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Highest Paying Design Jobs in the UK

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 206,237 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	200,659	97.30 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,090	1.50 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	2,488	1.21 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 3,966 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 17,186 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,858	16,721
Contract	107	464

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Design Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Design Jobs

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 2024	709
July 2024	1,002
June 2024	978
May 2024	903
April 2024	4,444
March 2024	5,128
February 2024	5,835
January 2024	7,125
December 2023	3,474
November 2023	1,739
October 2023	3,567
September 2023	5,173

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	9	£72,135.00	£79,225.00	£86,315.00
Head of Design	4	£61,750.00	£66,125.00	£70,500.00
Creative Director	21	£51,405.00	£57,145.00	£62,875.00
Technical Designer	240	£51,600.00	£54,920.00	£58,250.00
Design Author	16	£53,380.00	£54,730.00	£56,080.00
Creative Manager	8	£46,985.00	£51,650.00	£56,315.00
Design Manager	2,185	£45,300.00	£48,995.00	£52,700.00
Art Director	11	£42,500.00	£48,440.00	£54,375.00
Design Officer	11	£42,525.00	£47,975.00	£53,415.00
Animator	421	£44,000.00	£46,215.00	£48,425.00
Consultant	27,901	£40,645.00	£44,840.00	£49,040.00
Design Consultant	141	£38,480.00	£43,720.00	£48,965.00
Assistant Design Manager	31	£40,375.00	£42,875.00	£45,375.00
Visual Designer	6	£40,000.00	£41,875.00	£43,750.00
Senior Graphic Designer	8	£38,750.00	£41,565.00	£44,375.00
Artist	192	£38,120.00	£41,280.00	£44,435.00
Art	1,109	£38,295.00	£41,265.00	£44,235.00
Training Designer	26	£37,310.00	£40,940.00	£44,570.00
Performing Arts	64	£36,840.00	£40,405.00	£43,955.00
Creative	3,505	£36,655.00	£38,875.00	£41,100.00
Art Design	43	£35,700.00	£38,330.00	£40,970.00
3D	650	£33,485.00	£37,740.00	£42,000.00
Creative Designer	74	£34,445.00	£37,510.00	£40,570.00
Creative Copywriter	2	£30,500.00	£36,500.00	£42,500.00
3D Modeller	51	£33,260.00	£35,940.00	£38,620.00
3D Generalist	6	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Design Leader	4	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Design Studio Manager	8	£34,500.00	£34,750.00	£35,000.00
3D Designer	92	£30,935.00	£34,205.00	£37,475.00
Packaging Designer	18	£29,750.00	£34,080.00	£38,405.00
Managerial	4	£33,500.00	£33,500.00	£33,500.00
3D Visualiser	2	£29,000.00	£31,250.00	£33,500.00
Design Assistant	63	£28,965.00	£31,140.00	£33,315.00
Fashion Design	35	£28,190.00	£30,760.00	£33,335.00
Fashion Designer	35	£28,190.00	£30,760.00	£33,335.00
Events Design	6	£26,000.00	£30,500.00	£35,000.00
Graphic Designer	818	£28,285.00	£30,395.00	£32,505.00
Head Of Creative	12	£27,250.00	£29,790.00	£32,335.00
Creative Artworker	17	£27,500.00	£29,400.00	£31,300.00
Creative Assistant	5	£28,015.00	£29,140.00	£30,265.00
Artworker	366	£27,285.00	£29,005.00	£30,725.00
Junior Designer	180	£25,180.00	£26,870.00	£28,560.00
Junior Graphic Designer	43	£24,340.00	£25,490.00	£26,645.00
Art Technician	2	£23,525.00	£23,525.00	£23,525.00