Salary insights

Salary in Arts, design and media in the England region

Market pay levels based on 121 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median60 000 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average54 260 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile44 416 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile63 421 £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 quartile44 416 £
Median60 000 £
Upper quartile63 421 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 44 416 £ and 63 421 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 63 421 £.
  • The upper quartile is 43% above the lower one.
  • The average (54 260 £) is 10% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 121 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Pontoon London ·

Visual Designer

143 000 – 156 000 £

**Visual Designer** (Contract) Duration: 3 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: London/Bristol/Manchester/Leeds/Hybrid (2 days per week in any of these sites) Rate: A highly competi…

ContractOn-siteLondon
Additional Resources Ltd London ·

Senior Product Designer - Digital Products

130 000 – 156 000 £

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Product Designer to join a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research to improve disease preven…

ContractOn-siteLondon
SR2 Leeds ·

Content Designer

110 500 – 117 000 £

Content Designer - Government / GDS Location: Leeds - 2 days per week onsite Rate: £425-£450 per day IR35: Inside IR35 SR2 is looking for an experienced Content Designer to join a governmen…

ContractOn-siteLeeds
Sphere Digital Recruitment London ·

Freelance Motion Social Designer

91 000 – 104 000 £

We're looking for a talented Midweight Motion Designer / Social Designer to join a creative agency on an initial 3-month freelance contract. This is a hands-on role for someone who can comb…

ContractOn-siteLondon
Advance TRS LTD Oldbury ·

Design Manager

91 000 – 104 000 £

Design Manager – Major Energy Infrastructure Programme Location: England / Hybrid Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time Sector: Energy / Electri…

ContractOn-siteOldbury
Sphere Digital Recruitment London ·

Freelance Midweight Social Designer

84 500 – 91 000 £

We're looking for a talented Midweight Social Designer to join a busy social-first agency on an initial 6-month freelance contract. The ideal candidate will be a confident designer with a s…

ContractOn-siteLondon

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (60 000 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (54 260 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 44 416 £ to 63 421 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 44 416 £ and a quarter above 63 421 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 121 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 60 000 £ is the market level, above 63 421 £ is the strong quarter, below 44 416 £ 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.