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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 204,920 listed Design Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	199,493	97.35 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	2,997	1.46 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	2,430	1.19 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 3,941 new Design Jobs posted each week, or 17,077 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,836	16,624
Contract	104	452

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

The busiest month for new contract Design Jobs is September, 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
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
August 2023	2,457
July 2023	4,679

The Highest Paying Design Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Design Director	13	£72,290.00	£79,415.00	£86,540.00
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
Creative Manager	10	£48,990.00	£53,740.00	£58,490.00
Technical Designer	250	£49,005.00	£53,190.00	£57,380.00
Design Author	14	£51,160.00	£52,960.00	£54,760.00
Design Manager	2,544	£45,400.00	£49,225.00	£53,060.00
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	557	£41,050.00	£43,430.00	£45,820.00
Assistant Design Manager	31	£40,375.00	£42,875.00	£45,375.00
Consultant	30,070	£38,195.00	£42,495.00	£46,800.00
Artist	204	£38,465.00	£41,680.00	£44,895.00
Visual Designer	11	£39,590.00	£41,665.00	£43,750.00
Design Consultant	145	£36,585.00	£41,410.00	£46,240.00
Training Designer	26	£37,310.00	£40,940.00	£44,570.00
Senior Graphic Designer	10	£38,090.00	£40,815.00	£43,540.00
Art	1,221	£36,590.00	£39,935.00	£43,285.00
Art Design	45	£35,670.00	£38,180.00	£40,695.00
3D	680	£33,680.00	£38,100.00	£42,515.00
Creative	3,787	£35,520.00	£37,945.00	£40,370.00
Performing Arts	70	£34,805.00	£37,865.00	£40,920.00
Creative Copywriter	2	£30,500.00	£36,500.00	£42,500.00
Creative Designer	93	£33,100.00	£35,810.00	£38,515.00
3D Modeller	53	£32,620.00	£35,085.00	£37,555.00
3D Generalist	6	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Design Leader	4	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
3D Designer	104	£30,870.00	£34,205.00	£37,535.00
Design Studio Manager	10	£32,335.00	£33,665.00	£35,000.00
Packaging Designer	20	£29,845.00	£33,560.00	£37,270.00
Events Design	10	£26,750.00	£32,750.00	£38,750.00
Managerial	11	£31,500.00	£31,500.00	£31,500.00
3D Visualiser	2	£29,000.00	£31,250.00	£33,500.00
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	876	£28,200.00	£30,390.00	£32,585.00
Design Assistant	67	£28,220.00	£30,255.00	£32,290.00
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	403	£27,195.00	£28,940.00	£30,680.00
Art Technician	4	£25,915.00	£27,575.00	£29,240.00
Junior Designer	183	£24,645.00	£26,350.00	£28,050.00
Junior Graphic Designer	48	£24,185.00	£25,355.00	£26,520.00