Designer
North West > Manchester
The median Designer salary in Manchester is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
124 |
121 |
114 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
-7 |
+36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer |
9 |
46 |
25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.35% |
1.59% |
1.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.39% |
1.69% |
1.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9 |
21 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,500 |
£32,500 |
£48,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£42,250 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+27.78% |
-10.00% |
-16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£47,500 |
£69,800 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,290 |
£58,750 |
£71,450 |
| North West median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.78% |
-10.00% |
+5.26% |
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 |
2,321 |
2,720 |
2,040 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.27% |
94.09% |
95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,447 |
1,349 |
1,644 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£35,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,750 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
+0.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£70,000 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,309 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.61% |
-8.53% |
+4.76% |
