Senior Designer Job Trends in Bristol

Senior Designer
South West > Bristol

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Designer salary in Bristol.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 106 130
Rank change year-on-year +12 +24 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Designer 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.096% 0.072% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.076% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £65,000 £42,512 £39,748
% change year-on-year +52.90% +6.95% -16.32%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,934 1,317 1,702
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 95.09% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1,413 769 1,393
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,945 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -3.43% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,886
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.19% +1.77%

Senior Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Senior Designer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Senior Designer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in Bristol

Senior Designer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior Designer 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Senior Designer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Design Sprint
1 1 (50.00%) Figma
1 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
1 1 (50.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Typography
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) UX Research
1 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Framer.js
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Animation
1 1 (50.00%) Blog
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (50.00%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Design Sprint
1 1 (50.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) Typography
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) UX Design
1 1 (50.00%) UX Research
1 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation