Head of Design Jobs in the City of London

Head of Design
Central London > City of London

The median Head of Design salary in the City of London is £120,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 176 -
Rank change year-on-year +35 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.052% 0.030% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.031% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £115,000 £63,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £65,750 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.51% - -
75th Percentile £125,000 £67,875 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £120,000 £65,750 £95,000
% change year-on-year +82.51% -30.79% -9.52%

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 1,805 3,197 4,421
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.04% 96.09% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,370 2,522 3,703
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,500 £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 £73,480
% change year-on-year - -1.33% +1.35%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Head of Design in the City of London

Head of Design
Salary Trend in the City of London

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

Salary trend for Head of Design in the City of London

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Head of Design 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 Head of Design in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) B2C
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Touch ID
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience

Head of Design 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Touch ID
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) B2C
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research