Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/united-kingdom/ Title: Onboarding Designer rate in the United Kingdom | Deftridge Summary: Onboarding Designer pay in the United Kingdom: median wage £20 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Onboarding Designer hourly rate in United Kingdom The market median wage for an Onboarding Designer in the United Kingdom is **£19.61 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge. **£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£19.61/hr** median wage **£16-24** middle half of wages **£650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Onboarding 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 | £13.81 | £300 | £28,700 | | 25th | £15.68 | £340 | £32,600 | | Median | £19.61 | £420 | £40,800 | | 75th | £24.18 | £520 | £50,300 | | 90th | £30.06 | £650 | £62,500 | 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 an Onboarding Designer, from the same sources as the table above. - **£23.98** highest median wage, London - **£17.71** 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 an Onboarding 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 | £30 | £650 | | Manager | £40 | £870 | - One-off task **£30** - Task bundle **£30** ## Onboarding Designer pay by region in United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Onboarding Designer, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £23.98 | £40 | | Scotland | £20.47 | £35 | | South West | £19.50 | £30 | | South East | £19.43 | £30 | | East of England | £19.32 | £30 | | East Midlands | £19.31 | £30 | | West Midlands | £19.08 | £30 | | North West | £19.00 | £30 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £18.37 | £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. [Onboarding Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/) · [Onboarding Designer jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/onboarding-designer/united-kingdom/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)