Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 311 | 350 | 224 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | -126 | +42 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 901 | 1,008 | 2,844 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.92% | 0.96% | 1.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | 1.05% | 1.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 644 | 718 | 1,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,930 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | - | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,741 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £82,797 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,200 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.21% | +4.40% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024. 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 | +31 | 773 | £46,111 | -23.15% | 287 |
| UK excluding London | +132 | 632 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 172 |
| Work from Home | +16 | 351 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 131 |
| London | -54 | 228 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 130 |
| North of England | +114 | 206 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 60 |
| South East | +80 | 124 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 33 |
| North West | +46 | 120 | £45,000 | -1.80% | 37 |
| Midlands | +63 | 100 | £44,500 | -25.83% | 32 |
| Scotland | -24 | 65 | £49,000 | +4.64% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 58 | £45,000 | -28.00% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +48 | 57 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 19 |
| East of England | +17 | 56 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 17 |
| South West | +16 | 55 | £46,000 | -12.38% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 43 | £37,500 | -37.50% | 14 |
| North East | +21 | 28 | £57,965 | -3.39% | 7 |
| Wales | +18 | 14 | £32,500 | -25.56% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 12 | £61,900 | - | 1 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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