Designer Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Designer
England > Yorkshire

The median Designer daily rate in Yorkshire is £474, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 75 91
Rank change year-on-year -25 +16 -19
Contract jobs requiring a Designer 23 21 22
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 1.31% 1.51% 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.67% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 9 14
10th Percentile £150 £444 £165
25th Percentile £319 £463 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £474 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £556 £556 £534
90th Percentile £586 £688 £565
England median daily rate £475 £485 £500
% change year-on-year -2.06% -3.00% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,621 1,254 1,832
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.21% 90.41% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,090 724 1,200
10th Percentile £260 £230 £225
25th Percentile £380 £391 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% -1.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £638 £649 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 52 34
10th Percentile £17.48 £15.27 £14.09
25th Percentile £20.18 £17.66 £17.47
Median hourly rate £25.08 £23.34 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +7.43% +9.53% +6.55%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £23.75
90th Percentile - £48.75 £40.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.94
% change year-on-year -39.40% -9.66% +53.13%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Yorkshire

Designer
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Designer in Yorkshire

Designer
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Yorkshire

Designer
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
West Yorkshire -13 18 £395 -21.00% 9
South Yorkshire -34 5 £563 - 3
North Yorkshire - 1 - -
Designer
England

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 8 (34.78%) Accessibility
1 8 (34.78%) Agile
1 8 (34.78%) User Experience
1 8 (34.78%) User Research
1 8 (34.78%) UX Design
2 7 (30.43%) Service Design
3 6 (26.09%) Customer Experience
3 6 (26.09%) Figma
3 6 (26.09%) Journey Map
4 4 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (17.39%) Confluence
4 4 (17.39%) JIRA
4 4 (17.39%) Prototyping
4 4 (17.39%) Systems Thinking
4 4 (17.39%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 4 (17.39%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (13.04%) Adobe
5 3 (13.04%) Backlog Refinement
5 3 (13.04%) Coaching
5 3 (13.04%) Content Development
5 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.04%) Re-Platforming
5 3 (13.04%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (13.04%) UX Research
5 3 (13.04%) Wireframes
6 2 (8.70%) CMS
6 2 (8.70%) Content Management
6 2 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (8.70%) Front End Development
6 2 (8.70%) Inclusive Design

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (17.39%) Confluence
2 2 (8.70%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (4.35%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (4.35%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (4.35%) InDesign
1 1 (4.35%) InVision
1 1 (4.35%) Photoshop
1 1 (4.35%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 6 (26.09%) Figma
2 1 (4.35%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (4.35%) Canva
2 1 (4.35%) Lucidchart
2 1 (4.35%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) SSH
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) JIRA
General
1 9 (39.13%) Banking
2 6 (26.09%) Finance
2 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.35%) Financial Institution
4 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Mobile App
2 1 (4.35%) Client/Server
2 1 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.35%) Mobile Banking
2 1 (4.35%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.35%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.35%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Android
1 1 (4.35%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Agile
1 8 (34.78%) User Experience
1 8 (34.78%) User Research
1 8 (34.78%) UX Design
2 7 (30.43%) Service Design
3 6 (26.09%) Customer Experience
3 6 (26.09%) Journey Map
4 4 (17.39%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (17.39%) Prototyping
4 4 (17.39%) Systems Thinking
4 4 (17.39%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 4 (17.39%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (13.04%) Backlog Refinement
5 3 (13.04%) Coaching
5 3 (13.04%) Content Development
5 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.04%) Re-Platforming
5 3 (13.04%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (13.04%) UX Research
5 3 (13.04%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (4.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (34.78%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) Adobe
2 1 (4.35%) Brio
2 1 (4.35%) Virgin Media