Designer
UK
The median Designer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 170 | 132 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -26 | -21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Designer | 607 | 1,106 | 2,194 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.41% | 1.97% | 2.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.52% | 2.09% | 2.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 353 | 796 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £440 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £558 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £701 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +16.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 19 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.25 | £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 | £62.02 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.20 | £65.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.35 | £63.75 | £42.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.04% | +50.89% | +99.53% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | -43 | 496 | £493 | -6.19% | 289 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 281 | £450 | -5.26% | 167 |
| London | -60 | 256 | £498 | -9.55% | 135 |
| Work from Home | -40 | 219 | £475 | -8.65% | 104 |
| South East | +61 | 109 | £527 | +5.30% | 38 |
| North of England | -24 | 74 | £425 | -11.69% | 60 |
| Scotland | +30 | 59 | £450 | -5.91% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 37 | £429 | -9.79% | 17 |
| Midlands | +9 | 20 | £400 | -15.79% | 20 |
| North West | -15 | 20 | £375 | -21.05% | 35 |
| North East | +13 | 17 | £538 | -6.52% | 8 |
| South West | -18 | 13 | £425 | -10.53% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 10 | £400 | -20.20% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 10 | £450 | -5.26% | 12 |
| East of England | -7 | 4 | £650 | +109.68% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £563 | - | 1 |
Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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