Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £46,855 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 317 | 364 | 216 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | -148 | +51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 907 | 938 | 3,046 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.91% | 0.93% | 1.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | 1.02% | 2.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 651 | 686 | 1,293 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £35,673 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,884 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,855 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.51% | - | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,741 | £73,938 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £52,500 | £51,850 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +1.25% | +3.70% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Designer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 |
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| England | +42 | 782 | £46,110 | -23.15% | 318 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 643 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 202 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 340 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 139 |
| London | -53 | 223 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 133 |
| North of England | +120 | 208 | £45,000 | -7.37% | 76 |
| South East | +60 | 124 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 36 |
| North West | +42 | 119 | £45,000 | - | 47 |
| Midlands | +40 | 98 | £42,250 | -35.00% | 35 |
| East of England | +50 | 69 | £46,110 | -23.15% | 17 |
| Scotland | -19 | 64 | £49,000 | -10.09% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +105 | 58 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 57 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 23 |
| South West | +3 | 56 | £46,000 | -16.36% | 19 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 41 | £37,500 | -43.40% | 13 |
| North East | +20 | 31 | £53,982 | -10.03% | 13 |
| Wales | +12 | 14 | £32,500 | -27.78% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 10 | £40,400 | - | 1 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 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 featuring Designer in the job title.
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Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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