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 16 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 16 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 328 | 296 | 354 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +58 | -157 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 524 | 775 | 677 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.95% | 0.94% | 1.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 241 | 528 | 536 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £27,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £39,390 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,336 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.09% | -4.84% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,741 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £67,500 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,320 | £51,250 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.94% | +2.50% | -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 | 55,025 | 82,075 | 67,929 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.21% | 95.14% | 92.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,267 | 52,784 | 48,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,991 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £90,980 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +1.90% |
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 16 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 16 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 | -49 | 378 | £54,770 | +4.32% | 563 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 350 | £55,320 | +7.94% | 269 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 204 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 296 |
| London | +50 | 142 | £52,500 | +0.63% | 332 |
| Scotland | +115 | 107 | £55,320 | +0.58% | 10 |
| South East | +25 | 88 | £55,320 | +0.58% | 66 |
| North of England | -133 | 51 | £54,500 | -5.98% | 90 |
| Midlands | -1 | 36 | £57,500 | +25.68% | 44 |
| South West | +60 | 30 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 27 |
| East of England | -48 | 25 | £46,410 | -7.18% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 24 | £55,160 | -4.84% | 27 |
| North West | -96 | 22 | £51,250 | +13.89% | 54 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 20 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 36 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 16 | £40,000 | +14.82% | 8 |
| Wales | +4 | 12 | £55,045 | +39.74% | 10 |
| North East | -5 | 5 | £57,500 | -0.80% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +14 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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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