Web designer
Web designers use their creative and technical skills to design new websites and redesign existing ones.
Typical Salary
£18,000 – £40,000
per year
Working Hours
37–39
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
You could:
- take a lead in maintaining and developing a site
- attend meetings with clients to plan and develop website style and appearance
- use content management systems (CMS)
- analyse statistics about who is using the website
- write reports for managers, clients and partners
- report technical problems to IT support staff
Skills needed
- knowledge of computer operating systems, hardware and software
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to write computer programs
- persistence and determination
- analytical thinking skills
- to be flexible and open to change
- the ability to use your initiative
- maths knowledge
- to have a thorough understanding of computer systems and applications
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
Career progression
With experience you could:
- become a lead web designer or manager
- work as a freelance web designer
- set up your own web design business