 74 |
| North West | +16 | 26 | £447 | +19.20% | 176 |
| South East | -27 | 23 | £453 | -14.06% | 533 |
| Midlands | +14 | 17 | £410 | +2.50% | 311 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 15 | £400 | -6.65% | 157 |
| South West | +45 | 14 | £442 | +4.00% | 192 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 14 | £436 | -3.06% | 163 |
| North East | -4 | 12 | £475 | -11.63% | 49 |
| Wales | - | 10 | £306 | - | 44 |
| East of England | +33 | 4 | £475 | -26.92% | 248 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 3 | £322 | -19.50% | 127 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 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 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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