Designer
North West > Manchester
The median Designer salary in Manchester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
85 |
130 |
152 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+45 |
+22 |
+46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer |
86 |
13 |
59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
1.70% |
0.63% |
1.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.85% |
0.68% |
1.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
82 |
6 |
45 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,375 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£43,438 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£51,250 |
£57,965 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.83% |
-11.58% |
+13.66% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£57,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£58,125 |
£74,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
+5.56% |
-3.55% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
4,653 |
1,904 |
4,613 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.78% |
91.63% |
94.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,335 |
1,265 |
3,726 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,700 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£54,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.89% |
-5.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£90,822 |
£81,250 |
| North West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£54,793 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.18% |
+9.59% |
-9.09% |
