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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 202,222 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	197,101	97.47 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	2,802	1.39 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	2,319	1.15 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 3,889 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 16,852 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,790	16,425
Contract	98	426

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

The busiest month for new contract Design Jobs is June, 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
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
August 2023	2,457
July 2023	4,679
June 2023	6,597
May 2023	5,770

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	15	£81,095.00	£88,625.00	£96,155.00
Head of Design	6	£74,500.00	£77,415.00	£80,335.00
Art Director	13	£50,000.00	£57,290.00	£64,585.00
Creative Director	21	£51,405.00	£57,145.00	£62,875.00
Design Author	12	£53,060.00	£56,525.00	£59,990.00
Technical Designer	282	£46,800.00	£51,175.00	£55,550.00
Design Manager	2,664	£46,015.00	£50,300.00	£54,590.00
Creative Manager	31	£44,920.00	£49,080.00	£53,240.00
Visual Designer	18	£41,420.00	£44,700.00	£47,985.00
Design Officer	14	£39,350.00	£43,880.00	£48,415.00
Design Consultant	160	£37,500.00	£43,520.00	£49,540.00
Assistant Design Manager	35	£40,315.00	£43,020.00	£45,730.00
Artist	249	£38,680.00	£42,430.00	£46,180.00
Animator	730	£39,200.00	£42,000.00	£44,810.00
Senior Graphic Designer	10	£38,090.00	£40,815.00	£43,540.00
Consultant	39,955	£34,835.00	£39,540.00	£44,255.00
Training Designer	26	£35,170.00	£39,045.00	£42,930.00
Art	1,475	£35,685.00	£38,785.00	£41,890.00
3D Designer	116	£33,910.00	£38,695.00	£43,475.00
3D	769	£34,410.00	£38,425.00	£42,445.00
Performing Arts	89	£33,865.00	£37,685.00	£41,495.00
Packaging Designer	32	£31,005.00	£37,570.00	£44,120.00
Creative	4,522	£33,700.00	£36,570.00	£39,450.00
Art Design	61	£33,545.00	£36,530.00	£39,515.00
Creative Copywriter	2	£30,500.00	£36,500.00	£42,500.00
Creative Designer	112	£32,855.00	£35,410.00	£37,960.00
3D Modeller	60	£32,760.00	£35,330.00	£37,900.00
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	10	£32,335.00	£33,665.00	£35,000.00
Art Technician	10	£29,255.00	£32,315.00	£35,370.00
Design Assistant	79	£29,590.00	£31,985.00	£34,370.00
Events Design	14	£27,165.00	£31,500.00	£35,835.00
3D Visualiser	2	£29,000.00	£31,250.00	£33,500.00
Managerial	15	£30,875.00	£31,030.00	£31,190.00
Fashion Design	35	£28,190.00	£30,760.00	£33,335.00
Fashion Designer	35	£28,190.00	£30,760.00	£33,335.00
Graphic Designer	950	£28,250.00	£30,380.00	£32,510.00
Head Of Creative	14	£27,065.00	£29,530.00	£32,000.00
Creative Assistant	5	£28,015.00	£29,140.00	£30,265.00
Creative Artworker	19	£27,135.00	£29,040.00	£30,950.00
Artworker	456	£26,790.00	£28,750.00	£30,720.00
Junior Designer	213	£25,295.00	£27,020.00	£28,745.00
Junior Graphic Designer	48	£24,185.00	£25,355.00	£26,520.00