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Senior Combined ADHD Assessor & Prescriber for Children - Redruth, Cornwall
Posted 1 day ago by Paloma Health
The role of Senior Combined ADHD Assessor & Prescriber for Children at Paloma involves delivering high-quality ADHD neur...
- Rate £67,000 per year
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Redruth, Cornwall
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About Our Remote Working Interaction Designer Contract Roles
What does a interaction designer contractor do?
Organisations bring in Interaction Designer contractors to design the detailed behaviours, flows, and micro-interactions that define how users experience digital products and services, focusing on the moment-to-moment decisions a user makes as they navigate through a product. The role sits alongside UX design and service design but with a particular focus on the precision of interaction patterns: how components behave when clicked, tapped, or hovered; how transitions and animations communicate state changes; how forms respond to input; and how error states, empty states, and edge cases are handled in a way that keeps users oriented and in control. Interaction Designers are brought in during the detailed design phase of a digital product or service build, when existing interaction patterns need to be systematised into a design system, or when a team needs specialist support refining the quality of a product's user experience.
Interaction Designer contractors are expected to combine a strong understanding of human-computer interaction principles with the craft skills to produce high-fidelity prototypes that communicate interaction intent with precision. Proficiency in Figma is expected as a baseline, including the ability to build complex interactive prototypes using Figma's prototyping tools, alongside familiarity with motion design tools such as Principle or Framer for more sophisticated animation work. Knowledge of design systems and component library design is widely expected, as interaction design and design system development are closely related disciplines. The ability to specify interaction patterns clearly for engineering teams, including edge cases and state transitions that developers need to implement, and to collaborate closely with frontend engineers to ensure that implemented interactions match the designed intent, is a consistent marker of a strong Interaction Designer contractor.
What is the market like for interaction designer contractors?
Interaction Designer contracting is a specialist segment within the broader UX and digital design market, most active in technology product companies, financial services digital teams, and government digital programmes where the detail and quality of interaction design is treated as a commercial and user experience differentiator. The government digital service community, where interaction design is a recognised and valued discipline distinct from general UX design, has been particularly influential in professionalising the interaction design contracting market. Rates reflect the specialist nature of the discipline and sit above the generalist UX designer market. Contractors who combine strong interaction design skills with design systems expertise are in the strongest commercial position.
What does 'remote working' mean for interaction designer contractors?
Remote contract roles are delivered primarily from the contractor's own location rather than the client's premises. In the UK contractor market, "remote" covers a range of arrangements, from fully remote with no on-site requirement through to predominantly remote roles that involve periodic travel for workshops or stakeholder meetings, typically a few days per month.
Remote contracts can show different rate patterns compared to on-site or hybrid positions. In some cases, remote working reduces location-driven rate premiums; in others, rates remain aligned to the employer's location or market benchmarks. As with all contract roles, rates are primarily driven by scope, expertise, and delivery expectations rather than working arrangement alone.
The availability of remote contracting varies by role and sector. Technology, data, and digital roles offer the broadest remote opportunities, while financial services and government clients more commonly require hybrid arrangements. Contractors evaluating remote opportunities should clarify on-site expectations before accepting, as definitions of "remote" vary between clients.
How much do interaction designer contractors usually earn when working remotely?
Contract rates for interaction designer roles typically range from £350 to £650 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Remote roles may sit at different points within this range depending on the employer's location and whether any on-site attendance is required.
How many remote working interaction designer vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 interaction designer contract roles across the site. Around 50% of the jobs currently listed on Quality Contracts offer some sort of remote or hybrid working arranegment. Data reviewed up to June 2026.