Digital Design Jobs: 2020 Design & Content Salary Benchmarks

Having worked on many digital design jobs throughout our time in the ecommerce & digital recruitment space, we ensure we keep up with all of the trends. That includes the latest salary benchmarks! 

Within this specialism, we work on digital design, UX design, UI Design, graphic design and content jobs. We love talking to all of the creative minds working in the industry, so we always want to share new insights with them.

We recently covered staff retention in ecommerce for one of our blogs. When looking at the absolute essentials in a role, ecommerce professionals specified that salary was number one! So, we think it's important to share the latest salary benchmarks within digital design and content. Have a look through and ask yourself if you are earning the salary you deserve.

Digital Design 

• Junior Digital Designer: £24,000 - £28,000 (2019: £22,000 - £25,000)
• Mid-weight Digital Designer: £28,000 - £40,000 (2019: £25,000 - £35,000)
• Senior Digital Designer: £40,000 - £70,000 (2019: £35,000 - £70,000)
• Director/Head of Digital Design: £60,000 - £100,000 (2019: £55,000 - £100,000)

UX Design 

• Junior UX Designer: £22,000 - £35,000 (2019: £25,000 - £40,000)
• UX Designer: £35,000 - £55,000 (2019: £35,000 - £55,000)
• Senior/Lead UX Designer: £65,000 - £90,000 (2019: £70,000 - £90,000)
• Head of UX: £80,000 - £120,000 (2019: £90,000 - £120,000)

Graphic Design 

The job titles for Graphic Design were new additions to the 2020 ecommerce salary survey & insights report, so there will be no 2019 comparisons for this section.

• Junior Graphic Designer: £20,000 - £25,000
• Graphic Designer: £25,000 - £35,000
• Senior Graphic Designer: £38,000 - £55,000

Web Content & Content Marketing

• Content Production Assistant/Executive: £22,000 - £32,000 (2019: £22,000 - £27,000)
• Content Production Manager: £40,000 - £50,000 (2019: £35,000 - £45,000)
• Content (editorial) Assistant/Executive: £24,000 - £32,000 (2019: £20,000 - £30,000)
• Content (editorial) Manager: £40,000 - £60,000 (2019: £35,000 - £60,000)
• Junior Copywriter: £20,000 - £30,000 (2019: £20,000 - £30,000)
• Online Copywriter: £30,000 - £45,000 (2019: £35,000 - £45,000)
• Content Lead/Head of Content: £50,000 - £90,000 (2019: £55,000 - £90,000)

Do these match your digital design & content job title?

How do these digital design & content salary benchmarks reflect your current situation? Is it in line with what you expected or do you feel a salary discussion could be in the pipeline? We're always here to discuss these in more detail, so do submit your CV or an enquiry to arrange a chat! You can also download the full report below to discover more insights.