Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/london/ Title: L&D Designer hourly rate in London | Deftridge Summary: Learning & Development Designer pay in London: median wage £25 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £40. The rate is on every task, before you apply. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Learning & Development Designer hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Learning & Development Designer in London is **£25.14 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£40 an hour** on Deftridge, +14% against the United Kingdom rate. **£40/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£25.14/hr** median wage **£20-31** middle half of wages **£870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Learning & Development Designer wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £17.71 | £380 | £36,800 | | 25th | £20.10 | £440 | £41,800 | | Median | £25.14 | £540 | £52,300 | | 75th | £31.00 | £670 | £64,500 | | 90th | £38.53 | £830 | £80,100 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Learning & Development Designer, from the same sources as the table above. - **+22%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £20.56 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Learning & Development Designer in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £40 | £870 | | Manager | £50 | £1,080 | - One-off task **£40** - Task bundle **£40** ## Learning & Development Designer pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Learning & Development Designer, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £25.14 | £40 | | Scotland | £21.46 | £35 | | South West | £20.45 | £35 | | South East | £20.38 | £35 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Learning & Development Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/) · [Learning & Development Designer jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/learning-designer/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)