Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £495, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 169 | 132 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | -26 | -19 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 606 | 1,091 | 2,172 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.39% | 1.96% | 2.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.49% | 2.08% | 2.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 352 | 784 | 1,521 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.71% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 19 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.63 | £29.75 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £37.50 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.35 | £47.50 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.74% | +9.20% | +102.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £63.38 | £61.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.20 | £66.58 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.35 | £63.75 | £42.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.04% | +50.89% | +102.76% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Designer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Designer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Designer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Designer.
Designer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Designer over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Designer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Designer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -49 | 493 | £498 | -5.24% | 295 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 283 | £450 | -5.26% | 182 |
| London | -66 | 254 | £500 | -9.09% | 126 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 213 | £465 | -8.82% | 134 |
| South East | +61 | 111 | £538 | +7.50% | 33 |
| North of England | -25 | 73 | £425 | -14.57% | 72 |
| Scotland | +38 | 60 | £450 | -5.76% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 37 | £429 | -7.85% | 17 |
| Midlands | +3 | 21 | £400 | -15.79% | 32 |
| North East | +12 | 18 | £538 | -8.51% | 6 |
| North West | -21 | 18 | £375 | -22.08% | 49 |
| South West | -24 | 12 | £425 | -9.09% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 11 | £400 | -9.86% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 10 | £450 | -5.26% | 13 |
| East of England | -6 | 4 | £650 | +122.22% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £563 | - | 4 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Designer contract 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 contract 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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