Lead Designer
England > North of England
The median Lead Designer salary in the North of England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 339 | 383 | 376 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | -7 | +75 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Designer | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.023% | 0.075% | 0.079% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.078% | 0.089% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £59,320 | £50,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £53,113 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £75,000 | £66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +13.21% | +10.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £69,538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,610 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +13.21% | -8.62% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title | 11,463 | 17,853 | 12,407 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.28% | 95.22% | 88.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,083 | 13,097 | 7,787 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £27,250 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £69,649 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £80,676 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.97% | -11.83% | - |
Lead Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings that featured Lead Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Lead Designer
Salary Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Designer in the North of England.
Lead Designer
Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Designer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | +42 | 2 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 2 |
| North West | +8 | 1 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 5 |
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