Designer Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Designer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Designer salary in Milton Keynes is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 53 58
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 +16
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 5 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes 0.88% 0.28% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.29% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £43,375 - -
25th Percentile £48,438 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.24%
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £52,500 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 527 343 516
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.11% 95.81% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 347 241 393
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,785 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £77,500
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Designer
Salary Trend in Milton Keynes

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 1 January 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) Figma
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
1 5 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 5 (100.00%) WCAG
2 4 (80.00%) Adobe
2 4 (80.00%) Adobe XD
2 4 (80.00%) Axure RP
2 4 (80.00%) Balsamiq
2 4 (80.00%) Miro
2 4 (80.00%) Prototyping
2 4 (80.00%) Service Design
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Strategy
3 3 (60.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 3 (60.00%) Journey Map
3 3 (60.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
3 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (40.00%) UX Design
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (20.00%) Confluence
5 1 (20.00%) Content Strategy

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Figma
2 4 (80.00%) Miro
3 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Axure RP
1 4 (80.00%) Balsamiq
2 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Law
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) CSS
1 1 (20.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 5 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
1 5 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 4 (80.00%) Prototyping
2 4 (80.00%) Service Design
2 4 (80.00%) Technology Strategy
3 3 (60.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 3 (60.00%) Journey Map
3 3 (60.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
3 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (40.00%) UX Design
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (20.00%) Information Architecture
5 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
5 1 (20.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 5 (100.00%) WCAG
2 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Adobe
2 1 (20.00%) Google
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft