Designer Job Trends in Midlothian

Designer
Scotland > Midlothian

The median Designer salary in Midlothian is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 13 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Midlothian 6.06% 1.29% -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.45% 6.90% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £80,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +45.45% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlothian

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Midlothian. 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 Midlothian with a recognized job title 31 29 13
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 18.71% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 17 7
10th Percentile - - £26,200
25th Percentile £40,000 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £65,000 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +140.74% +8.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £29,875
90th Percentile - - £37,050
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Midlothian

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Midlothian

Designer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Midlothian

For the 6 months to 30 September 2026, 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 Midlothian region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Midlothian 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility