Head of Design Job Trends in London

Head of Design
England > London

As of 2 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Design salary in London.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 381 414 431
Rank change year-on-year +33 +17 +246
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 1 15 20
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.007% 0.095% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.10% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 0 13 20
10th Percentile - - £57,125
25th Percentile - £58,750 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £62,500 £62,500
75th Percentile - £66,250 £91,875
90th Percentile - £79,250 £116,700
England median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% - -10.71%

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 12,493 14,600 16,929
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 92.95% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 8,274 8,494 13,679
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,434 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.42% - +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% - -1.78%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Design job vacancy trend in London

Head of Design
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Design job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Design job vacancies in London

Head of Design
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Design within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
East London - 1 - - 2
Head of Design
England

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Head of Design 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 Head of Design in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes

Head of Design 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe