Designer Jobs in England

Designer
UK > England

The median Designer salary in England is £46,110 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 310 351 210
Rank change year-on-year +41 -141 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 777 816 2,672
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.90% 0.92% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 1.01% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 605 608 1,116
10th Percentile £26,250 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £33,884 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,110 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.15% +4.35% +6.98%
75th Percentile £60,741 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £82,500 £80,313
UK median annual salary £46,855 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -18.51% - +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,760 80,739 129,993
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.54% 91.52% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 60,876 51,417 74,746
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Designer in England

Designer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in England.

Salary trend for Designer in England

Designer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in England

Designer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
London -59 218 £57,500 -4.17% 134
North of England +125 208 £45,000 -5.26% 91
South East +55 126 £40,000 -17.10% 46
North West +48 116 £45,000 - 54
Midlands +43 96 £41,887 -32.98% 26
East of England +43 70 £46,110 -29.06% 21
Yorkshire +101 60 £45,000 -17.05% 24
West Midlands +34 57 £47,500 -24.00% 16
South West -2 55 £46,000 -14.42% 14
East Midlands +23 39 £35,000 -47.17% 11
North East +19 32 £57,965 +28.81% 14
Designer
UK

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, 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 across the England region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 274 (35.26%) User Experience
2 246 (31.66%) Adobe
3 225 (28.96%) UX Design
4 185 (23.81%) Figma
5 165 (21.24%) Marketing
6 164 (21.11%) Social Skills
7 157 (20.21%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 157 (20.21%) Prototyping
8 143 (18.40%) Agile
9 136 (17.50%) Accessibility
10 128 (16.47%) Photoshop
11 124 (15.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 121 (15.57%) Adobe Illustrator
13 119 (15.32%) HTML
14 112 (14.41%) User Research
15 106 (13.64%) Coaching
16 105 (13.51%) Wireframes
17 100 (12.87%) Sketch
18 99 (12.74%) Degree
19 98 (12.61%) Graphic Design
20 95 (12.23%) Interaction Design
20 95 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
21 92 (11.84%) Security Cleared
22 90 (11.58%) Mentoring
23 86 (11.07%) Customer Experience
24 81 (10.42%) SC Cleared
25 79 (10.17%) Social Media
26 75 (9.65%) InDesign
26 75 (9.65%) Service Design
27 74 (9.52%) WCAG

