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UK salary report · 2026

UX Designer Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 12,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£46,639

gross, per year

▲ 6.5% change on the previous year

Mean

£46,293

Jobs measured

12,000

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of ux designers earn less than this.

25th
£30,277
30th
£33,266
40th
£39,616
50th
£46,639
60th
£49,792
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UX Designer salary by region

2 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
West Midlands £49,277 £48,397
South East £45,245 £45,643

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Web design professionals
SOC 2020 code
2141
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “ux designer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Web design professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

UX Designer salary FAQs

What is the average UX Designer salary in UK?

The median is £46,639 a year and the mean is £46,293, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 12,000 jobs in this occupation.

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