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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 214,615 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	208,648	97.22 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,335	1.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	2,632	1.23 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 4,127 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 17,885 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,012	17,387
Contract	114	497

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

The busiest month for new contract Design Jobs is July, and the quietest month is also 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
December 2024	376
November 2024	2,240
October 2024	4,551
September 2024	817
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

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	5	£61,250.00	£69,375.00	£77,500.00
Head of Design	15	£51,350.00	£57,465.00	£63,590.00
Creative Director	2	£47,500.00	£55,000.00	£62,500.00
Technical Designer	175	£50,880.00	£54,060.00	£57,240.00
Design Manager	1,593	£46,965.00	£50,765.00	£54,565.00
Design Officer	15	£43,455.00	£48,765.00	£54,065.00
Consultant	21,452	£43,085.00	£47,395.00	£51,710.00
Design Author	6	£47,175.00	£47,175.00	£47,175.00
Training Designer	8	£40,875.00	£45,815.00	£50,750.00
Assistant Design Manager	15	£41,830.00	£45,080.00	£48,330.00
Art Director	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Visual Designer	4	£41,250.00	£44,375.00	£47,500.00
Design Consultant	113	£36,900.00	£42,135.00	£47,375.00
3D	292	£38,315.00	£42,060.00	£45,790.00
Animator	290	£39,515.00	£41,720.00	£43,925.00
Senior Graphic Designer	6	£38,000.00	£41,500.00	£45,000.00
Creative Manager	14	£36,875.00	£41,315.00	£45,750.00
Creative	2,686	£38,840.00	£41,140.00	£43,440.00
3D Designer	42	£36,505.00	£40,815.00	£45,120.00
Design Leader	8	£40,750.00	£40,750.00	£40,750.00
Managerial	2	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Artist	72	£36,370.00	£39,855.00	£43,345.00
Art	911	£36,855.00	£39,835.00	£42,810.00
3D Modeller	27	£35,680.00	£39,240.00	£42,800.00
Art Design	41	£35,725.00	£38,370.00	£41,025.00
Creative Designer	53	£35,055.00	£37,745.00	£40,435.00
Performing Arts	39	£32,045.00	£36,925.00	£41,795.00
Creative Copywriter	2	£30,500.00	£36,500.00	£42,500.00
Fashion Design	29	£32,440.00	£36,105.00	£39,780.00
Fashion Designer	29	£32,440.00	£36,105.00	£39,780.00
Design Assistant	38	£33,050.00	£36,065.00	£39,080.00
Packaging Designer	25	£31,500.00	£36,015.00	£40,520.00
Head Of Creative	6	£30,875.00	£33,940.00	£37,000.00
Graphic Designer	402	£31,780.00	£33,700.00	£35,615.00
Artworker	273	£28,340.00	£30,085.00	£31,830.00
Junior Designer	133	£26,325.00	£28,430.00	£30,540.00
Creative Assistant	2	£26,000.00	£28,250.00	£30,500.00
Junior Graphic Designer	4	£27,475.00	£28,225.00	£28,975.00
Creative Artworker	18	£25,400.00	£26,625.00	£27,850.00