Clothing, fashion and accessories designers: salary in the UK
Pay by year
The median went from £34,549 in 2021 to £37,146 in 2025 (+8%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +25% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | £34,549 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £31,336 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £36,457 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | £37,146 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | x | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Clothing, fashion and accessories designers in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Design Occupations (SOC 342) has a median of £41,809 a year.
ONS did publish a mean of £36,838, which is less reliable than a median would be.
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 35 job titles to SOC 3422 Clothing, fashion and accessories designers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Accessory designer
- Apparel designer
- Boot and shoe artist
- Bridal consultant
- Bridalwear designer
- Clothes designer
- Clothing design assistant
- Clothing designer
- Costume designer
- Couturier
- Design assistant
- Designer
- Digital fashion designer
- Dress designer
- Embroidery designer
- Fashion adviser
- Fashion consultant
- Fashion design assistant
- Fashion designer
- Fashion predictor
- Footwear designer
- Footwear planner
- Gem designer
- Handbag designer
- Hat designer
- Jeweller
- Jewellery designer
- Knitwear designer
- Pattern designer
- Print design assistant
- Set design assistant
- Shoe artist
- Silversmith designer
- Textile design assistant
- Textile designer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.