Head of Design Job Trends in South London

Head of Design
London > South London

As of 2 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Design salary in South London.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Design 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
London median annual salary £100,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +60.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 447 530 500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.13% 80.30% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 232 174 386
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,875 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.70% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,875 £83,750
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -2.03%

Head of Design
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Head of Design job vacancy trend in South London

Head of Design
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Design job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Design job vacancies in South London

Head of Design
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 Head of Design within the South London region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Merton - 1 - -
Head of Design
London

Head of Design Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Head of Design 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 Head of Design in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes

Head of Design 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe