Interior Design

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Step into a career in Interior Design

If you are passionate about transforming spaces and bringing creative ideas to life, Interior Design offers the opportunity to develop your creativity while building the skills needed for a rewarding career. Explore residential, hospitality and commercial interiors, alongside themes such as wellbeing, accessibility, sustainability, exhibition and set design, supported by experienced tutors and industry-informed learning.

Learn by doing

Practical project work sits at the heart of your learning. Through live briefs, industry engagement and collaborative opportunities, you will develop creative and technical skills that reflect professional design practice. You will explore materials through hands on making, surface and product design, alongside 2D and 3D fabrication processes. You will also build expertise in industry standard software, including AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop and InDesign.

Our facilities and your support

Learn in a creative environment where experimentation, innovation and professional development are encouraged. You will have access to specialist resources and expert support, helping you refine your design thinking, technical skills and portfolio while building confidence for your future career.

Where this could take you

Interior Design can lead to a range of opportunities within the creative industries. Graduates may progress into private practice, freelance and self employed work, or join established design studios working across residential, commercial, hospitality and exhibition projects. You will leave with a professional portfolio, industry relevant skills and the confidence to take your next step.

Student Success Stories

Celebrating Success 2026: UAL Student of the Year – Sarah Connolly

Access to HE in Art and Design, Fine Art BA (Hons)

The course was brilliant and also challenging, but I’ve enjoyed every moment. I chose to go back to college because I knew I had potential. I started on Access to HE in Art and Design. I’ve overcome challenges and really appreciated the supportive environment.

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Celebrating Success 2026: UAL Student of the Year – Sarah Connolly

Access to HE in Art and Design, Fine Art BA (Hons)

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Call and Contact Centre Occupations

£21,438

Entry Level Salary

£24,293

Average Salary

£37,424.90

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Arranges for field staff to visit the caller if further assistance is required.
Maintains details of calls received, the action taken as a result of a call and updates customer database as required.
Advises on services available and sells additional products or services.
Informs existing and potential customers on any immediate action to be taken, and refers the matter to a more senior member of staff if necessary.
Interviews caller to establish the nature of any complaint or the requirements of the client.
Answers incoming telephone calls from existing or prospective customers.

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Telephonists

£20,034

Entry Level Salary

£26,702.75

Average Salary

£41,137.28

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Alerts emergency services in cases of fire, crime or accident.
Provides directory information, dialling codes and details of charges.
Gives advice on dialling and other special features available.
Reports any faults on telephone operating system.
Operates switchboard to connect outgoing calls or to relay incoming or internal calls.
Receives callers and directs them to appropriate person or department.

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Communication Operators

£24,588

Entry Level Salary

£34,051.43

Average Salary

£52,458.39

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Receives and handles incoming calls for emergency services, transmitting to the appropriate services.
Performs routine tests and maintenance on equipment and reports faults.
Keeps record of messages sent and received.
Uses a teleprinter or telex keyboard to transmit messages to other teleprinters or telexes.
Tunes transmitter to required channel or wavelength and relays or receives message to/ from person or vehicle.
Receives messages, weather reports and other material to transmit.

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Market Research Interviewers

£21,654

Entry Level Salary

£24,114

Average Salary

£37,149.14

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Collates and reviews information collected and compiles reports to pass back to the organisation/individual commissioning the market research.
Collects questionnaires, diaries, and other research materials left with interviewees and conducts follow-up interviews.
Records progress of interviews by noting answers, completing questionnaires, making audio or visual recordings or inputting responses into a computer.
Approaches members of the public, individuals, households and organisations to arrange and conduct face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, focus groups, panel interviews etc..

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Customer Service Occupations

£22,050

Entry Level Salary

£24,082

Average Salary

£36,657.10

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Informs customers of special promotions and new product launches.
Addresses customer complaints and problems.
Follows up clients to ensure their satisfaction with a product or service and to gain renewal of customer service agreements.
Makes reservations, books tickets, organises insurance policies on behalf of customers.
Discusses pricing processes with clients, agrees payment arrangements and handles customer accounts.
Receives enquiries from potential and existing clients, discusses requirements, and recommends products or services.

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Customer Service Supervisors

£22,284

Entry Level Salary

£33,187.82

Average Salary

£51,581.33

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Discusses customer responses with managers with a view to improving the product or service provided and to resolve operational problems.
Establishes and monitors work schedules to meet the organisation's requirements.
Develops and plans training for their teams.
Liaises with clients and handles more complicated or sensitive complaints and queries.
Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of a help and advisory services to provide support for customers and users.

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Paramedics

£29,034

Entry Level Salary

£42,870.04

Average Salary

£63,554.68

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient’s condition and any treatment provided.
Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.
Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.
Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.
Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.

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Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants

£20,484

Entry Level Salary

£23,574.99

Average Salary

£33,952.91

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Changes bed linen, makes beds and tidies wards.
Assists patients in washing, dressing, toiletry activities and general mobility.
Distributes and serves food, assists patients in feeding and prepares snacks and hot drinks.
Prepares patient for examination and treatment.
Performs basic clinical tasks such as taking patients’ temperature and pulse, weighing and measuring, performing urine tests and extracting blood samples.

