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 12 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
94 |
129 |
150 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+35 |
+21 |
+45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer |
67 |
13 |
61 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
1.40% |
0.65% |
1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.53% |
0.69% |
1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
63 |
7 |
47 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,400 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£47,500 |
£57,965 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
-18.05% |
+5.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£57,500 |
£69,900 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£58,000 |
£74,250 |
| North West median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+40.54% |
+2.78% |
-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 |
4,380 |
1,872 |
4,484 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.42% |
93.83% |
94.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,133 |
1,256 |
3,641 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£33,375 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£59,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.69% |
+7.27% |
-3.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£88,750 |
£82,000 |
| North West median annual salary |
£51,886 |
£54,793 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.31% |
+9.59% |
-8.90% |
