Designer Jobs in Cardiff

Designer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Designer salary in Cardiff is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 59 64
Rank change year-on-year +31 +5 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 1 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.57% 0.82% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.87% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 3
10th Percentile - - £36,700
25th Percentile £52,500 £31,250 £38,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,945 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +53.01% -20.12% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £39,390 £51,250
90th Percentile - £50,795 £53,500
South Wales median annual salary £26,500 £32,500 £40,750
% change year-on-year -18.46% -20.25% -9.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 174 686 504
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.43% 94.10% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 118 594 388
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £30,313 £37,101 £40,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,037 £50,000 £52,746
Median % change year-on-year -1.93% -5.21% +0.47%
75th Percentile £63,881 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,065 £76,750 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £47,500 £46,425 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.32% -2.26% -5.00%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Cardiff

Designer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Designer in Cardiff

Designer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 29 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 Cardiff region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Insurtech
1 1 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Insurtech
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) User Research