Occupation 3422 · Associate professional occupations
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for new clothing and related fashion accessories.
Entrants have usually completed a foundation course, BTEC/SQA award, degree and/or postgraduate qualification. Vocational qualifications in Fashion Design and Design are available at level 2 and 3, as are apprenticeships at levels 2 and 3.
Bridalwear designer · Fashion designer · Footwear designer · Jewellery designer
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | 16,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | 17,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | 18,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 2,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 3,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 1,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3422 : Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 9 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.