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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 263,460 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	255,515	96.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,540	1.72 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,405	1.29 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 5,067 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 21,955 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,914	21,292
Contract	152	662

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Design Jobs

Permanent Design Jobs

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

2,010

Down 25.7% vs last year

Average salary

£47,720.00

Up 5.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Design Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 28.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£585.00

Up 6.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 35.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£550.00

Up 4.7% 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
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
October 2025	2,861
September 2025	3,452

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	25	£80,025.00	£87,450.00	£94,875.00
Head of Design	28	£74,870.00	£80,605.00	£86,340.00
Design Author	193	£71,705.00	£71,705.00	£71,705.00
Creative Director	2	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Design Manager	1,125	£55,810.00	£60,680.00	£65,550.00
Technical Designer	365	£52,050.00	£56,600.00	£61,150.00
Design Leader	21	£53,335.00	£56,525.00	£59,725.00
Visual Designer	7	£44,335.00	£52,250.00	£60,165.00
Design Consultant	165	£42,165.00	£49,690.00	£57,205.00
3D Visualiser	2	£45,000.00	£48,500.00	£52,000.00
Design Officer	23	£45,480.00	£48,020.00	£50,550.00
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
Consultant	24,273	£39,285.00	£44,985.00	£50,685.00
Performing Arts	12	£40,500.00	£44,250.00	£48,000.00
Creative Designer	48	£41,450.00	£44,045.00	£46,635.00
Managerial	12	£39,835.00	£43,710.00	£47,585.00
Assistant Design Manager	13	£39,590.00	£43,340.00	£47,090.00
3D Modeller	16	£40,245.00	£42,750.00	£45,260.00
Art	429	£40,020.00	£42,725.00	£45,425.00
Packaging Designer	38	£38,800.00	£42,610.00	£46,420.00
Art Design	71	£41,535.00	£42,525.00	£43,510.00
Artist	10	£41,125.00	£41,940.00	£42,750.00
Creative	4,403	£38,410.00	£40,465.00	£42,525.00
3D	211	£34,835.00	£38,860.00	£42,880.00
3D Designer	22	£34,000.00	£37,690.00	£41,375.00
Design Assistant	15	£34,675.00	£36,565.00	£38,455.00
Animator	142	£32,350.00	£34,260.00	£36,165.00
Graphic Designer	382	£31,125.00	£33,180.00	£35,225.00
Art Technician	4	£29,175.00	£32,550.00	£35,925.00
Junior Designer	98	£29,905.00	£32,385.00	£34,855.00
Artworker	184	£29,350.00	£31,260.00	£33,175.00
Junior Graphic Designer	10	£25,275.00	£27,710.00	£30,140.00
Art Instructor	8	£26,375.00	£26,375.00	£26,375.00