Lead web designer vs design manager

The differences between lead web designers and design managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a lead web designer, becoming a design manager takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a design manager has an average salary of $102,637, which is higher than the $62,015 average annual salary of a lead web designer.

The top three skills for a lead web designer include HTML, CSS and wordpress. The most important skills for a design manager are sketch, project management, and visualization.

Lead web designer vs design manager overview

	Lead Web Designer	Design Manager
Yearly salary	$62,015	$102,637
Hourly rate	$29.81	$49.34
Growth rate	13%	2%
Number of jobs	51,563	61,273
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	37	48
Years of experience	4	-

Lead web designer vs design manager salary

Lead web designers and design managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Web Designer	Design Manager
Average salary	$62,015	$102,637
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $87,000	Between $69,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between lead web designer and design manager education

There are a few differences between a lead web designer and a design manager in terms of educational background:

	Lead Web Designer	Design Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Lead web designer vs design manager demographics

Here are the differences between lead web designers' and design managers' demographics:

	Lead Web Designer	Design Manager
Average age	37	48
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 16.0% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 11.8% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between lead web designer and design manager duties and responsibilities

Lead web designer example responsibilities.

Update and manage constant flow of new & update web content for WordPress sites.
Manage preparation for all quality assurance audits for intranet and Internet AME applications.
Practice rapid website deployment using PHP/MySQL, JS, CSS, HTML, and other languages.
Redesign and develop Foxit website with html5 and CSS3.
Develop and used different theme profiles, and modules for loading the css and js for better performance.
Develop AI and UI for all pages on the corporate intranet and internet sites using HTML, and graphics.

Design manager example responsibilities.

Help achieve status of medical device manufacturer through the FDA.
Manage several consultants preparing contract documents on the various NYC let and NYS let projects.
Manage and collaborate with ASIC library/memory vendors.
Manage design, tooling, equipment implementations and process improvements for foundry/machining metalworking manufacturer of automotive OEM products.
Design blueprints, bills of materials, FEA as required.
Include producing FDA and ISO-9000 level documentation of the project.

Lead web designer vs design manager skills

Common lead web designer skills

HTML, 8%
CSS, 8%
WordPress, 7%
UI, 6%
Web Design, 5%
Sketch, 5%

Common design manager skills

Sketch, 8%
Project Management, 8%
Visualization, 5%
User Experience, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%
Design Process, 4%