Designer Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Designer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Designer salary in South Yorkshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 4 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.63% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% - 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £33,450 - £40,296
25th Percentile £40,875 - £40,741
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £41,774
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.45%
75th Percentile £53,489 - £42,561
90th Percentile £68,770 - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £72,500 £50,000 £40,887
% change year-on-year +45.00% +22.29% -35.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 572 509 588
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.09% 93.19%
Number of salaries quoted 415 215 496
10th Percentile £25,152 £34,100 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +21.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £75,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Designer job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Designer
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Designer
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Designer in South Yorkshire

Designer
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Sheffield - 4 £45,000 - 3
Designer
Yorkshire

Designer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe After Effects
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe Premiere
2 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Ideation Sessions
2 1 (25.00%) InDesign
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
2 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Service Design
2 1 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 (25.00%) Adobe After Effects
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (25.00%) InDesign
1 1 (25.00%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Ideation Sessions
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Service Design
2 1 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe