Web designers use their creative and technical skills to design new websites and redesign existing ones.
£18,000 - £40,000
37 to 39 a week (between 8am and 6pm)
You'll need:
You can get into this job through:
You could take a higher national diploma or degree in:
You'll usually need:
You could take a college course to learn some of the skills you need for this job, for example:
You may need:
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level
You could take an apprenticeship, such as:
You'll usually need:
You could start working as a design assistant or web support assistant and train while you work.
You could volunteer for a local community group or charity and create a website for them. Any experience you can get will be helpful when applying for jobs.
You'll need a portfolio of work that shows employers your creative design skills.
To make sure that you're up to date with the latest trends, features and design software you can:
You can get more advice about careers in web design from techskills.
You can also find out more from Discover Creative Careers.
You could:
You could work in an office, from home or at a client's business.
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