Designer Jobs in the City of London

Designer
Central London > City of London

The median Designer salary in the City of London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 163 180
Rank change year-on-year +37 +17 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 15 17 51
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.74% 0.51% 1.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 0.53% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7 8 46
10th Percentile £47,000 £51,050 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £53,188 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,400 £65,625
Median % change year-on-year +9.43% -9.49% +9.38%
75th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile - £88,000 £100,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,884 3,204 4,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.08% 96.07% 96.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,437 2,534 3,707
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -2.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year - -1.69% +1.72%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in the City of London

Designer
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in the City of London.

Salary trend for Designer in the City of London

Designer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Designer in the City of London

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 16 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 City of London region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Accessibility
2 10 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 10 (66.67%) Law
3 8 (53.33%) UX Design
3 8 (53.33%) User Experience
4 7 (46.67%) Service Design
4 7 (46.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (33.33%) UX Research
5 5 (33.33%) User Research
5 5 (33.33%) Ideation Sessions
5 5 (33.33%) Product Ownership
5 5 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
5 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
5 5 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
5 5 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 5 (33.33%) Design Thinking
5 5 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
5 5 (33.33%) Content Strategy
5 5 (33.33%) Design Sprint
5 5 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
5 5 (33.33%) Analytics
5 5 (33.33%) User Stories
5 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (33.33%) SEO
5 5 (33.33%) Legal
5 5 (33.33%) Publishing
5 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (33.33%) CMS

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 5 (33.33%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (6.67%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (6.67%) InDesign
1 1 (6.67%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Figma
1 1 (6.67%) SaaS
General
1 10 (66.67%) Law
2 7 (46.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (33.33%) Legal
3 5 (33.33%) Publishing
4 1 (6.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Product Ownership
2 1 (6.67%) Graphic Design
2 1 (6.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 8 (53.33%) User Experience
2 8 (53.33%) UX Design
3 7 (46.67%) Service Design
4 5 (33.33%) Behavioural Analytics
4 5 (33.33%) Content Strategy
4 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
4 5 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 5 (33.33%) Design Sprint
4 5 (33.33%) Design Thinking
4 5 (33.33%) Ideation Sessions
4 5 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
4 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (33.33%) Scrum
4 5 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
4 5 (33.33%) User Research
4 5 (33.33%) UX Research
4 5 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (73.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) Adobe