Lead Designer Job Trends in Merton

Lead Designer
South London > Merton

As of 2 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead Designer salary in Merton.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Designer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 95 51 55
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 98.08% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 58 35 42
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £29,900
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £56,875 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,000 £95,000
South London median annual salary £43,875 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.70% +4.55% -

Lead Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Lead Designer job vacancy trend in Merton

Lead Designer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Lead 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 Merton region featuring Lead Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes

Lead Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe