Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 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 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 355 | 307 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +42 | -143 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Designer | 406 | 763 | 626 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.73% | 0.89% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.83% | 0.93% | 0.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 214 | 505 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,200 | £27,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,554 | £39,390 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,375 | £60,741 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £69,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
All DemandTrendPermanent 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,077 | 82,031 | 65,479 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.62% | 95.24% | 92.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,700 | 51,823 | 46,969 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.36% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,250 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | - |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Designer job vacancies in the UK.
Designer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 27 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 27 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -102 | 289 | £52,500 | - | 521 |
| UK excluding London | -74 | 230 | £52,500 | - | 368 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 210 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 260 |
| London | +37 | 144 | £52,500 | -1.28% | 285 |
| Scotland | +110 | 89 | £80,000 | +45.45% | 11 |
| North of England | -105 | 37 | £54,500 | -5.98% | 84 |
| South East | +4 | 36 | £55,045 | +0.08% | 211 |
| Midlands | +12 | 28 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 21 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 12 |
| South West | +69 | 18 | £27,750 | -42.19% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -21 | 16 | £60,000 | +3.51% | 24 |
| North West | -65 | 16 | £51,250 | +13.89% | 51 |
| East of England | -56 | 15 | £34,500 | -31.00% | 24 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 7 | £40,000 | +14.82% | 8 |
| Wales | +14 | 6 | £54,750 | +38.99% | 9 |
| North East | -13 | 5 | £57,500 | -0.80% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 1 | - | - |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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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