Clothing, fashion and accessories designers Pay Data UK — 2024

Clothing, fashion and accessories designers roles in the UK earn a median of £36,256 per year, equivalent to £16.54 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 11.6% decrease in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £31,015 to £54,940 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Clothing, fashion and accessories designers roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Clothing, fashion and accessories designers

Clothing, fashion and accessories designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for new clothing and related fashion accessories.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• liaises with client to determine the purpose, cost, technical specification and potential uses/users of clothing or related fashion accessory
• undertakes research to determine market trends, production requirements, availability of resources and formulates design concepts
• prepares sketches, designs, patterns or prototypes for textiles, clothing, footwear, jewellery, fashion accessories
• submits design to management, sales department or client for approval, communicates design rationale and makes any necessary alterations
• specifies materials, production method and finish for aesthetic or functional effect
• oversees production of sample and/or finished product or produces one-off products for fashion shows
• observes and manages intellectual property issues

Entry Routes and Qualifications

Entrants have usually completed a foundation course, BTEC/SQA award, degree and/or postgraduate qualification. Vocational qualifications in Fashion Design and Design are available at level 2 and 3, as are apprenticeships at levels 2 and 3.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.