Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 317 | 297 | 336 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +39 | -141 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 515 | 773 | 740 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.95% | 0.95% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 236 | 540 | 576 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £26,750 | £35,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £39,390 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,741 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,375 | £67,500 | £82,899 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,320 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.64% | - | -9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 54,413 | 81,207 | 70,469 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.28% | 95.04% | 91.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,027 | 53,300 | 49,717 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,388 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,750 | £72,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,760 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.99% | +2.40% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 8 August 2025.
Designer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 August 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 |
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| England | -57 | 372 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 476 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 345 | £55,320 | +10.64% | 211 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 200 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 260 |
| London | +30 | 138 | £52,500 | - | 304 |
| Scotland | +112 | 105 | £55,320 | +0.58% | 10 |
| South East | +34 | 91 | £55,320 | +5.37% | 53 |
| North of England | -133 | 48 | £55,000 | -5.11% | 69 |
| Midlands | +3 | 34 | £56,410 | +18.76% | 38 |
| South West | +60 | 30 | £35,000 | -31.71% | 22 |
| East of England | -46 | 25 | £46,410 | -7.18% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -31 | 22 | £55,160 | -4.84% | 24 |
| North West | -88 | 21 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 42 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 18 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 16 | £40,000 | +14.82% | 7 |
| Wales | +7 | 11 | £55,320 | +31.11% | 11 |
| North East | -6 | 5 | £57,500 | -0.80% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 1 | - | - |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 August 2025, 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 featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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