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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 213,557 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	207,717	97.27 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	3,259	1.53 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	2,581	1.21 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 4,107 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 17,796 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,994	17,309
Contract	112	486

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
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
December 2023	3,474
November 2023	1,739

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	17	£53,400.00	£58,725.00	£64,060.00
Creative Director	2	£47,500.00	£55,000.00	£62,500.00
Technical Designer	258	£48,455.00	£52,020.00	£55,590.00
Design Manager	1,791	£47,225.00	£51,455.00	£55,690.00
Design Author	8	£50,615.00	£51,450.00	£52,285.00
Design Officer	15	£43,455.00	£48,765.00	£54,065.00
Art Director	11	£42,500.00	£48,440.00	£54,375.00
Consultant	28,000	£41,675.00	£46,100.00	£50,525.00
Visual Designer	6	£41,250.00	£44,375.00	£47,500.00
Design Consultant	145	£38,815.00	£43,710.00	£48,615.00
Assistant Design Manager	28	£40,085.00	£43,500.00	£46,915.00
Training Designer	16	£38,000.00	£42,040.00	£46,085.00
Animator	367	£39,300.00	£41,575.00	£43,855.00
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
Design Leader	8	£40,750.00	£40,750.00	£40,750.00
Art	1,148	£37,400.00	£40,610.00	£43,825.00
Managerial	2	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Creative	3,438	£37,220.00	£39,610.00	£42,010.00
Performing Arts	61	£35,290.00	£39,040.00	£42,770.00
Creative Designer	57	£35,670.00	£38,340.00	£41,005.00
Artist	136	£35,215.00	£38,240.00	£41,265.00
3D	629	£33,805.00	£38,120.00	£42,430.00
Art Design	43	£35,580.00	£37,695.00	£39,820.00
3D Modeller	47	£34,045.00	£36,860.00	£39,675.00
3D Designer	71	£32,570.00	£36,510.00	£40,445.00
Creative Copywriter	2	£30,500.00	£36,500.00	£42,500.00
Packaging Designer	25	£31,500.00	£36,015.00	£40,520.00
Design Studio Manager	8	£34,500.00	£34,750.00	£35,000.00
Fashion Design	33	£31,025.00	£34,110.00	£37,200.00
Fashion Designer	33	£31,025.00	£34,110.00	£37,200.00
Design Assistant	74	£30,170.00	£33,070.00	£35,970.00
Graphic Designer	630	£30,785.00	£32,570.00	£34,350.00
Head Of Creative	12	£27,250.00	£29,790.00	£32,335.00
Artworker	343	£27,590.00	£29,355.00	£31,115.00
Creative Assistant	2	£26,000.00	£28,250.00	£30,500.00
Junior Designer	184	£25,935.00	£27,665.00	£29,395.00
Creative Artworker	18	£25,400.00	£26,625.00	£27,850.00
Junior Graphic Designer	22	£25,025.00	£26,115.00	£27,205.00
Art Technician	2	£23,525.00	£23,525.00	£23,525.00