Designer Job Trends in Manchester

Designer
North West > Manchester

The median Designer salary in Manchester is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 114 145
Rank change year-on-year -30 +31 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 10 67 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.44% 1.78% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 1.88% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 7 34 16
10th Percentile £45,000 £33,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,875 £46,875 £52,250
90th Percentile £74,750 £72,000 £67,688
North West median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

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 2,091 3,564 2,472
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 94.59% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,291 1,833 2,007
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,875 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Designer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Manchester

Designer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Designer in Manchester

Designer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 21 October 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
Altrincham -7 1 £42,500 +25.93% 2
Designer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 21 October 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 Manchester region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) User Experience
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) UX Design
3 5 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 4 (40.00%) Figma
5 3 (30.00%) Accessibility
5 3 (30.00%) Degree
5 3 (30.00%) Microinteractions
5 3 (30.00%) Service Design
5 3 (30.00%) User Research
6 2 (20.00%) Adobe XD
6 2 (20.00%) Bloomberg
6 2 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (20.00%) Design Sprint
6 2 (20.00%) Design Thinking
6 2 (20.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
6 2 (20.00%) Ideation Sessions
6 2 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
6 2 (20.00%) Journey Map
6 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 2 (20.00%) Miro
6 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (20.00%) Product Vision
6 2 (20.00%) Prototyping
6 2 (20.00%) Psychology
6 2 (20.00%) SaaS
6 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
6 2 (20.00%) Scrum
6 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
6 2 (20.00%) Sketch

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Adobe XD
1 2 (20.00%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) Figma
2 2 (20.00%) Miro
2 2 (20.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) LAN
1 1 (10.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (10.00%) WAN
1 1 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Law
3 1 (10.00%) Health Technology
3 1 (10.00%) Marketing
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Animation
1 2 (20.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (10.00%) Graphic Design
2 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) User Experience
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) UX Design
3 5 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 3 (30.00%) Microinteractions
4 3 (30.00%) Service Design
4 3 (30.00%) User Research
5 2 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (20.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
5 2 (20.00%) Ideation Sessions
5 2 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
5 2 (20.00%) Journey Map
5 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (20.00%) Product Vision
5 2 (20.00%) Prototyping
5 2 (20.00%) Storytelling
5 2 (20.00%) User Journey Map
5 2 (20.00%) User Stories
5 2 (20.00%) UX Research
5 2 (20.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (10.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Bloomberg
2 1 (10.00%) Adobe
2 1 (10.00%) Fortinet