Interaction Designer Job Trends

Interaction Designer
UK

The median Interaction Designer salary in the UK is £53,171 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 April 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 616 812
Rank change year-on-year -24 +196 +160
Permanent jobs requiring an Interaction Designer 68 7 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.079% 0.017% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.019% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 55 3 60
10th Percentile - £47,000 £40,889
25th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,171 £65,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -18.20% +12.14% +5.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £60,741
90th Percentile £75,000 - £70,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £65,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -30.77% +12.14% +25.58%

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 79,728 37,132 89,450
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 89.29% 94.58%
Number of salaries quoted 51,035 23,360 66,363
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 17 April 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 17 April 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
England -24 62 £60,000 -7.69% 29
Work from Home +30 38 £65,000 - 18
UK excluding London -43 37 £45,000 -30.77% 21
North of England -27 30 £45,000 -30.77% 10
London +12 20 £70,000 - 11
North West -7 12 £45,000 - 3
Yorkshire -48 11 £65,000 - 3
North East -31 7 £45,000 -30.77% 4
Midlands - 3 £45,000 - 7
Wales - 3 £53,000 - 2
West Midlands - 3 £45,000 - 6
South West - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 17 April 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 64 (94.12%) Interaction Design
2 27 (39.71%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 22 (32.35%) Agile
4 20 (29.41%) Prototyping
4 20 (29.41%) User Research
5 18 (26.47%) Figma
6 17 (25.00%) Wireframes
7 16 (23.53%) Accessibility
7 16 (23.53%) Mentoring
8 14 (20.59%) User Experience
9 13 (19.12%) Sketch
10 12 (17.65%) SC Cleared
10 12 (17.65%) Security Cleared
11 11 (16.18%) UX Design
12 10 (14.71%) Adobe
12 10 (14.71%) Adobe XD
13 9 (13.24%) HTML
13 9 (13.24%) InVision
14 8 (11.76%) WCAG
14 8 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
15 7 (10.29%) Coaching
15 7 (10.29%) Heroku
16 6 (8.82%) CSS
16 6 (8.82%) Line Management
16 6 (8.82%) Service Design
16 6 (8.82%) Usability Testing
17 5 (7.35%) Internet
17 5 (7.35%) SEO
18 4 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
18 4 (5.88%) Customer Experience

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 13 (19.12%) Sketch
2 10 (14.71%) Adobe XD
3 9 (13.24%) InVision
Cloud Services
1 18 (26.47%) Figma
2 7 (10.29%) Heroku
3 3 (4.41%) GitHub
4 1 (1.47%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Axure RP
General
1 18 (26.47%) Public Sector
2 10 (14.71%) Social Skills
3 3 (4.41%) Police
4 2 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.94%) Legal
5 1 (1.47%) Finance
5 1 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (13.24%) HTML
2 6 (8.82%) CSS
3 3 (4.41%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.82%) Blog
2 2 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (2.94%) NHS
3 1 (1.47%) Graphic Design
3 1 (1.47%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (94.12%) Interaction Design
2 27 (39.71%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 22 (32.35%) Agile
4 20 (29.41%) Prototyping
4 20 (29.41%) User Research
5 17 (25.00%) Wireframes
6 16 (23.53%) Mentoring
7 14 (20.59%) User Experience
8 11 (16.18%) UX Design
9 8 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (10.29%) Coaching
11 6 (8.82%) Line Management
11 6 (8.82%) Service Design
11 6 (8.82%) Usability Testing
12 5 (7.35%) SEO
13 4 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
13 4 (5.88%) Customer Experience
13 4 (5.88%) Project Delivery
13 4 (5.88%) User Stories
14 3 (4.41%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (17.65%) SC Cleared
1 12 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 4 (5.88%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (23.53%) Accessibility
2 8 (11.76%) WCAG
Vendors
1 10 (14.71%) Adobe
2 1 (1.47%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.47%) YouTube