Interior Designers

An Interior Designer plans and designs interior spaces for buildings, including houses, offices and commercial buildings. Recommends and selects material, colours and furnishings to be used, including fabrics, flooring and furniture. May specialize in lighting design, or designing kitchens, bathrooms or closets; may focus on improving energy and water efficiency in a building.

About this Career

Average Salary

£26,226

New workers start at around £14,122. Normal pay is £26,226 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £37,244

Annual Openings

59

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily Tasks

  • Stains, waxes and French polishes wood surfaces by hand.
  • Mixes adhesive or removes self-adhesive backing and positions covering material on wall, matching up patterns where appropriate and removing wrinkles and air bubbles by hand or brush.
  • Applies primer, undercoat and finishing coat(s) using brush, roller, or spray equipment.
  • Prepares surfaces by cleaning, sanding and filling cracks and holes with appropriate filler.
  • Erects working platform or scaffolding up to five metres in height.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Monitoring 59%
Active Listening 57%
Learning Strategies 52%
Speaking 50%
Mathematics 50%
Critical Thinking 47%
Active Learning 46%
Reading Comprehension 45%
Writing 41%
Science 26%

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