Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Interior designers demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 37 new online adverts for interior designers in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 19.6% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £37,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Interior designers hiring demand
New online job adverts for interior designers in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
37
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for interior designers across the UK
Advertised pay is 5.7% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£37,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.3 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 58.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.5% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 10.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 16.6% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 37 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 618 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 509 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 39 | |
| 3 | Bristol, City of | 28 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 27 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 25 | |
| 6 | Buckinghamshire | 21 | |
| 7 | Somerset | 19 | |
| 8 | City of Edinburgh | 18 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 18 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 17 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Culture, media and sports occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derry City and Strabane | £62,400 | |
| 2 | Broadland | £53,700 | |
| 3 | Elmbridge | £50,900 | |
| 4 | Redcar and Cleveland | £47,800 | |
| 5 | Rother | £45,900 | |
| 6 | Dover | £45,500 | |
| 7 | Blaenau Gwent | £44,200 | |
| 8 | Flintshire | £43,800 | |
| 9 | Newport | £43,200 | |
| 10 | Brentwood | £43,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 342) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design occupations n.e.c. Design assistant · Set dresser · Set designer — 58.2% of group adverts | 1,165 | +20.9% | |
| 2 | Interior designersYou’re viewing this Interior designer · Team leader · Décor designer — 30.9% of group adverts | 618 | -15.1% | |
| 3 | Clothing, fashion and accessories designers Fashion designer · Shoe artist · Gem designer — 11.0% of group adverts | 220 | -18.8% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.