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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 269,128 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	261,021	96.99 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,645	1.73 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,462	1.29 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 5,176 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 22,427 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,020	21,751
Contract	155	675

The busiest month for new permanent Design Jobs in the UK is September, 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: September 2026

Jobs listed

3,824

Up 43.2% vs last year

Average salary

£49,155.00

Up 7.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Design Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Up 8.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£540.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Up 1.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 1.4% 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
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
October 2025	2,861

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	163	£70,075.00	£70,075.00	£70,075.00
Design Manager	1,476	£56,680.00	£61,645.00	£66,605.00
Technical Designer	557	£52,725.00	£57,060.00	£61,400.00
Design Leader	15	£54,000.00	£57,040.00	£60,085.00
Visual Designer	5	£46,500.00	£55,250.00	£64,000.00
Design Consultant	198	£42,255.00	£49,985.00	£57,715.00
3D Visualiser	2	£45,000.00	£48,500.00	£52,000.00
Design Officer	18	£45,665.00	£46,915.00	£48,165.00
Consultant	24,752	£39,615.00	£45,140.00	£50,675.00
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
Assistant Design Manager	20	£40,150.00	£44,315.00	£48,485.00
Creative Designer	59	£41,060.00	£43,825.00	£46,590.00
Art Technician	2	£37,500.00	£43,750.00	£50,000.00
Managerial	12	£39,835.00	£43,710.00	£47,585.00
Art	428	£40,145.00	£43,590.00	£47,035.00
Art Design	71	£41,535.00	£42,525.00	£43,510.00
3D Modeller	25	£38,245.00	£40,965.00	£43,695.00
Packaging Designer	26	£36,670.00	£40,815.00	£44,965.00
Creative	4,314	£38,320.00	£40,420.00	£42,525.00
Design Assistant	11	£36,990.00	£39,690.00	£42,390.00
Performing Arts	14	£35,840.00	£39,290.00	£42,750.00
3D	249	£35,075.00	£39,180.00	£43,280.00
Artist	5	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
3D Designer	28	£32,915.00	£37,125.00	£41,335.00
Animator	153	£32,695.00	£34,665.00	£36,635.00
Graphic Designer	379	£31,745.00	£33,920.00	£36,085.00
Junior Designer	103	£30,595.00	£33,065.00	£35,525.00
Artworker	197	£30,110.00	£32,165.00	£34,215.00
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