Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/united-kingdom/ Title: L&D Designer hourly rate in the United Kingdom | Deftridge Summary: Learning & Development Designer pay in the United Kingdom: median wage £21 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £35. United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Learning & Development Designer hourly rate in United Kingdom The market median wage for a Learning & Development Designer in the United Kingdom is **£20.56 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£35 an hour** on Deftridge. **£35/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£20.56/hr** median wage **£16-25** middle half of wages **£760** a month at 5 hours a week ## Learning & Development Designer wage percentiles in United Kingdom 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 | £14.48 | £310 | £30,100 | | 25th | £16.44 | £360 | £34,200 | | Median | £20.56 | £450 | £42,800 | | 75th | £25.35 | £550 | £52,700 | | 90th | £31.51 | £680 | £65,500 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026; about 141,000 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United Kingdom in numbers What sets the United Kingdom apart for a Learning & Development Designer, from the same sources as the table above. - **£25.14** highest median wage, London - **£18.57** lowest median wage, Northern Ireland - **141,000** people employed in the role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it - For tax year 2026 to 2027, self-employed Class 4 National Insurance is 6% on profits over £12,570 up to £50,270 and 2% on profits over £50,270. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) - Class 2 National Insurance does not have to be paid: with profits of £7,105 or more it is treated as paid; below that, voluntary Class 2 is £3.65 a week for 2026 to 2027. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Learning & Development Designer in the United Kingdom 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 | £35 | £760 | | Manager | £40 | £870 | - One-off task **£35** - Task bundle **£30** ## Learning & Development Designer pay by region in United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Learning & Development Designer, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £25.14 | £40 | | Scotland | £21.46 | £35 | | South West | £20.45 | £35 | | South East | £20.38 | £35 | | East Midlands | £20.25 | £35 | | East of England | £20.25 | £35 | | West Midlands | £20.00 | £35 | | North West | £19.92 | £35 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £19.26 | £30 | ## 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 United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/learning-designer/united-kingdom/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)