Web design professionals salary in the UK (2025/26)
ONS ASHE 2025
£46,639
£46,639
Mean salary
£46,293
Employment patterns
- 86% of Web design professionals work full-time
- 25% are self-employed
- 97.8% of employees have permanent contracts
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey (APS218), 2025
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£43,800
How pay varies by region
West Midlands is the highest-paying region for web design professionals at £49,277 — 6% above the UK median. Yorkshire and the Humber is lowest at £26,976. Use the table below for the full regional breakdown.
Salary by UK region
| Region | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | £49,277 | £48,397 | +6% |
| South East | £45,245 | £45,643 | -3% |
| London | £44,961 | £45,551 | -4% |
| South West | £40,475 | £43,612 | -13% |
| North West | £39,644 | £41,883 | -15% |
| Scotland | £38,266 | £39,989 | -18% |
| East Midlands | £35,646 | £38,563 | -24% |
| Wales | £31,666 | £32,442 | -32% |
| East of England | £30,706 | £31,039 | -34% |
| North East | £30,166 | £32,903 | -35% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £26,976 | £32,286 | -42% |
West Midlands
£49,277
Mean £48,397
South East
£45,245
Mean £45,643
London
£44,961
Mean £45,551
South West
£40,475
Mean £43,612
North West
£39,644
Mean £41,883
Scotland
£38,266
Mean £39,989
East Midlands
£35,646
Mean £38,563
Wales
£31,666
Mean £32,442
East of England
£30,706
Mean £31,039
North East
£30,166
Mean £32,903
Yorkshire and the Humber
£26,976
Mean £32,286
Sorted highest median to lowest. ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to £46,639. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.