Lead Designer
UK
The median Lead Designer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 862 | 897 | 941 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +44 | -156 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Designer | 43 | 76 | 282 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.073% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.046% | 0.080% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 54 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,575 | £53,469 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,400 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,626 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.97% | +0.89% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £100,250 | £102,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,800 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.47% | +5.77% | +30.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Designer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Designer.
Lead Designer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Designer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Lead Designer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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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| Work from Home | +76 | 36 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 6 |
| England | +79 | 29 | £75,000 | +5.26% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 21 | £58,800 | -14.47% | 6 |
| London | +116 | 17 | £82,500 | +7.84% | 12 |
| Scotland | -57 | 7 | £55,000 | - | |
| North of England | +31 | 6 | £61,900 | -15.78% | 2 |
| North West | +15 | 4 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 3 | £65,000 | -8.77% | |
| Midlands | -5 | 3 | £65,000 | -8.77% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £65,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +88 | 1 | - | - | |
| South East | +17 | 1 | £77,500 | +55.00% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £58,800 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £58,800 | - |
Lead Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Lead 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 Lead Designer in the job title.
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Lead 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: