Service Designer Job Trends in the North West

Service Designer
England > North West

The median Service Designer salary in the North West is £80,000 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 172 204 181
Rank change year-on-year +32 -23 +133
Permanent jobs requiring a Service Designer 7 1 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.11% 0.019% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.021% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 10
10th Percentile £54,250 - -
25th Percentile £67,543 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.46%
75th Percentile - - £64,850
90th Percentile - - £71,070
England median annual salary £55,000 £67,400 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.40% +22.55% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 5,292 4,814 3,704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.87% 92.58% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,849 2,546 2,878
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -0.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Service Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Service Designer job vacancy trend in the North West

Service Designer
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Service Designer job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Service Designer job vacancies in the North West

Service Designer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Service Designer in the North West over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Service Designer in the North West

Service Designer
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Service Designer within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Manchester +23 4 £71,250 -
Lancashire - 3 £80,000 -
Service Designer
England

Service Designer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Service 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 North West region featuring Service Designer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Service Design
2 5 (71.43%) Product Strategy
3 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
3 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Design Sprint
4 2 (28.57%) Design Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Ideation Sessions
4 2 (28.57%) Inclusive Design
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) User Research
4 2 (28.57%) User Stories
4 2 (28.57%) UX Design
4 2 (28.57%) UX Research
4 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
5 1 (14.29%) Coaching
5 1 (14.29%) Mentoring

Service Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (28.57%) Law
2 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Service Design
2 5 (71.43%) Product Strategy
3 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Design Sprint
4 2 (28.57%) Design Thinking
4 2 (28.57%) Ideation Sessions
4 2 (28.57%) Inclusive Design
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) User Research
4 2 (28.57%) User Stories
4 2 (28.57%) UX Design
4 2 (28.57%) UX Research
4 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
5 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility