Designer Jobs in Bristol

Designer
South West > Bristol

The median Designer salary in Bristol is £66,367 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 132 166
Rank change year-on-year +38 +34 -44
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 2 24 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.17% 0.74% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.76% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 16 2
10th Percentile - £32,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £64,621 £37,668 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,367 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.14% -7.14% +13.51%
75th Percentile £68,114 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile - - £68,250
South West median annual salary £42,500 £46,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.61% -16.36% +12.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,112 3,145 2,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 97.16% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 755 2,364 1,485
10th Percentile £30,850 £32,000 £32,200
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +9.20%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,419
South West median annual salary £51,729 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.46% -4.76% +5.00%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Bristol

Designer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Designer in Bristol

Designer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Designer 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Adobe
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) CMS
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 2 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 2 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 2 (100.00%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Content Management
1 2 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 2 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
1 2 (100.00%) Wireframes
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe