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Permanent roles saw high job stability with 66% of those working for a Design & Branding agency or Clientside not changing roles this year
Clientside remains slightly more lucrative than agency-work – with salaries around 10% higher on average

Phil Braham
Associate Director of Design

phil.braham@majorplayers.co.uk
020 7845 7250
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This salary survey covers Design, Design Management, Digital Creative inhouse and agency, and User Experience roles – for more in-depth information get in touch to receive an interactive pdf

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DESIGN JOBS

Job Title	salary average	salary min-max
Graduate	£19,000	£18,000 - £20,000
Junior Designer	£21,000	£20,000 - £24,000
Low Midweight Designer	£25,000	£24,000 - £28,000
Midweight Designer	£30,000	£30,000 - £32,000
Heavy Midweight Designer	£34,000	£32,000 - £35,000
Senior Designer	£40,000	£36,000 - £45,000
Design Director	£55,000	£42,000 - £65,000
Creative Director	£78,000	£60,000 - £120,000

DESIGN MANAGEMENT JOBS

Job Title	salary average	salary min-max
Graduate	£19,000	£18,000 - £20,000
Account Executive	£21,500	£20,000 - £24,000
Senior Account Executive	£24,000	£22,000 - £25,000
Account Manager	£31,000	£25,000 - £35,000
Senior Account Manager	£37,500	£35,000 - £45,000
Account Director	£45,000	£42,000 - £58,000
Senior Account Director	£60,000	£54,000 - £70,000
Client Director	£66,000	£59,000 - £70,000
Client Services Director	£70,000	£60,000 - £90,000
Junior Brand Consultant / Planner	£50,000	£45,000 - £60,000
Midweight Brand Consultant / Planner	£65,000	£55,000 - £75,000
Senior Brand Consultant / Planner	£80,000	£70,000 - £100,000
Board Director	£86,500	£70,000+
Managing Director	£100,000	£85,000 - £130,000

DIGITAL CREATIVE INHOUSE JOBS

Job Title	salary average	salary min-max
Junior Designer	£22,000	£20,000 - £30,000
Midweight Designer	£35,000	£30,000 - £40,000
Senior Designer	£45,000	£40,000 - £50,000
Art Director	£50,000	£40,000 - £60,000
Design Director	£65,000	£50,000 - £80,000
Creative Director	£80,000	£65,000 - £120,000
Executive Creative Director	£150,000	£120,000 - £250,000
Flash Designer	-	£22,000 - £50,000
Motion Graphics	-	£22,000 - £55,000

DIGITAL CREATIVE AGENCY JOBS

Job Title	salary average	salary min-max
Junior Designer	£22,000	£20,000 - £25,000
Midweight Designer	£35,000	£24,000 - £38,000
Senior Designer	£45,000	£32,000 - £50,000
Art Director	£50,000	£40,000 - £60,000
Design Director	£65,000	£50,000 - £80,000
Creative Director	£80,000	£65,000 - £120,000
Executive Creative Director	£150,000	£120,000 - £250,000
Flash Designer	-	£22,000 - £50,000
Motion Graphics	-	£22,000 - £55,000

USER EXPERIENCE JOBS

Job Title	salary average	salary min-max
Junior UX Designer	£25,000	£20,000 - £35,000
Midweight UX Designer	£40,000	£35,000 - £60,000
Senior UX Designer	£65,000	£60,000 - £80,000
UX Lead / Head of UX	£80,000	£75,000+

DESIGN JOBS

Job Title	day rate average	day rate min-max
Graduate	-	-
Junior Designer	£100	£80-£110
Low Midweight Designer	£130	£120-£160
Midweight Designer	£200	£180-£200
Heavy Midweight Designer	£210	£200-£220
Senior Designer	£250	£225-£300
Design Director	£275	£275+
Creative Director	£300	£275+

DESIGN MANAGEMENT JOBS

Job Title	day rate average	day rate min-max
Graduate	<£100	£50 - £100
Account Executive	<£100	£70 - £120
Senior Account Executive	£100	£70 - £120
Account Manager	<£150	£100 - £180
Senior Account Manager	<£200	£100 - £200
Account Director	£225	£200 - £250
Senior Account Director	£275	£250 - £300
Client Director	£350	£300 - £400
Client Services Director	£350	£350 - £400+
Junior Brand Consultant / Planner	£225	£200 - £300
Midweight Brand Consultant / Planner	£275	£250 - £300+
Senior Brand Consultant / Planner	£350	£350 - £400+
Board Director	-	-
Managing Director	-	-

DIGITAL CREATIVE INHOUSE JOBS

Job Title	day rate average	day rate min-max
Junior Designer	£150	£150-£200
Midweight Designer	£230	£225-£250
Senior Designer	£275	£250-£350
Art Director	£300	£250-£350
Design Director	£325	£300-£350
Creative Director	£450+	£350-£600
Executive Creative Director	£600	£500-£700+
Flash Designer	£275	£250-£350
Motion Graphics	£250	£230-£300

DIGITAL CREATIVE AGENCY JOBS

Job Title	day rate average	day rate min-max
Junior Designer	£150	£120-£160
Midweight Designer	£230	£225-£250
Senior Designer	£275	£250-£300
Art Director	£300	£250-£350
Design Director	£325	£300-£350
Creative Director	£450+	£350-£600
Executive Creative Director	£600	£500-£700+
Flash Designer	£275	£250-£350
Motion Graphics	£250	£230-£300

USER EXPERIENCE JOBS

Job Title	day rate average	day rate min-max
Junior UX Designer	£200	£200-£300
Mid UX Designer	£300	£250-£350+
Senior UX Designer	£350	£300-£350+
UX Lead / Head of UX	£450	£300+

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