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Ambulance Staff (Excluding Paramedics)

£18,036

Entry Level Salary

£30,782.29

Average Salary

£46,218.96

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Checks and maintains vehicles to ensure they are roadworthy.
Replenishes medical supplies in ambulance as necessary.
Cleans and disinfects ambulance after use and carries out routine care of ambulance equipment.
Ascertains nature of injuries and provides first aid treatment.
Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to transport patients to hospitals or other treatment centres and homes.
Helps patients into and out of ambulance.

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Health and Safety Managers and Officers

£23,598

Entry Level Salary

£42,270.21

Average Salary

£83,262.76

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
Counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work.
Maintains contact with those off work due to illness.
Compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly.
Instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment.
Helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments.
Inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.

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Human Resources Administrative Occupations

£20,916

Entry Level Salary

£25,365.70

Average Salary

£37,471.48

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Implements and maintains HR records systems.
Provides administrative support for training courses, work placements etc.
Provides practical support for recruitment and selection procedures such as checking application forms, arranging interviews of candidates and ensuring the interview panel receive all relevant documentation.
Arranges advertisements for jobs in the relevant media.
Supports senior HR staff in the development and implementation of HR and industrial relations policies.

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Psychotherapists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists

£27,864

Entry Level Salary

£35,660.03

Average Salary

£54,150

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Helps people come up with new ways to cope with their problems and to change their ways of thinking.
Analyses events, behaviour, and habits to understand their mode of thinking and feelings.
Talks with patients about their emotions, relationships and personal history.
Assesses and provides treatment for people suffering with mental illness, stress, and emotional and relationship problems.

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Clinical Psychologists

£40,914

Entry Level Salary

£42,864.80

Average Salary

£65,090.48

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Writes reports on their work and conducts applied research.
Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
Helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions.
Provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
Determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals.
Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour.

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Other Psychologists

£16,686

Entry Level Salary

£26,497

Average Salary

£66,329.06

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Applies psychological treatment methods to help athletes achieve optimum mental health and enhance sporting performance.
Applies professional knowledge and techniques within the workplace, addressing issues such as job design, work groups, motivation etc.
Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
Studies psychological factors in the treatment and prevention of mental illness or emotional and personality disorders.
Analyses the effect of hereditary, social and physical factors on thought and behaviour.
Observes and experiments on humans and animals to measure mental and physical characteristics.
Develops treatment and guidance methods and gives treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
Develops and administers tests to measure intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, etc. and assesses results.

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Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

£19,386

Entry Level Salary

£25,662

Average Salary

£45,662.40

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Ensures custody of all cash receipts and organises regular stock checks.
Recruits, supervises and trains staff.
Determines financial, staffing, material and other short and long-term needs.
Advises on the facilities available and promotes publicity in relation to shows, games, races, new theme parks, etc.
Keeps abreast of new trends and developments in recreational activities and arranges exhibitions, theatrical productions, concerts, demonstrations, etc.
Ensures that facilities are kept clean and in good condition and that appropriate health and safety requirements are adhered to.
Organises timetable of activities/schedule of programmes.

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Sports Players

£16,002

Entry Level Salary

£12,482.11

Average Salary

£37,533.55

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.
Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment.
Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training.
Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics.
Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions.

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Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials

£18,792

Entry Level Salary

£11,353.94

Average Salary

£36,248.99

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Manages the playing areas and competitors, starts race, competition or match and controls its progress according to established rules.
Inspects and maintains specialised clothing and equipment.
Understands health and safety aspects of various activities and ensures any statutory requirements are met.
Provides information and develops facilities to encourage greater participation in sport, and to enhance the standards of participants.
Deals with administrative aspects such as arranging matches, contests or appearances for athlete or team, and organising required transport and accommodation.
Monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how future improvements can be made.
Controls team selection and discipline and recruits ancillary staff such as coaches or physiotherapists.
Coaches teams or individuals by demonstrating techniques and directing training and exercise sessions.

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Fitness and Wellbeing Instructors

£22,698

Entry Level Salary

£19,440.99

Average Salary

£58,458.83

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Understands the health and safety aspects of different forms of exercise and ensures that any statutory requirements are met.
Plans and monitors personal fitness schedules.
Ensures that clients do not injure themselves through over exertion or using incorrect training techniques.
Demonstrates and leads fitness activities and supervises exercise classes.
Devises programmes of training appropriate to the needs of clients with varying levels of strength, fitness and ability.
Assesses the fitness levels of clients.

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Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Installers and Repairers

£22,680

Entry Level Salary

£39,787.51

Average Salary

£63,159.43

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Carries our maintenance checks and repairs.
Inspects and tests the installation.
Plans work schedule and installs the system.
Produces detailed estimate of costs of the work.
Plans layout of the system (pipework, ducts and control panels).
Examines the proposed site to establish if installation plans are practical.

