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Highest Paying Design Jobs in the UK

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The field of design offers a wide range of career paths, each with its own unique set of skills and qualifications. For those in the UK seeking a career in design, there are many options to choose from. However, some design jobs pay better than others, and these high-paying positions…

Last 12 Month Design Jobs Summary

There have been 271,080 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	262,918	96.99 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,683	1.73 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,479	1.28 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 5,213 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 22,590 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,056	21,909
Contract	156	680

The busiest month for new permanent Design Jobs in the UK is October, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Design Jobs is March, and the quietest month is December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Design Jobs

Permanent Design Jobs

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

4,571

Up 69.2% vs last year

Average salary

£46,975.00

Up 2.4% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Design Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Up 25.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£585.00

Up 4.9% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Down 10.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£525.00

Down 0.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Design Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
October 2026	4,571
September 2026	3,824
August 2026	2,010
July 2026	2,126
June 2026	2,303
May 2026	3,356
April 2026	3,265
March 2026	3,727
February 2026	3,296
January 2026	3,619
December 2025	1,212
November 2025	814

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	34	£80,190.00	£89,660.00	£99,125.00
Head of Design	25	£70,940.00	£77,530.00	£84,125.00
Design Author	159	£70,075.00	£70,075.00	£70,075.00
Design Manager	1,499	£56,365.00	£61,310.00	£66,245.00
Technical Designer	588	£52,965.00	£57,110.00	£61,250.00
Design Leader	15	£54,000.00	£57,040.00	£60,085.00
Visual Designer	5	£46,500.00	£55,250.00	£64,000.00
3D Visualiser	2	£45,000.00	£48,500.00	£52,000.00
Design Consultant	205	£38,640.00	£46,945.00	£55,245.00
Design Officer	18	£45,665.00	£46,915.00	£48,165.00
Managerial	14	£41,625.00	£45,845.00	£50,065.00
Consultant	25,336	£39,975.00	£45,515.00	£51,055.00
Assistant Design Manager	23	£41,235.00	£45,485.00	£49,735.00
Creative Account Manager	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Creative Manager	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Art Technician	2	£37,500.00	£43,750.00	£50,000.00
Art	437	£39,915.00	£43,175.00	£46,425.00
Creative Designer	60	£40,170.00	£42,785.00	£45,400.00
Art Design	71	£41,535.00	£42,525.00	£43,510.00
3D Modeller	28	£38,370.00	£41,125.00	£43,885.00
Packaging Designer	27	£36,670.00	£40,680.00	£44,705.00
Creative	4,322	£38,515.00	£40,525.00	£42,535.00
3D	272	£35,300.00	£39,655.00	£44,000.00
Performing Arts	14	£35,840.00	£39,290.00	£42,750.00
Design Assistant	16	£37,155.00	£39,190.00	£41,225.00
Artist	5	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
3D Designer	30	£32,915.00	£37,125.00	£41,335.00
Graphic Designer	363	£32,275.00	£34,525.00	£36,760.00
Animator	160	£32,045.00	£34,195.00	£36,340.00
Junior Designer	107	£29,950.00	£32,540.00	£35,120.00
Artworker	208	£29,760.00	£31,665.00	£33,575.00
Junior Graphic Designer	10	£25,275.00	£27,710.00	£30,140.00
Print Artworker	4	£26,500.00	£27,625.00	£28,750.00