Designer Contract Job Trends in York

Designer
North Yorkshire > York

The median Designer daily rate in York is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in York 3.92% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North Yorkshire median daily rate £700 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 46 26 43
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 92.86% 97.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 15 25
10th Percentile £143 £339 £106
25th Percentile £306 £378 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £180
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +150.00% -55.00%
75th Percentile £725 £563 £413
90th Percentile £863 £638 £505
North Yorkshire median daily rate £474 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +5.28% +12.50% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 7
10th Percentile - - £11.18
25th Percentile - £10.25 £11.30
Median hourly rate £15.00 £10.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -40.00% -6.67%
75th Percentile £16.78 £10.75 £18.75
90th Percentile £19.97 - £22.05
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £39.18 £17.75 £13.95
% change year-on-year +120.73% +27.22% -28.02%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in York.

Designer job vacancy trend in York

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in York

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in York.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in York

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in York

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in York.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in York

Designer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, 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 job ads across the York region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (50.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (50.00%) Demand Management
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (50.00%) Infographics
1 1 (50.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Visualisation

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (50.00%) Demand Management
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (50.00%) Infographics
1 1 (50.00%) Service Catalogue
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Visualisation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow