Senior User Interface/User Experience Designer
UK
The median Senior User Interface/User Experience Designer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 650 | 702 | 709 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +7 | +284 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior UI/UX Designer | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.002% | 0.016% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.017% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,250 | £76,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £44,813 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £57,500 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.74% | -30.30% | +17.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £67,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £81,875 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £48,750 | - |
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 | 53,514 | 51,440 | 48,883 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.46% | 93.14% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32,905 | 27,168 | 37,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £33,200 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £44,956 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £78,750 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
Senior UI/UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior UI/UX Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior UI/UX Designer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior UI/UX Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 January 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 |
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| Work from Home | +73 | 1 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 1 |
| England | +69 | 1 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 4 |
| London | +26 | 1 | £70,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
Senior UI/UX Designer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Senior UI/UX 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 Senior UI/UX Designer in the job title.
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Senior UI/UX 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:
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