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 22 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
106 |
129 |
139 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+23 |
+10 |
+55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer |
45 |
17 |
60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
1.08% |
0.79% |
1.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.20% |
0.84% |
1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41 |
8 |
46 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£42,425 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£45,313 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
£57,965 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-5.11% |
+3.51% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£62,813 |
£69,950 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£75,375 |
£74,375 |
| North West median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
+22.22% |
-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 |
3,763 |
2,018 |
4,246 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.46% |
94.26% |
95.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,634 |
1,259 |
3,491 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,150 |
£33,700 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£58,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.86% |
+5.45% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,875 |
£76,250 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.66% |
+6.00% |
-9.09% |
