Web Designer Salaries Revealed

May 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Brand Creative is currently compiling a salary survey dedicated to Graphic and Web Design jobs in the Eastern Region. The recruitment agency surveyed clients and candidates to find out what the average salaries were.

With the internet still remaining a relatively ‘new’ phenomenon, the survey aims to indicate what salaries candidates seeking web designer jobs should be looking for and to aid employers with how much they should be paying.

The review also breaks down the individual job roles and how many years experience the potential candidate should have. Louise Ashford-Hodges, Managing Consultant at Brand Creative, observes that because, “web design is still a relatively new industry both companies and candidates are unsure about what level of web designer they should be recruiting for and subsequently what salary they should be paying them.”

The Creative Salary Review also shows the average amount full time permanent web designers receive and also what freelancers receive per hour. “We thought it would be a good idea to include both permanent and freelance salary expectations. There is always a grey area surrounding these two types of job contracts and our salary survey aims to distinguish between them,” comments Louise.

As a short overview, it appears that, naturally, Web Designer salaries are very much dependent on experience. Brand Recruitment’s Salary Review found that a recent graduate with a couple of  months’ experience in a web design environment can expect to be paid around £20,000 which will then increase to around £40,000 after five years experience. From a freelance point of view, junior web designers can expect £7 per hour and more experienced designers could earn up to £20 per hour.  

The review will be released in June and will not only cover salary information on web designer jobs but also graphic design jobs and online marketing roles. With the web and digital world evolving, the salary survey will guide candidates and employers in how much they should be paid, or be paying to retain the best talent.

For more web design roles please visit: http://www.brandcreativejobs.co.uk/jobs/web-designer/

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Brand Creative is a division of Brand Recruitment and provides the only specialist design and creative recruitment service in the Eastern Region. With the widest variety of jobs in the area for web designers we work with clients ranging from agencies to global FMCG giants.