Hybrid/Remote Lead Product Designer Job Trends

Lead Product Designer
UK > Work from Home

The median Lead Product Designer salary for remote/hybrid work is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 366 - 476
Rank change year-on-year - - +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Product Designer 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.026% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £86,500
25th Percentile £92,500 - £88,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.75%
75th Percentile £97,500 - £103,750
90th Percentile - - £107,500
UK median annual salary £100,000 - £90,000
% change year-on-year - - +10.77%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,221 16,455 19,664
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 96.19% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 9,198 10,112 15,973
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,872 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.54% +1.45% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Lead Product Designer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Product Designer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Lead Product Designer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Lead Product Designer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Lead Product Designer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Lead Product Designer job vacancies

Lead Product Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Lead Product 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Lead Product Designer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Broadband
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Prototyping
2 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) Accessibility
3 2 (50.00%) Adobe Analytics
3 2 (50.00%) AI
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Customer Experience
3 2 (50.00%) Figma
3 2 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
3 2 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) UX Design
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Design Thinking
4 1 (25.00%) DesignOps
4 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
4 1 (25.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 1 (25.00%) People Management
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) SaaS
4 1 (25.00%) Systems Thinking

Lead Product Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Adobe Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) Figma
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (50.00%) Games
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Social Media
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (25.00%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Prototyping
2 3 (75.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 2 (50.00%) AI
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Customer Experience
3 2 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
3 2 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (50.00%) Storytelling
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) UX Design
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (25.00%) Customer Insight
4 1 (25.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Product Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe