Designer Jobs in the West Midlands

Designer
England > West Midlands

The median Designer salary in the West Midlands is £46,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 213 168
Rank change year-on-year +13 -45 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Designer 62 39 130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.73% 0.67% 1.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 0.75% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 54 27 61
10th Percentile £27,150 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £34,375 £39,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% +21.05% +11.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £54,043
90th Percentile £60,741 - £57,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -21.74% - +8.49%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,925 5,201 7,370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 89.90% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 5,725 3,210 4,866
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £29,503
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Designer in the West Midlands

Designer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Birmingham -8 30 £56,000 +12.00% 5
Warwickshire +15 11 £55,000 -26.67% 2
Staffordshire - 8 £40,000 - 1
Worcestershire -25 3 £35,000 +59.09%
Sutton Coldfield - 3 £29,500 -
Wolverhampton +14 1 - -
Shropshire - 1 £60,000 -
Wednesbury - 1 £37,500 -
Designer
England

Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 West Midlands region featuring Designer in the job title.

1 25 (40.32%) User Experience
2 24 (38.71%) Adobe
3 22 (35.48%) UX Design
4 18 (29.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 16 (25.81%) Agile
6 14 (22.58%) Marketing
6 14 (22.58%) Mentoring
6 14 (22.58%) Social Skills
6 14 (22.58%) Wireframes
7 13 (20.97%) Product Ownership
8 12 (19.35%) Prototyping
8 12 (19.35%) Figma
8 12 (19.35%) Graphic Design
9 11 (17.74%) Photoshop
9 11 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (17.74%) User Research
10 10 (16.13%) Social Media
10 10 (16.13%) Coaching
11 9 (14.52%) CSS
11 9 (14.52%) HTML
11 9 (14.52%) Adobe Illustrator
11 9 (14.52%) InDesign
11 9 (14.52%) Sketch
11 9 (14.52%) Collaborative Working
12 8 (12.90%) Interaction Design
12 8 (12.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 8 (12.90%) Degree
12 8 (12.90%) Analytics
13 7 (11.29%) Photography
13 7 (11.29%) Adobe XD

Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (6.45%) WordPress
2 1 (1.61%) CMS
Applications
1 18 (29.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 11 (17.74%) Photoshop
3 9 (14.52%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (14.52%) InDesign
3 9 (14.52%) Sketch
4 7 (11.29%) Adobe XD
5 5 (8.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (4.84%) 3ds Max
6 3 (4.84%) SketchUp
7 2 (3.23%) Adobe Captivate
7 2 (3.23%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (1.61%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (1.61%) AutoCAD
8 1 (1.61%) InVision
8 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (1.61%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Shopify
2 1 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.35%) Figma
2 3 (4.84%) Google Analytics
3 2 (3.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
3 2 (3.23%) SaaS
4 1 (1.61%) Azure
4 1 (1.61%) Azure API Management
4 1 (1.61%) dbt
4 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.61%) Miro
4 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.61%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (4.84%) Axure RP
1 3 (4.84%) Balsamiq
2 2 (3.23%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (1.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 14 (22.58%) Marketing
1 14 (22.58%) Social Skills
2 6 (9.68%) Finance
3 4 (6.45%) Games
4 3 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (4.84%) Law
4 3 (4.84%) Multimedia
5 2 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.61%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.52%) CSS
1 9 (14.52%) HTML
2 3 (4.84%) Sass
3 2 (3.23%) React
3 2 (3.23%) WinForms
4 1 (1.61%) ADO
4 1 (1.61%) HTML5
4 1 (1.61%) Next.js
4 1 (1.61%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.97%) Product Ownership
2 12 (19.35%) Graphic Design
3 10 (16.13%) Social Media
4 7 (11.29%) Photography
5 2 (3.23%) Animation
5 2 (3.23%) Blog
5 2 (3.23%) Digital Media
5 2 (3.23%) Life Science
6 1 (1.61%) Distributed Architecture
6 1 (1.61%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.61%) Motion Graphics
6 1 (1.61%) NHS
6 1 (1.61%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (40.32%) User Experience
2 22 (35.48%) UX Design
3 16 (25.81%) Agile
4 14 (22.58%) Mentoring
4 14 (22.58%) Wireframes
5 12 (19.35%) Prototyping
6 11 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (17.74%) User Research
7 10 (16.13%) Coaching
8 9 (14.52%) Collaborative Working
9 8 (12.90%) Analytics
9 8 (12.90%) Interaction Design
9 8 (12.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 7 (11.29%) Journey Map
11 6 (9.68%) Responsive Web Design
11 6 (9.68%) Usability Testing
11 6 (9.68%) Workshop Facilitation
12 5 (8.06%) Front End Development
12 5 (8.06%) Mobile First
12 5 (8.06%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (8.06%) JavaScript
2 2 (3.23%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.61%) C#
Qualifications
1 8 (12.90%) Degree
2 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.06%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.23%) WCAG
Vendors
1 24 (38.71%) Adobe
2 3 (4.84%) Google
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.23%) Hotjar
3 2 (3.23%) Vectorworks