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (3.73%) WordPress
2 9 (1.16%) CMS
3 8 (1.03%) Confluence
4 6 (0.77%) Umbraco
5 5 (0.64%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.39%) IBM Domino
6 3 (0.39%) Totara
7 2 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 128 (16.47%) Photoshop
2 124 (15.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 121 (15.57%) Adobe Illustrator
4 100 (12.87%) Sketch
5 75 (9.65%) InDesign
6 51 (6.56%) Adobe After Effects
7 49 (6.31%) Adobe XD
8 33 (4.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 31 (3.99%) Adobe Premiere
9 31 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
10 22 (2.83%) AutoCAD
11 21 (2.70%) Adobe Captivate
12 20 (2.57%) InVision
13 15 (1.93%) CINEMA 4D
14 14 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
15 9 (1.16%) Simulink
15 9 (1.16%) SketchUp
16 8 (1.03%) 3ds Max
17 6 (0.77%) Revit
17 6 (0.77%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
1 5 (0.64%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 4 (0.51%) Magento
2 4 (0.51%) Shopify
3 1 (0.13%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 185 (23.81%) Figma
2 34 (4.38%) Heroku
2 34 (4.38%) Miro
3 31 (3.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 25 (3.22%) SaaS
5 9 (1.16%) Azure
5 9 (1.16%) Google Analytics
6 7 (0.90%) AWS
6 7 (0.90%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 7 (0.90%) WhatsApp
7 6 (0.77%) Canva
8 5 (0.64%) MailChimp
8 5 (0.64%) OCI
8 5 (0.64%) Stripe
9 4 (0.51%) dbt
10 2 (0.26%) Asana
10 2 (0.26%) Dialogflow
10 2 (0.26%) IBM Watson
10 2 (0.26%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
2 6 (0.77%) VPN
3 3 (0.39%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (0.26%) DHCP
4 2 (0.26%) DNS
4 2 (0.26%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.26%) Internet
4 2 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
4 2 (0.26%) SSL
4 2 (0.26%) VSAN
5 1 (0.13%) BGP
5 1 (0.13%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.13%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.13%) Intranet
5 1 (0.13%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.64%) SAP BW
2 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.13%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.13%) GIS
3 1 (0.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (1.42%) JIRA
2 5 (0.64%) Axure RP
2 5 (0.64%) Git
2 5 (0.64%) Subversion
3 2 (0.26%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.26%) WiX
4 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 165 (21.24%) Marketing
2 164 (21.11%) Social Skills
3 62 (7.98%) Public Sector
4 60 (7.72%) Retail
5 51 (6.56%) Finance
6 37 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 34 (4.38%) Advertising
8 31 (3.99%) Games
9 28 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 22 (2.83%) Analytical Skills
11 20 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
12 19 (2.45%) Multimedia
13 10 (1.29%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.29%) Publishing
14 8 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.03%) Legal
15 7 (0.90%) Automotive
15 7 (0.90%) Back Office
16 6 (0.77%) General Ledger
16 6 (0.77%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (15.32%) HTML
2 62 (7.98%) CSS
3 11 (1.42%) HTML5
4 6 (0.77%) React
5 5 (0.64%) Unreal Engine
6 4 (0.51%) Next.js
6 4 (0.51%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 3 (0.39%) EDI
7 3 (0.39%) Sass
8 2 (0.26%) .NET
8 2 (0.26%) jQuery
8 2 (0.26%) SOAP
8 2 (0.26%) SVG
8 2 (0.26%) Vue
8 2 (0.26%) Web Services
9 1 (0.13%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.13%) CarPlay
9 1 (0.13%) V-Ray
9 1 (0.13%) web3js
9 1 (0.13%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 98 (12.61%) Graphic Design
2 79 (10.17%) Social Media
3 56 (7.21%) Animation
4 54 (6.95%) Product Ownership
5 31 (3.99%) Motion Graphics
6 28 (3.60%) Mobile App
7 23 (2.96%) e-Learning
8 18 (2.32%) Video Editing
9 17 (2.19%) Photography
9 17 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
10 16 (2.06%) Home Automation
10 16 (2.06%) Smart Home
11 11 (1.42%) Digital Media
12 10 (1.29%) Blockchain
12 10 (1.29%) FPGA
12 10 (1.29%) SCORM
12 10 (1.29%) VHDL
13 9 (1.16%) Blog
14 6 (0.77%) FMCG
15 5 (0.64%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.03%) Windows
2 6 (0.77%) Android
3 5 (0.64%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.26%) Linux
4 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 274 (35.26%) User Experience
2 225 (28.96%) UX Design
3 157 (20.21%) Prototyping
3 157 (20.21%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 143 (18.40%) Agile
5 112 (14.41%) User Research
6 106 (13.64%) Coaching
7 105 (13.51%) Wireframes
8 95 (12.23%) Interaction Design
8 95 (12.23%) Problem-Solving
9 90 (11.58%) Mentoring
10 86 (11.07%) Customer Experience
11 75 (9.65%) Service Design
12 73 (9.40%) Analytics
13 71 (9.14%) Design Patterns
14 67 (8.62%) Workshop Facilitation
15 54 (6.95%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
16 51 (6.56%) Actionable Insight
17 49 (6.31%) Journey Map
17 49 (6.31%) Typography
Programming Languages
1 31 (3.99%) JavaScript
2 7 (0.90%) R
3 4 (0.51%) C
3 4 (0.51%) PHP
3 4 (0.51%) SystemVerilog
4 3 (0.39%) SQL
4 3 (0.39%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.26%) C#
5 2 (0.26%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 99 (12.74%) Degree
2 92 (11.84%) Security Cleared
3 81 (10.42%) SC Cleared
4 17 (2.19%) JNCIS
5 9 (1.16%) CIPD
6 8 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.03%) CCNA
6 8 (1.03%) CCNP
6 8 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.64%) Oracle Certification
8 3 (0.39%) HND
9 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.13%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.13%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.13%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.13%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.13%) MCSE
10 1 (0.13%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 136 (17.50%) Accessibility
2 74 (9.52%) WCAG
3 10 (1.29%) GDPR
4 5 (0.64%) GAAP
4 5 (0.64%) IFRS
5 3 (0.39%) NIST
6 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
System Software
1 5 (0.64%) Firmware
2 2 (0.26%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.26%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 246 (31.66%) Adobe
2 29 (3.73%) Microsoft
3 20 (2.57%) Juniper
4 10 (1.29%) Google
5 9 (1.16%) Cisco
5 9 (1.16%) Salesforce
6 7 (0.90%) Instagram
7 6 (0.77%) F5
7 6 (0.77%) Facebook
7 6 (0.77%) SAP
8 5 (0.64%) Hotjar
8 5 (0.64%) Oracle
8 5 (0.64%) PeopleSoft
8 5 (0.64%) Vectorworks
9 4 (0.51%) dotdigital
9 4 (0.51%) Intel
9 4 (0.51%) Microsemi
9 4 (0.51%) Twitter
9 4 (0.51%) Xilinx
10 3 (0.39%) Autodesk