Senior Designer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Senior Designer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Designer salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 82 87
Rank change year-on-year +19 +5 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Designer 6 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.57% 0.12% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.14% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile £66,250 - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £80,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,028 739 1,374
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.35% 87.15% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 639 321 1,086
10th Percentile £29,600 £26,929 £33,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,238 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +0.80%
75th Percentile £69,375 £83,738 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,750 £98,474 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Senior Designer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Senior Designer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Designer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Designer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 17 June 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 Edinburgh region featuring Senior Designer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Figma
1 5 (83.33%) Wireframes
2 1 (16.67%) User Experience
2 1 (16.67%) UX Design

Senior Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 (83.33%) Figma
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Wireframes
2 1 (16.67%) User Experience
2 1 (16.67%) UX Design