Systems Designer Job Trends

System Designer
UK

The median System Designer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 637 705 714
Rank change year-on-year +68 +9 +323
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Designer 21 44 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.040% 0.065% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.069% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 21 37 12
10th Percentile - £43,000 £48,250
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -18.18% +57.14%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,000 £56,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £62,614 £62,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -18.18% +57.14%

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 47,822 63,519 49,387
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 94.53% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 29,955 35,542 38,228
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,775 £76,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,498 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.76% -1.91% -

Systems Designer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Systems Designer job vacancy trend in the UK

Systems Designer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Systems Designer job vacancies in the UK

Systems Designer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Designer over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Designer in the UK

Systems Designer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 November 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
England +94 21 £45,000 - 5
London +44 16 £45,000 -10.00% 1
UK excluding London +48 5 £60,000 +33.33% 4
South East +49 3 £60,000 +20.00%
Midlands +65 2 £55,500 +13.85%
West Midlands +47 2 £55,500 +13.85%
Work from Home - 1 £57,500 - 1

Systems Designer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Systems 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 Systems Designer in the job title.

1 15 (71.43%) AutoCAD
1 15 (71.43%) CAD
2 6 (28.57%) User Experience
3 4 (19.05%) Accessibility
3 4 (19.05%) Android
3 4 (19.05%) Apple iOS
3 4 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (19.05%) CSS
3 4 (19.05%) Figma
3 4 (19.05%) Fintech
3 4 (19.05%) HTML
3 4 (19.05%) Interaction Design
3 4 (19.05%) Microinteractions
3 4 (19.05%) Semantic HTML
3 4 (19.05%) Typography
3 4 (19.05%) WCAG
4 3 (14.29%) 3D Modelling
4 3 (14.29%) Revit
5 2 (9.52%) Architectural Design
5 2 (9.52%) Design Patterns
6 1 (4.76%) COBIT
6 1 (4.76%) Development Roadmap
6 1 (4.76%) ITIL
6 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.76%) Roadmaps

Systems 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 15 (71.43%) AutoCAD
2 3 (14.29%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Figma
General
1 5 (23.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (9.52%) Finance
3 1 (4.76%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (19.05%) CSS
1 4 (19.05%) HTML
1 4 (19.05%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (57.14%) Home Automation
1 12 (57.14%) Smart Home
2 3 (14.29%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Android
1 4 (19.05%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (71.43%) CAD
2 6 (28.57%) User Experience
3 4 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (19.05%) Fintech
3 4 (19.05%) Interaction Design
3 4 (19.05%) Microinteractions
3 4 (19.05%) Typography
4 3 (14.29%) 3D Modelling
5 2 (9.52%) Architectural Design
5 2 (9.52%) Design Patterns
6 1 (4.76%) Development Roadmap
6 1 (4.76%) ITIL
6 1 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.76%) Roadmaps
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) Accessibility
1 4 (19.05%) WCAG
2 1 (4.76%) COBIT