Senior Designer Job Trends in the City of London

Senior Designer
Central London > City of London

The median Senior Designer salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
23 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 - 172
Rank change year-on-year - - +52
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Designer 8 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.25% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.75%
75th Percentile - - £85,000
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £85,000 - £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,050 1,972 3,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 91.51% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2,179 1,469 2,576
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £117,500 £113,125
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £72,500 £73,595
% change year-on-year +6.90% -1.49% -1.87%

Senior Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

Senior Designer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Senior Designer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in the City of London

Senior Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 23 March 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 City of London region featuring Senior Designer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) User Experience
1 8 (100.00%) UX Design
2 5 (62.50%) Figma
3 4 (50.00%) AI
3 4 (50.00%) Front End Development
3 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 4 (50.00%) React
3 4 (50.00%) User Research
3 4 (50.00%) Wireframes
4 3 (37.50%) Service Design
4 3 (37.50%) Usability Testing
5 2 (25.00%) Agile
5 2 (25.00%) Azure
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) SaaS
6 1 (12.50%) Adobe
6 1 (12.50%) Broadband
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (12.50%) Content Strategy
6 1 (12.50%) Content Writing
6 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
6 1 (12.50%) Design Thinking
6 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
6 1 (12.50%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
6 1 (12.50%) Inclusive Design
6 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
6 1 (12.50%) People Management
6 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
6 1 (12.50%) Systems Thinking

Senior Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 5 (62.50%) Figma
2 2 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Broadband
General
1 4 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (12.50%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) User Experience
1 8 (100.00%) UX Design
2 4 (50.00%) AI
2 4 (50.00%) Front End Development
2 4 (50.00%) User Research
2 4 (50.00%) Wireframes
3 3 (37.50%) Service Design
3 3 (37.50%) Usability Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (12.50%) Content Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
5 1 (12.50%) Design Thinking
5 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
5 1 (12.50%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
5 1 (12.50%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Adobe
Senior Designer jobs