Annual Salary
£22,000 to £40,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Technical textiles designers research, create and test textiles for use in healthcare, manufacturing and construction materials.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: between 8am and 6pm; flexibly
There will be
0.5% more Technical textiles designer jobs in 2027.
In this role you may:
You may need to wear safety clothing and use safety equipment.
You could work in a laboratory or in a factory.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a degree or postgraduate qualification in:
It's important that you check courses cover the technical skills and knowledge employers want, rather than ones that concentrate only on fashion design.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to gain some of the skills and knowledge relevant to this role through a textile technical specialist higher apprenticeship or a fashion and textiles product technologist higher apprenticeship.
With experience you may be able to move into trainee technical design roles.
You'll usually need:
You can start as a textiles or materials technician and do further training on the job to specialise in technical fabrics research and development.
You can find out more about careers and training in textile design from The Textile Institute.
You can find out more about creative careers from Discover Creative Careers.
You could work in a research department for a university or company that specialises in technical textiles, for example carbon fibre or graphene.
You'll need: