Designer Jobs in Scotland

Designer
UK > Scotland

The median Designer salary in Scotland is £49,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 225 198 151
Rank change year-on-year -27 -47 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 64 26 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.95% 0.56% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% 0.63% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 22 19 64
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,400 £35,428
25th Percentile £44,500 £35,161 £43,028
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £48,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +8.81% +1.90%
75th Percentile £56,875 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £64,000 -
UK median annual salary £46,855 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -18.51% - +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,494 4,152 5,542
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 89.89% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,626 2,258 2,960
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in Scotland

Designer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
Glasgow -81 39 £49,000 -8.84% 8
Edinburgh +44 20 £55,000 +0.92% 7
Midlothian - 5 - - 2
Designer
UK

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 55 (85.94%) User Experience
2 46 (71.88%) UX Design
3 31 (48.44%) Accessibility
4 30 (46.88%) Figma
5 26 (40.63%) Finance
6 25 (39.06%) Prototyping
7 24 (37.50%) HTML
8 23 (35.94%) User Research
8 23 (35.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (34.38%) Agile
10 21 (32.81%) UX Research
10 21 (32.81%) Wireframes
11 19 (29.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
11 19 (29.69%) Journey Map
12 18 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
13 16 (25.00%) Marketing
13 16 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
13 16 (25.00%) Sketch
14 15 (23.44%) Degree
14 15 (23.44%) Law
14 15 (23.44%) SC Cleared
14 15 (23.44%) Security Cleared
15 14 (21.88%) React
15 14 (21.88%) JavaScript
15 14 (21.88%) CSS
15 14 (21.88%) Usability Testing
15 14 (21.88%) Design Patterns
15 14 (21.88%) Actionable Insight
16 13 (20.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
16 13 (20.31%) WCAG

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 16 (25.00%) Sketch
2 10 (15.63%) InVision
3 6 (9.38%) Adobe Illustrator
3 6 (9.38%) Photoshop
4 3 (4.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (3.13%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (1.56%) Adobe Captivate
Cloud Services
1 30 (46.88%) Figma
2 12 (18.75%) Miro
3 11 (17.19%) SurveyMonkey
4 8 (12.50%) Heroku
5 4 (6.25%) SaaS
6 1 (1.56%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 1 (1.56%) dbt
Development Applications
1 11 (17.19%) JIRA
General
1 26 (40.63%) Finance
2 23 (35.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 16 (25.00%) Marketing
4 15 (23.44%) Law
5 8 (12.50%) Social Skills
6 4 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.69%) Polish Language
8 2 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.56%) Banking
9 1 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.56%) Multimedia
9 1 (1.56%) Private Banking
9 1 (1.56%) Publishing
9 1 (1.56%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (37.50%) HTML
2 14 (21.88%) CSS
2 14 (21.88%) React
3 3 (4.69%) AngularJS
3 3 (4.69%) LESS
3 3 (4.69%) Sass
3 3 (4.69%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 11 (17.19%) Graphic Design
1 11 (17.19%) Market Risk
2 5 (7.81%) Onboarding
3 4 (6.25%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (6.25%) Product Ownership
4 3 (4.69%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.56%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.56%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (85.94%) User Experience
2 46 (71.88%) UX Design
3 25 (39.06%) Prototyping
4 23 (35.94%) User Research
5 22 (34.38%) Agile
6 21 (32.81%) UX Research
6 21 (32.81%) Wireframes
7 19 (29.69%) Journey Map
7 19 (29.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 18 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
10 14 (21.88%) Actionable Insight
10 14 (21.88%) Design Patterns
10 14 (21.88%) Usability Testing
11 13 (20.31%) Coaching
11 13 (20.31%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
12 12 (18.75%) Customer Experience
12 12 (18.75%) Data Visualisation
12 12 (18.75%) Digital Customer Experience
12 12 (18.75%) Interaction Design
Programming Languages
1 14 (21.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (23.44%) Degree
1 15 (23.44%) SC Cleared
1 15 (23.44%) Security Cleared
2 4 (6.25%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.56%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (48.44%) Accessibility
2 13 (20.31%) WCAG
3 1 (1.56%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (4.69%) Adobe