Designer Jobs in Cardiff

Designer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Designer salary in Cardiff is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 61 66 77
Rank change year-on-year +5 +11 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 4 3 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.61% 0.52% 1.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.57% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 10
10th Percentile - £36,700 £25,581
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,875 £25,868
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% - -
75th Percentile £40,863 £51,250 £55,313
90th Percentile £53,665 £53,500 £57,875
South Wales median annual salary £32,500 £40,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -20.25% -9.44% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 618 525 824
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 90.99% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 538 400 614
10th Percentile £27,157 £30,738 £34,038
25th Percentile £36,750 £40,000 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,205 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.41% -4.37% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,575 £67,070 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,625 £77,500 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,496 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.09% -9.01% +11.11%

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
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in Cardiff over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in Cardiff

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe XD
2 3 (75.00%) Sketch
2 3 (75.00%) Figma
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 3 (75.00%) Wireframes
2 3 (75.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
2 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe
2 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Mobile First
3 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
3 1 (25.00%) Service Design
3 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Retail
3 1 (25.00%) Interaction Design
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Prototyping
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Accessibility

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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe XD
1 3 (75.00%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Figma
2 1 (25.00%) dbt
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
1 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (75.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
2 3 (75.00%) Mobile First
2 3 (75.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 3 (75.00%) Wireframes
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
3 1 (25.00%) Interaction Design
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Prototyping
3 1 (25.00%) Service Design
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe