Salary insights

Salary in Arts, design and media in the England region

Market pay levels based on 128 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median81 671 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average67 890 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile53 900 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile81 671 £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 quartile53 900 £
Median81 671 £
Upper quartile81 671 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 53 900 £ and 81 671 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 81 671 £.
  • The upper quartile is 52% above the lower one.
  • The average (67 890 £) is 17% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 128 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London ·

Content Designer

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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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Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited London ·

Lead Interaction Designer

158 600 £

Lead Interaction Designer Rate: £610 per day Location: Remote, Occasional travel to London Inside IR35 Your new company You'll be joining an organisation looking for an experienced Lead Int…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (81 671 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (67 890 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 53 900 £ to 81 671 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 53 900 £ and a quarter above 81 671 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 128 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 81 671 £ is the market level, above 81 671 £ is the strong quarter, below 53 900 £ 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.