Salary insights

Salary in Arts, design and media in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 415 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median58 333 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average59 896 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile56 256 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile70 178 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile); the line marks the median.

Lower quartile56 256 £
Median58 333 £
Upper quartile70 178 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 56 256 £ and 70 178 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 70 178 £.
  • The upper quartile is 25% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 415 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Kong Inc. United Kingdom ·

Senior Technical Writer

270 895 – 366 505 zł

Are you ready to unlock intelligence? If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for ca…

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London ·

Content Designer

205 400 £

Content Designer Rate: £790 per day Location: Remote, with potential occasional travel to client site Working arrangement: Remote Clearance: SC clearance required. Candidates who are not cu…

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London ·

Lead Product Designer - Design System Strategy, Figma

156 000 – 195 000 £

Lead Product Designer - Design System Strategy, Figma Up to £750 per day (Inside IR35) Manchester - Hybrid 6 Months My client is urgently looking to hire a Lead Product Designer with experi…

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MAYFLEET RECRUITMENT LIMITED London ·

Senior Service Designer

169 000 – 188 500 £

A Government organisation is for a Senior Service Designer to join the that team looks after the framework that sets out the skills digital and data professionals need across government. Th…

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Circle Recruitment Manchester ·

Senior Service Designer

156 000 – 182 000 £

Senior Service Designer 6 Months £600 - £700/Day Inside IR35 Manchester/ Leeds/ Sheffield We are seeking a Senior Service Designer our Government client based in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffiel…

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London ·

Senior Product Designer

143 000 – 169 000 £

Senior Product Designer - Design Systems, Figma, SAFe Up to £650 per day (Inside IR35) Manchester / London - Hybrid (1 day per week onsite) 6 months My client is urgently looking to hire a…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (58 333 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (59 896 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 56 256 £ to 70 178 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 56 256 £ and a quarter above 70 178 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 415 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 58 333 £ is the market level, above 70 178 £ is the strong quarter, below 56 256 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.