Interaction Designer Job Trends

Interaction Designer
UK

The median Interaction Designer salary in the UK is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 734 673 723
Rank change year-on-year -61 +50 +50
Permanent jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 67 5 87
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.062% 0.010% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.011% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 53 5 86
10th Percentile - £44,400 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,250 £39,390
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £65,000 £58,215
Median % change year-on-year -18.46% +11.66% +16.43%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £60,991
90th Percentile £70,133 £69,500 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,250 £58,465
% change year-on-year -12.66% -2.08% +47.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 102,188 44,848 79,423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 89.83% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 70,058 26,594 51,910
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,520 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.74% -4.96% -4.76%

Interaction Designer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Interaction Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Interaction Designer job vacancy trend in the UK

Interaction Designer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Interaction Designer job vacancies in the UK

Interaction Designer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Interaction Designer over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Interaction Designer in the UK

Interaction Designer
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Interaction Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 August 2026. 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
UK excluding London -65 38 £50,000 -12.66% 11
England -74 35 £45,497 -30.00% 17
Work from Home -26 21 £65,925 +1.42% 15
Wales -50 17 £53,000 +7.07%
North of England -39 14 £45,497 -30.00% 3
London - 12 £73,750 - 12
North East -49 6 £52,500 -19.23% 1
North West -12 5 £45,000 - 1
Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
West Midlands - 5 £45,000 - 1
Yorkshire -41 3 £45,000 -30.77% 1
South West - 2 - - 3

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 August 2026, Interaction Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Interaction Designer in the job title.

1 55 (82.09%) Interaction Design
2 28 (41.79%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 27 (40.30%) Prototyping
4 22 (32.84%) Accessibility
5 21 (31.34%) Agile
6 20 (29.85%) Mentoring
6 20 (29.85%) User Research
7 19 (28.36%) Figma
8 15 (22.39%) Coaching
9 13 (19.40%) Usability Testing
9 13 (19.40%) User Experience
10 12 (17.91%) Design Patterns
10 12 (17.91%) UX Design
11 9 (13.43%) WCAG
11 9 (13.43%) Wireframes
12 8 (11.94%) Community of Practice
12 8 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
12 8 (11.94%) Security Cleared
13 7 (10.45%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
13 7 (10.45%) Service Delivery
14 6 (8.96%) Adobe
14 6 (8.96%) Design Thinking
14 6 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
14 6 (8.96%) SC Cleared
15 5 (7.46%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
15 5 (7.46%) Service Design
16 4 (5.97%) Adobe XD
16 4 (5.97%) Line Management
17 3 (4.48%) Degree
17 3 (4.48%) SEO

Interaction Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (5.97%) Adobe XD
2 2 (2.99%) InDesign
2 2 (2.99%) Sketch
3 1 (1.49%) InVision
Cloud Services
1 19 (28.36%) Figma
2 1 (1.49%) Heroku
2 1 (1.49%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.49%) Internet
General
1 27 (40.30%) Public Sector
2 10 (14.93%) Legal
3 8 (11.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (11.94%) Social Skills
4 5 (7.46%) Finance
5 2 (2.99%) Marketing
5 2 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.46%) Blog
2 3 (4.48%) Graphic Design
3 2 (2.99%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.49%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (82.09%) Interaction Design
2 28 (41.79%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 27 (40.30%) Prototyping
4 21 (31.34%) Agile
5 20 (29.85%) Mentoring
5 20 (29.85%) User Research
6 15 (22.39%) Coaching
7 13 (19.40%) Usability Testing
7 13 (19.40%) User Experience
8 12 (17.91%) Design Patterns
8 12 (17.91%) UX Design
9 9 (13.43%) Wireframes
10 8 (11.94%) Community of Practice
10 8 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (10.45%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
11 7 (10.45%) Service Delivery
12 6 (8.96%) Design Thinking
12 6 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
13 5 (7.46%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
13 5 (7.46%) Service Design
Qualifications
1 8 (11.94%) Security Cleared
2 6 (8.96%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.48%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (32.84%) Accessibility
2 9 (13.43%) WCAG
Vendors
1 6 (8.96%) Adobe
2 2 (2.99%) YouTube
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft