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 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 308 269
Rank change year-on-year +85 -39 -46
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 158 121 183
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.12% 0.78% 1.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.84% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 124 49 134
10th Percentile £34,000 £38,500 £37,800
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -7.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £94,000 £93,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -13.79%

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 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £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 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

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 14 January 2026.

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 14 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 +46 27 £50,000 -14.89% 11
West London - 10 £24,000 - 5
South London +40 2 £50,000 +17.61%
Designer
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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.

1 100 (63.29%) User Experience
2 83 (52.53%) UX Design
3 68 (43.04%) Figma
3 68 (43.04%) User Research
4 62 (39.24%) Adobe
5 61 (38.61%) Accessibility
6 56 (35.44%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 52 (32.91%) Usability Testing
8 51 (32.28%) Agile
9 43 (27.22%) Prototyping
10 42 (26.58%) Security Cleared
11 41 (25.95%) SC Cleared
11 41 (25.95%) WCAG
12 40 (25.32%) Adobe XD
12 40 (25.32%) Wireframes
13 35 (22.15%) Inclusive Design
14 33 (20.89%) Analytics
14 33 (20.89%) Degree
15 31 (19.62%) CSS
15 31 (19.62%) HTML
16 30 (18.99%) Service Design
17 26 (16.46%) Workshop Facilitation
18 24 (15.19%) Axure RP
19 22 (13.92%) Community of Practice
20 21 (13.29%) Balsamiq
20 21 (13.29%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
20 21 (13.29%) Sketch
21 17 (10.76%) Design Thinking
21 17 (10.76%) Journey Map
22 16 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement

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 4 (2.53%) Confluence
1 4 (2.53%) WordPress
2 2 (1.27%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 40 (25.32%) Adobe XD
2 21 (13.29%) Sketch
3 13 (8.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (5.06%) Adobe Illustrator
4 8 (5.06%) Photoshop
5 7 (4.43%) InDesign
6 6 (3.80%) AutoCAD
7 5 (3.16%) InVision
8 3 (1.90%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
8 3 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 2 (1.27%) CINEMA 4D
10 1 (0.63%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 68 (43.04%) Figma
2 16 (10.13%) Miro
3 12 (7.59%) SaaS
4 10 (6.33%) Azure
4 10 (6.33%) Google Analytics
5 8 (5.06%) AWS
6 4 (2.53%) Boomi
7 3 (1.90%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 2 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 1 (0.63%) Canva
9 1 (0.63%) ClickUp
9 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.27%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.63%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 24 (15.19%) Axure RP
2 21 (13.29%) Balsamiq
3 5 (3.16%) JIRA
4 3 (1.90%) Storybook
General
1 50 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 34 (21.52%) Public Sector
3 27 (17.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 27 (17.09%) Law
4 20 (12.66%) Marketing
5 12 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (7.59%) Finance
6 11 (6.96%) Legal
6 11 (6.96%) Retail
7 9 (5.70%) Banking
8 8 (5.06%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (3.80%) Arabic Language
10 6 (3.80%) Dutch Language
10 6 (3.80%) French Language
10 6 (3.80%) German Language
10 6 (3.80%) Italian Language
10 6 (3.80%) Mandarin Language
10 6 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (3.80%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (19.62%) CSS
1 31 (19.62%) HTML
2 4 (2.53%) Semantic HTML
3 2 (1.27%) Material Design
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.63%) Blazor
4 1 (0.63%) Framer.js
Miscellaneous
1 27 (17.09%) Product Ownership
2 15 (9.49%) Graphic Design
3 11 (6.96%) Mobile App
4 8 (5.06%) Onboarding
5 7 (4.43%) Motion Graphics
5 7 (4.43%) Social Media
6 6 (3.80%) Home Automation
6 6 (3.80%) Smart Home
7 4 (2.53%) Animation
8 3 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.27%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
9 2 (1.27%) VUI
10 1 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.63%) Digital Media
10 1 (0.63%) Smart City
10 1 (0.63%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.63%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.96%) Android
1 11 (6.96%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (63.29%) User Experience
2 83 (52.53%) UX Design
3 68 (43.04%) User Research
4 56 (35.44%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 52 (32.91%) Usability Testing
6 51 (32.28%) Agile
7 43 (27.22%) Prototyping
8 40 (25.32%) Wireframes
9 35 (22.15%) Inclusive Design
10 33 (20.89%) Analytics
11 30 (18.99%) Service Design
12 26 (16.46%) Workshop Facilitation
13 22 (13.92%) Community of Practice
14 21 (13.29%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
15 17 (10.76%) Design Thinking
15 17 (10.76%) Journey Map
16 16 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement
16 16 (10.13%) Mentoring
17 15 (9.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 15 (9.49%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (10.13%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.63%) C#
Qualifications
1 42 (26.58%) Security Cleared
2 41 (25.95%) SC Cleared
3 33 (20.89%) Degree
4 8 (5.06%) CISM
4 8 (5.06%) CISSP
5 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (38.61%) Accessibility
2 41 (25.95%) WCAG
3 3 (1.90%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.63%) QA
4 1 (0.63%) Section 508
Vendors
1 62 (39.24%) Adobe
2 15 (9.49%) Microsoft
3 14 (8.86%) Google
4 4 (2.53%) Informatica
4 4 (2.53%) MuleSoft
5 3 (1.90%) Cisco
5 3 (1.90%) Guidewire
5 3 (1.90%) Pega
5 3 (1.90%) Sitecore
6 2 (1.27%) Hotjar
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle
6 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.63%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.63%) Peregrine