Siddiqah Islam

I'm a senior interaction designer. I design accessible, evidence-led digital services and build scalable design foundations

Available for outside IR35 contracts · SC cleared.

GDS
GOV.UK prototype kit
Developer collaboration
Accessibility
Agile delivery

Organisations I've worked with

Creating clarity when priorities kept changing

Designing a high-volume government payment service under tight delivery constraints.

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GOV.UK start page for checking eligibility for a targeted retention incentive payment for further education teachers

Impact£591K paid to FE teachers

OrganisationDepartment for Education

WhenFeb 2024 - Oct 2024

Making complex information easier to manage

Designing a simpler way to manage changing financial arrangements throughout their lifecycle.

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FocusUser flows

OrganisationUKEF

WhenJan 2026 - Aug 2026

Using analytics to challenge assumptions about a registration service

Used analytics to identify where teachers dropped out of National Professional Qualification registration, then worked with policy to test three funding-eligibility concepts.

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NPQ discovery board showing analytics-led session paths after users hit ineligible for funding

FocusAnalytics

OrganisationDepartment for Education

WhenNov 2024 - Dec 2025

What colleagues say

“Siddiqah worked on a high-profile project where she was key to avoiding duplication across product teams and advocating for user needs and accessibility despite tight constraints. She built good relationships with developers, researchers, and other designers - and was very keen on design documentation.”