Designer Job Trends in South London

Designer
London > South London

The median Designer salary in South London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 83 56
Rank change year-on-year +38 -27 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.44% 0.36% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.40% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile £42,000 - -
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,200 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,512 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.61% -20.54% -37.06%
75th Percentile £55,000 £42,825 £55,250
90th Percentile £58,000 - -
London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 393 500 370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.75% 91.24% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 202 185 255
10th Percentile £30,350 £27,000 £36,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.89% -6.96% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £74,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,500 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Designer job vacancy trend in South London

Designer
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in South London

Designer
Salary Histogram in South London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in South London over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Designer in South London

Designer
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the South London region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
Croydon +16 2 £50,000 +17.61% 1
Designer
London

Designer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, 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 South London region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Peregrine
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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 1 (50.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Service Design
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Peregrine