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Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers

£21,096

Entry Level Salary

£34,567.57

Average Salary

£53,293.06

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Repairs burst pipes and mechanical and combustion faults and replaces faulty taps, washers, valves, etc.
Attaches fittings and joins piping by welding, soldering, cementing, fusing, screwing or other methods.
Tests completed installation for leaks and makes any necessary adjustments.
Installs fittings such as storage tanks, cookers, baths, toilets, taps and valves, refrigerators, boilers, heat pumps, radiators and fires.
Measures and cuts required lengths of copper, lead, steel, iron, aluminium or plastic using hand or machine tools.
Examines drawings and specifications to determine layout of system.

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Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors

£13,896

Entry Level Salary

£30,216.66

Average Salary

£53,766.86

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Ensures financial accounts for the business are maintained.
Demonstrates, advises on and sells hair and/or beauty products.
Checks and maintains any equipment, and ensures that all safety requirements are met.
Undertakes and/or directs hair treatments and/or beauty therapy.
Ensures clients’ records are maintained.
Provides clients with information and advice on styles and treatments, and resolves any complaints or problems.
Controls the allocation, training and remuneration of staff.
Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.

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Beauticians and Related Occupations

£21,906

Entry Level Salary

£11,036.81

Average Salary

£22,030.13

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Applies make-up to hide blemishes or enhance facial features and advises clients on skin care and make-up techniques.
Maintains client records, sells and advises on cosmetic products and services, and ensures appropriate health and safety issues are addressed..
Advises clients on diet and exercise to assist in weight loss and slimming.
Recognises problems and refers clients to medical practitioners if appropriate.
Performs specialist treatments for conditions such as acne, applies skin rejuvenation therapies.
Cleans, shapes and polishes finger and toe nails, applies nail extensions.
Uses waxing, threading, sugaring and other epilation techniques to remove any unwanted body hair.
Massages scalp, face and other parts of the body and carries out spray tanning.
Discusses clients requirements, analyses and advises client on appropriate skin care, and applies treatments to the face or body.

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Authors, Writers and Translators

£22,590

Entry Level Salary

£35,211.61

Average Salary

£62,847.06

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Provides communication support for the hard of hearing or the visually impaired.
Converts documents or spoken statements from original or source language into another language.
Writes instruction manuals and user guides, technical reports, catalogues and indexes, prepares sales literature and writes technical articles for trade journals.
Negotiates contracts with freelance agents and with buyer on behalf of writer.
Selects material for publication, checks style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranges for any necessary revisions and checks proof copies before printing.
Generates and develops creative ideas for literary material.
Determines subject matter and researches as necessary by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, observing etc..

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Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians

£22,842

Entry Level Salary

£34,414

Average Salary

£49,310.10

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.

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Vehicle Body Builders and Repairers

£25,128

Entry Level Salary

£33,016.90

Average Salary

£48,817.17

Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

Positions, secures and repairs external fittings including windows, doors, door handles, catches and roof attachments.
Installs and repairs interior fittings including seats, seatbelts and fascia in cars, sinks and special features in caravans and mobile shops.
Hammers out dents in bodywork, fills in small depressions or corroded areas in solder, plastic or other filler compound and replaces body panels using hand and power tools.
Repairs damage to chassis and engine mountings using hydraulic rams, jacks and jigs.
Selects, cuts, shapes and assembles materials to form parts of vehicle underframe, framework and body.
Diagnoses job requirements or ascertains work specifications from drawings or instructions.

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Interior Design

Step into a career in Interior Design

Learn by doing

Our facilities and your support

Where this could take you

Student Success Stories

Celebrating Success 2026: UAL Student of the Year – Sarah Connolly

Celebrating Success 2026: UAL Student of the Year – Sarah Connolly

Our Courses

BA (Hons) Interior & Spatial Design

Helping shape your career pathway

Call and Contact Centre Occupations

Daily Tasks

Telephonists

Daily Tasks

Communication Operators

Daily Tasks

Market Research Interviewers

Daily Tasks

Customer Service Occupations

Daily Tasks

Customer Service Supervisors

Daily Tasks

Paramedics

Daily Tasks

Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants

Daily Tasks

Ambulance Staff (Excluding Paramedics)

Daily Tasks

Health and Safety Managers and Officers

Daily Tasks

Human Resources Administrative Occupations

Daily Tasks

Psychotherapists and Cognitive Behaviour Therapists

Daily Tasks

Clinical Psychologists

Daily Tasks

Other Psychologists

Daily Tasks

Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

Daily Tasks

Sports Players

Daily Tasks

Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials

Daily Tasks

Fitness and Wellbeing Instructors

Daily Tasks

Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Installers and Repairers

Daily Tasks

Plumbers and Heating and Ventilating Installers and Repairers

Daily Tasks

Hairdressing and Beauty Salon Managers and Proprietors

Daily Tasks

Beauticians and Related Occupations

Daily Tasks

Authors, Writers and Translators

Daily Tasks

Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians

Daily Tasks

Vehicle Body Builders and Repairers

Daily Tasks

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