§ Contractor calculator · Freelance Designer
Freelance Designer
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UI/UX designers, brand designers, product designers contracting independently. Range £300–£600/day; senior product designers £550–£800/day. Often Outside IR35 since work is project-bounded with substitution clauses.
§ Quick answer — typical £400/day rate
At £400/day (5 days × 46 weeks = £92,000 gross), the most tax-efficient structure is permanent salary at £63,917 net annual — effective tax rate 30.52%.
- Outside IR35 (Ltd)
- £61,432/yr
- Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
- £56,556/yr
- Permanent salary
- £63,917/yr
Design contracting reshaped by AI tools — junior demand softening, senior strategic-design demand growing.
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