Design Thinking Job Trends in London

Design Thinking
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Design Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 399 390
Rank change year-on-year +63 -9 +4
Permanent jobs citing Design Thinking 37 35 59
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.27% 0.22% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.24% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23 10 25
10th Percentile £41,493 £59,700 £56,250
25th Percentile £42,464 £65,625 £71,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £80,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £98,125 £98,438 £107,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,750 £111,950
England median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% -10.00% +1.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Design Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,131 14,714 16,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 88.23% 94.39% 92.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7,752 8,132 13,321
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,229 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Design Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Design Thinking job vacancy trend in London

Design Thinking
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Design Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Design Thinking

Design Thinking
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Design Thinking in London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Design Thinking in London

Design Thinking
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Thinking within the London region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +34 7 £50,000 -53.49% 26
East London - 7 - - 46
West London - 2 - - 39
Design Thinking
England

Design Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (16.22%) Confluence
2 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (18.92%) Sketch
2 6 (16.22%) Adobe XD
3 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 17 (45.95%) Figma
2 6 (16.22%) Adobe Analytics
3 3 (8.11%) SaaS
4 2 (5.41%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.70%) Azure
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Cognitive Services
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Functions
5 1 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (2.70%) GitHub
5 1 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.70%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.70%) PowerApps
5 1 (2.70%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.81%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) NoSQL
1 1 (2.70%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
1 1 (2.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (16.22%) JIRA
2 1 (2.70%) GitLab
General
1 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (24.32%) Law
2 9 (24.32%) Presentation Skills
3 7 (18.92%) Banking
4 6 (16.22%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (13.51%) Legal
6 4 (10.81%) Telecoms
7 3 (8.11%) Marketing
8 2 (5.41%) Finance
8 2 (5.41%) Games
8 2 (5.41%) Retail Banking
9 1 (2.70%) Advertising
9 1 (2.70%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.70%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 18 (48.65%) Designer
2 10 (27.03%) UX Designer
3 8 (21.62%) Senior
4 7 (18.92%) Strategy Manager
5 6 (16.22%) Senior Manager
5 6 (16.22%) UI Designer
5 6 (16.22%) UI/UX Designer
6 5 (13.51%) Consultant
6 5 (13.51%) Service Designer
7 4 (10.81%) Lead
7 4 (10.81%) Senior Strategy Manager
8 3 (8.11%) Product Designer
9 2 (5.41%) Analyst
9 2 (5.41%) Product Lead
9 2 (5.41%) Sales Director
10 1 (2.70%) Lead Business Analyst
10 1 (2.70%) Lead Designer
10 1 (2.70%) Marketing Manager
10 1 (2.70%) Product Manager
10 1 (2.70%) Product Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) CSS
1 2 (5.41%) HTML
1 2 (5.41%) Material Design
2 1 (2.70%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.62%) Mobile App
2 6 (16.22%) Onboarding
2 6 (16.22%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.70%) AI Agents
3 1 (2.70%) Marketing Technology
3 1 (2.70%) PMI
3 1 (2.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.81%) Android
1 4 (10.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (75.68%) User Experience
2 27 (72.97%) UX Design
3 21 (56.76%) Agile
4 20 (54.05%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (45.95%) User Research
6 16 (43.24%) Wireframes
7 13 (35.14%) Inclusive Design
7 13 (35.14%) Stakeholder Management
8 12 (32.43%) Customer Experience
9 11 (29.73%) Storytelling
9 11 (29.73%) User Stories
9 11 (29.73%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 10 (27.03%) AI
11 9 (24.32%) Prototyping
11 9 (24.32%) UX Research
12 8 (21.62%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
12 8 (21.62%) Scrum
13 7 (18.92%) Analytics
13 7 (18.92%) Matrix Organization
13 7 (18.92%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) Python
2 1 (2.70%) Java
2 1 (2.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (13.51%) SC Cleared
1 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.11%) Degree
2 3 (8.11%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (56.76%) Accessibility
2 2 (5.41%) WCAG
3 1 (2.70%) EU AI Act
3 1 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 1 (2.70%) NIST
Vendors
1 17 (45.95%) Adobe
2 6 (16.22%) Qualtrics
3 5 (13.51%) Google
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft
5 1 (2.70%) Apple
5 1 (2.70%) Oracle
5 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow