Lead Designer Jobs in Scotland

Lead Designer
UK > Scotland

The median Lead Designer salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 273 223
Rank change year-on-year +119 -50 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Designer 1 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.034% 0.089% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.092% 0.095%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 -
UK median annual salary £63,750 £60,000 £70,626
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.05% +0.89%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 2,675 6,501 4,200
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 96.89% 90.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,359 2,635 2,282
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £56,868
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.68% +8.32%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,751 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

Lead Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Designer in Scotland

Lead Designer
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Lead Designer in Scotland

Lead Designer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Lead 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design