Hybrid/Remote Product Designer Contract Job Trends

Product Designer
UK > Work from Home

The median Product Designer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 318 294 364
Rank change year-on-year -24 +70 +141
Contract jobs requiring a Product Designer 7 23 17
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.069% 0.20% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.21% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 12 14
10th Percentile £456 £329 £383
25th Percentile £458 £371 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £415 £488
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -14.87% -7.14%
75th Percentile £538 £496 £547
90th Percentile £568 £538 £575
UK median daily rate £513 £460 £500
% change year-on-year +11.53% -8.10% -2.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,511 10,779 15,942
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 93.12% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,187 6,809 10,941
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 194 352
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.65 £17.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.50 £27.44
Median hourly rate £45.46 £36.85 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% -30.81% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.79% -26.67% +50.00%

Product Designer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Product Designer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Product Designer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Product Designer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Product Designer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Product Designer job vacancies

Product Designer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Product Designer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Product Designer job vacancies

Product Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Product Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Product Designer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Figma
2 5 (71.43%) Journey Map
2 5 (71.43%) Prototyping
3 4 (57.14%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (57.14%) Human-Centred Design
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) B2B
4 3 (42.86%) Co-Creation
4 3 (42.86%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 3 (42.86%) Inclusive Design
4 3 (42.86%) Service Design
4 3 (42.86%) User Experience
5 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
5 2 (28.57%) CSS
5 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
5 2 (28.57%) DesignOps
5 2 (28.57%) HTML
5 2 (28.57%) JIRA
5 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
5 2 (28.57%) Product Strategy
5 2 (28.57%) User Research
6 1 (14.29%) Agile
6 1 (14.29%) AI
6 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 1 (14.29%) Business Process Modelling
6 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
6 1 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
6 1 (14.29%) Data Mapping
6 1 (14.29%) Data Migration

Product Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Figma
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) JIRA
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Publishing
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
2 1 (14.29%) React
2 1 (14.29%) Svelte
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Structures
1 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Journey Map
1 5 (71.43%) Prototyping
2 4 (57.14%) Critical Thinking
2 4 (57.14%) Human-Centred Design
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) B2B
3 3 (42.86%) Co-Creation
3 3 (42.86%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 3 (42.86%) Inclusive Design
3 3 (42.86%) Service Design
3 3 (42.86%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 2 (28.57%) DesignOps
4 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
4 2 (28.57%) Product Strategy
4 2 (28.57%) User Research
5 1 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (14.29%) Product Vision
5 1 (14.29%) User Journey Map
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 1 (14.29%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) GMP
2 1 (14.29%) GxP