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 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 367 | 307 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -60 | +54 | -154 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 376 | 946 | 876 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.67% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.96% | 1.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 688 | 651 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £26,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £35,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -21.05% | -0.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,204 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -14.29% | - |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 2025.
Designer
Top 15 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 31 May 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 | -132 | 262 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 402 |
| UK excluding London | -79 | 236 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 178 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 177 | £55,000 | +12.24% | 219 |
| London | +15 | 109 | £50,157 | -5.69% | 236 |
| Scotland | +133 | 86 | £67,500 | +37.76% | 8 |
| South East | +18 | 67 | £57,500 | +43.75% | 49 |
| North of England | -134 | 29 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 60 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 26 | £60,000 | +29.73% | 18 |
| Midlands | -9 | 26 | £60,000 | +43.63% | 26 |
| East of England | -1 | 20 | £60,000 | +30.12% | 13 |
| North West | -114 | 15 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 11 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 16 |
| South West | +60 | 7 | £42,500 | -7.61% | 18 |
| Wales | +28 | 3 | £26,500 | -18.46% | 3 |
| North East | +20 | 3 | £50,000 | -13.74% | 7 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 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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