Creative Designer Job Trends in England

Creative Designer
UK > England

The median Creative Designer salary in England is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 632 699 682
Rank change year-on-year +67 -17 +374
Permanent jobs requiring a Creative Designer 4 6 15
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.009% 0.010% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.010% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 13
10th Percentile - - £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -30.00% +21.28%
75th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £37,250 £49,000 -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -25.00% +21.95%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 39,066 58,077 47,026
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 95.14% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 23,828 33,010 36,349
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

Creative Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Creative Designer job vacancy trend in England

Creative Designer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Creative Designer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Creative Designer job vacancies in England

Creative 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 Creative Designer within the England region over the 6 months to 27 October 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
London +73 4 £32,500 -27.78% 2
Creative Designer
UK

Creative Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Creative 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 across the England region featuring Creative Designer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Adobe
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (100.00%) InDesign
1 4 (100.00%) Photoshop
2 3 (75.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Business Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Email Marketing
2 3 (75.00%) ISO 9001
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (75.00%) SaaS
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 3 (75.00%) WordPress
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe XD
3 1 (25.00%) Canva
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (25.00%) Creative Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Figma
3 1 (25.00%) Prototyping

Creative Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe Illustrator
1 4 (100.00%) InDesign
1 4 (100.00%) Photoshop
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (75.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) Canva
2 1 (25.00%) Figma
General
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Graphic Design
1 4 (100.00%) Motion Graphics
1 4 (100.00%) Social Media
2 3 (75.00%) Animation
3 1 (25.00%) Smart City
3 1 (25.00%) Video Editing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Business Analytics
1 3 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
1 3 (75.00%) Email Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
1 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Creative Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) ISO 9001
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Adobe
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft