Designer
UK
The median Designer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 383 | 303 | 355 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | +52 | -150 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Designer | 383 | 973 | 864 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.90% | 0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.95% | 1.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 174 | 705 | 652 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,725 | £26,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,313 | £35,000 | £42,759 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,000 | £57,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -19.65% | -0.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -12.62% | -1.90% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,763 | 102,595 | 85,167 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.09% | 94.88% | 91.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 72,457 | 55,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +5.94% |
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 9 June 2025.
Designer
Top 16 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 9 June 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 |
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| England | -130 | 270 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 706 |
| UK excluding London | -89 | 242 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 397 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 177 | £54,000 | +10.20% | 332 |
| London | +21 | 109 | £50,157 | -5.69% | 387 |
| Scotland | +113 | 85 | £80,000 | +63.27% | 6 |
| South East | +28 | 69 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 160 |
| North of England | -112 | 31 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 130 |
| Midlands | +16 | 26 | £60,000 | +43.63% | 33 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 25 | £60,000 | +29.73% | 14 |
| East of England | -12 | 22 | £60,000 | +30.12% | 19 |
| North West | -110 | 15 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 79 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 12 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 39 |
| South West | +60 | 9 | £41,850 | -9.02% | 31 |
| North East | +23 | 4 | £50,000 | -13.74% | 12 |
| Wales | +28 | 2 | £26,500 | -18.46% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 1 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 18 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, 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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