Designer Job Trends in London

Designer
England > London

The median Designer salary in London is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 227 306 268
Rank change year-on-year +79 -38 -60
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 157 134 178
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.15% 0.85% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 0.91% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 123 57 133
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £95,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £58,465 £54,250
% change year-on-year -14.48% +7.77% -9.58%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 12,433 14,742 16,770
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 93.00% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,215 8,650 13,551
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Designer job vacancy trend in London

Designer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in London

Designer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Designer in London

Designer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the London region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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 +41 28 £51,250 +7.89% 17
West London - 10 £24,000 - 3
South London +31 2 £50,000 +17.61% 1
Designer
England

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 London region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 97 (61.78%) User Experience
2 78 (49.68%) UX Design
3 67 (42.68%) Figma
4 66 (42.04%) User Research
5 62 (39.49%) Adobe
6 59 (37.58%) Accessibility
7 51 (32.48%) Agile
8 50 (31.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 47 (29.94%) Usability Testing
10 41 (26.11%) Prototyping
11 38 (24.20%) Adobe XD
11 38 (24.20%) WCAG
12 36 (22.93%) Security Cleared
12 36 (22.93%) Wireframes
13 35 (22.29%) Degree
13 35 (22.29%) SC Cleared
14 34 (21.66%) Analytics
15 32 (20.38%) Inclusive Design
15 32 (20.38%) Service Design
16 30 (19.11%) CSS
16 30 (19.11%) HTML
17 24 (15.29%) Sketch
18 22 (14.01%) Axure RP
18 22 (14.01%) Workshop Facilitation
19 21 (13.38%) Community of Practice
19 21 (13.38%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
20 20 (12.74%) Balsamiq
21 18 (11.46%) Design Thinking
22 16 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
23 15 (9.55%) Adobe Creative Suite

Designer Skill Set
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 5 (3.18%) WordPress
2 4 (2.55%) Confluence
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 38 (24.20%) Adobe XD
2 24 (15.29%) Sketch
3 15 (9.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (5.10%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (5.10%) Photoshop
5 7 (4.46%) AutoCAD
5 7 (4.46%) InDesign
6 4 (2.55%) InVision
7 3 (1.91%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
7 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (1.27%) CINEMA 4D
9 1 (0.64%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 67 (42.68%) Figma
2 14 (8.92%) SaaS
3 13 (8.28%) Miro
4 10 (6.37%) Azure
5 9 (5.73%) Google Analytics
6 8 (5.10%) AWS
7 4 (2.55%) Boomi
8 3 (1.91%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.27%) MailChimp
9 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 1 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 1 (0.64%) Canva
10 1 (0.64%) ClickUp
10 1 (0.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.27%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 22 (14.01%) Axure RP
2 20 (12.74%) Balsamiq
3 5 (3.18%) JIRA
4 1 (0.64%) Storybook
General
1 54 (34.39%) Social Skills
2 27 (17.20%) Law
2 27 (17.20%) Public Sector
3 26 (16.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (14.65%) Marketing
5 12 (7.64%) Finance
6 11 (7.01%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (7.01%) Legal
6 11 (7.01%) Retail
7 9 (5.73%) Banking
7 9 (5.73%) Documentation Skills
8 7 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (3.82%) Arabic Language
9 6 (3.82%) Dutch Language
9 6 (3.82%) French Language
9 6 (3.82%) German Language
9 6 (3.82%) Italian Language
9 6 (3.82%) Mandarin Language
9 6 (3.82%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (19.11%) CSS
1 30 (19.11%) HTML
2 4 (2.55%) Semantic HTML
3 2 (1.27%) Material Design
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.64%) Blazor
4 1 (0.64%) Framer.js
Miscellaneous
1 27 (17.20%) Product Ownership
2 15 (9.55%) Graphic Design
3 11 (7.01%) Mobile App
4 8 (5.10%) Onboarding
5 7 (4.46%) Home Automation
5 7 (4.46%) Motion Graphics
5 7 (4.46%) Smart Home
5 7 (4.46%) Social Media
6 4 (2.55%) Animation
7 2 (1.27%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.27%) Digital Media
7 2 (1.27%) VUI
8 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.64%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.64%) Smart City
8 1 (0.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.64%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.01%) Android
1 11 (7.01%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (61.78%) User Experience
2 78 (49.68%) UX Design
3 66 (42.04%) User Research
4 51 (32.48%) Agile
5 50 (31.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 47 (29.94%) Usability Testing
7 41 (26.11%) Prototyping
8 36 (22.93%) Wireframes
9 34 (21.66%) Analytics
10 32 (20.38%) Inclusive Design
10 32 (20.38%) Service Design
11 22 (14.01%) Workshop Facilitation
12 21 (13.38%) Community of Practice
12 21 (13.38%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
13 18 (11.46%) Design Thinking
14 16 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
15 15 (9.55%) Journey Map
15 15 (9.55%) Mentoring
15 15 (9.55%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (9.55%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 14 (8.92%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.64%) C#
Qualifications
1 36 (22.93%) Security Cleared
2 35 (22.29%) Degree
2 35 (22.29%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.10%) CISM
3 8 (5.10%) CISSP
4 3 (1.91%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.64%) Oracle Certification
6 1 (0.64%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (37.58%) Accessibility
2 38 (24.20%) WCAG
3 3 (1.91%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.91%) Section 508
4 2 (1.27%) GDPR
5 1 (0.64%) QA
Vendors
1 62 (39.49%) Adobe
2 14 (8.92%) Microsoft
3 13 (8.28%) Google
4 4 (2.55%) Informatica
4 4 (2.55%) MuleSoft
4 4 (2.55%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.91%) Cisco
5 3 (1.91%) Hotjar
6 2 (1.27%) HubSpot
6 2 (1.27%) Marketo
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle
6 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 1 (0.64%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.64%) BMC
7 1 (0.64%) Guidewire
7 1 (0.64%) Pega
7 1 (0.64%) Peregrine
7 1 (0.64%) Sitecore