Designer Job Trends in Poole

Designer
Dorset > Poole

The median Designer salary in Poole is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Poole 0.74% - 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £40,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £45,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -55.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 129 44 143
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 100.00% 97.95%
Number of salaries quoted 104 34 129
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,013 £31,050
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £43,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% -14.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,438 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,500 £57,063 £62,500
Dorset median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% - +5.26%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

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

Designer job vacancy trend in Poole

Designer
Salary Trend in Poole

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Poole.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in Poole

Designer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 7 March 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 Poole region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Eloqua
1 1 (100.00%) Email Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (100.00%) InDesign
1 1 (100.00%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Eloqua
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Graphic Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe