Designer Jobs in Manchester

Designer
North West > Manchester

The median Designer salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 149 155 207
Rank change year-on-year +6 +52 -40
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 13 70 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.59% 1.29% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 1.37% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 7 50 16
10th Percentile £42,000 £39,390 £31,875
25th Percentile £44,375 £40,988 £38,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,965 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -13.74% +18.90% -8.21%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £69,500 £75,000 £83,125
North West median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -15.27%

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 1,995 5,115 4,312
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 94.58% 92.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,148 3,925 2,581
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,988 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £53,159 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% -7.55% +4.55%
75th Percentile £76,840 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,758 £81,150 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Manchester

Designer
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in Manchester.

Salary trend for Designer in Manchester

Designer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 May 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 29 May 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 -1 1 £42,500 +30.77%
Designer
North West

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) User Experience
2 8 (61.54%) Figma
3 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (38.46%) UX Design
5 4 (30.77%) Kibo
5 4 (30.77%) Android
5 4 (30.77%) E-Commerce
5 4 (30.77%) Adobe
5 4 (30.77%) Internet
5 4 (30.77%) IBM Domino
5 4 (30.77%) Web Design
5 4 (30.77%) Prototyping
5 4 (30.77%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
6 3 (23.08%) Adobe XD
6 3 (23.08%) User Research
7 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
7 2 (15.38%) Onboarding
7 2 (15.38%) PropTech
7 2 (15.38%) Sketch
7 2 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
7 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
7 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
7 2 (15.38%) Customer-Centricity
7 2 (15.38%) Analytics
7 2 (15.38%) Social Media
7 2 (15.38%) Typography
7 2 (15.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (15.38%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (15.38%) InDesign

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (30.77%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Adobe XD
2 2 (15.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (15.38%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (15.38%) InDesign
2 2 (15.38%) Photoshop
2 2 (15.38%) Sketch
3 1 (7.69%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (7.69%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (7.69%) Blender
3 1 (7.69%) CINEMA 4D
Cloud Services
1 8 (61.54%) Figma
2 4 (30.77%) Kibo
3 2 (15.38%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Internet
General
1 2 (15.38%) Games
1 2 (15.38%) Marketing
1 2 (15.38%) Retail
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Advertising
2 1 (7.69%) Brand Awareness
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Health Technology
2 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) CSS
1 1 (7.69%) Framer.js
1 1 (7.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Graphic Design
1 2 (15.38%) Onboarding
1 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
1 2 (15.38%) PropTech
1 2 (15.38%) Social Media
2 1 (7.69%) Animation
2 1 (7.69%) e-Learning
2 1 (7.69%) FMCG
2 1 (7.69%) Motion Graphics
2 1 (7.69%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Android
1 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) User Experience
2 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (38.46%) UX Design
4 4 (30.77%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 4 (30.77%) E-Commerce
4 4 (30.77%) Prototyping
4 4 (30.77%) Web Design
5 3 (23.08%) User Research
6 2 (15.38%) Agile
6 2 (15.38%) Analytics
6 2 (15.38%) CRM
6 2 (15.38%) Customer-Centricity
6 2 (15.38%) Typography
6 2 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (7.69%) Human-Centred Design
7 1 (7.69%) Interaction Design
7 1 (7.69%) People Management
7 1 (7.69%) Service Design
7 1 (7.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Accessibility
1 2 (15.38%) WCAG
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Adobe
2 1 (7.69%) Facebook
2 1 (7.69%) Instagram