How to become a web design professional
Official title: Web design professionals
Also called: Web designer, Web producer, Web app designer, Web design assistant, Web design consultant, Web application designer, Web applications designer, Ux analyst, Ui designer, Ux designer, App designer, Ux researcher
Web design professionals design, develop and maintain websites and web and mobile applications to meet a client’s specified requirements.
Main tasks
- Liaises with internal/external client in order to define the requirements for the website or applications
- Presents design options to the client
- Designs web pages and applications including graphics, animation and functionality to maximise visual effectiveness and facilitate appropriate access
- Designs web interfaces for relational database systems
How to become one
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification, although entry with other academic qualifications and/or significant relevant experience is possible. There is a variety of relevant vocational, professional and postgraduate qualifications available.
Ways in
- University: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 26 universities in the UK
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 26 universities in the UK
Pay · Outlook
- Median full-time pay: £48,629 a year The middle half earn £33,155 to null.
- About 33,900 people work in this job now, and about 37,700 are projected by 2035. (+11.1%)
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Questions people ask
How do I become a web design professional?
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification, although entry with other academic qualifications and/or significant relevant experience is possible. There is a variety of relevant vocational, professional and postgraduate qualifications available.
How much does a web design professional earn in the UK?
Median full-time pay is £48,629 a year (Office for National Statistics).
Is a web design professional a growing career in the UK?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 11% by 2035, from about 33,900 to about 37,700 people (Department for Education).
Do you need a degree to become a web design professional?
Usually. 82% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
Graduate outcomes: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (www.hesa.ac.uk), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Aggregated by subject and adapted by Peernovo.