User Experience Design (UXD)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for UX Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited UX Design over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 277 207 97
Rank change year-on-year -70 -110 +61
Permanent jobs citing UX Design 1,061 1,757 6,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 1.81% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% 1.89% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 719 912 1,829
10th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £59,340
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +5.33% +7.89%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,600
% change year-on-year -9.09% +8.70% +1.20%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

UX Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,886 92,843 159,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.13% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,763 54,795 82,800
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

UX Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing UX Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for UX Design in the UK

UX Design
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing UX Design.

Salary trend for UX Design in the UK

UX Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Design over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for UX Design in the UK

UX Design
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Design within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -91 821 £55,000 -14.73% 284
UK excluding London 0 787 £50,000 -9.09% 153
Work from Home -65 467 £55,000 -15.38% 155
London -174 205 £65,000 -3.70% 131
North of England +29 191 £50,000 -4.76% 52
Scotland +17 150 £47,500 -13.64% 11
South East -75 134 £55,000 - 30
Midlands +32 127 £50,000 - 33
North West +7 115 £45,000 -28.00% 39
South West +49 112 £55,000 +10.00% 14
West Midlands +44 96 £52,500 +5.00% 19
Yorkshire +77 60 £51,000 +2.00% 10
East of England -86 46 £46,000 -28.13% 11
East Midlands -29 23 £30,000 -38.46% 14
North East -5 16 £51,250 +26.54% 3
Wales -17 16 £32,500 -40.91%
Northern Ireland +26 15 £46,250 -11.90% 3

UX Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (3.02%) WordPress
2 29 (2.73%) CMS
3 27 (2.54%) Confluence
4 10 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 7 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.47%) Kentico
6 5 (0.47%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.28%) Cloud Foundry
8 2 (0.19%) IBM Domino
8 2 (0.19%) IIS
9 1 (0.094%) Apache
9 1 (0.094%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.094%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 138 (13.01%) Sketch
2 62 (5.84%) Adobe XD
3 46 (4.34%) Photoshop
4 40 (3.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 38 (3.58%) Adobe Illustrator
6 35 (3.30%) InVision
7 25 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
8 18 (1.70%) Adobe After Effects
9 11 (1.04%) InDesign
10 9 (0.85%) Chatbot
10 9 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
11 7 (0.66%) Blender
11 7 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 6 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
12 6 (0.57%) UserZoom
13 4 (0.38%) CANalyzer
14 3 (0.28%) CINEMA 4D
14 3 (0.28%) Trello
14 3 (0.28%) Zeplin
15 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 20 (1.89%) Shopify
2 16 (1.51%) Magento
3 5 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.38%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.19%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.094%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.094%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 234 (22.05%) Figma
2 131 (12.35%) AWS
3 96 (9.05%) Azure
4 80 (7.54%) SaaS
5 59 (5.56%) Miro
6 47 (4.43%) Heroku
7 32 (3.02%) Power Platform
8 28 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (2.45%) GCP
9 26 (2.45%) GitHub
9 26 (2.45%) PowerApps
10 25 (2.36%) Power Automate
11 20 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
11 20 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
12 18 (1.70%) Google Analytics
13 17 (1.60%) SurveyMonkey
14 15 (1.41%) Serverless
15 14 (1.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 10 (0.94%) npm
16 10 (0.94%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (0.94%) HTTP
2 7 (0.66%) Intranet
3 5 (0.47%) Internet
3 5 (0.47%) SSH
4 4 (0.38%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.094%) AMQP
6 1 (0.094%) MQTT
6 1 (0.094%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.22%) MySQL
2 53 (5.00%) SQL Server
3 30 (2.83%) Power BI
4 21 (1.98%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (1.70%) Relational Database
6 15 (1.41%) Redis
7 13 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
8 10 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
9 8 (0.75%) GIS
9 8 (0.75%) Spatial Data
10 7 (0.66%) Big Data
11 6 (0.57%) MariaDB
12 5 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.47%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.47%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.47%) Tableau
13 3 (0.28%) Data Lake
13 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 2 (0.19%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 111 (10.46%) Git
2 81 (7.63%) JIRA
3 21 (1.98%) webpack
4 14 (1.32%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.13%) Postman
6 11 (1.04%) Visual Studio
7 9 (0.85%) Moq
8 8 (0.75%) Android Studio
8 8 (0.75%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.75%) Maven
9 7 (0.66%) Axure RP
9 7 (0.66%) Cucumber
9 7 (0.66%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.66%) gulp
10 5 (0.47%) Babel
11 4 (0.38%) CANoe
11 4 (0.38%) GitLab
11 4 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
11 4 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (0.38%) Vite
General
1 370 (34.87%) Social Skills
2 228 (21.49%) Finance
3 210 (19.79%) Marketing
4 166 (15.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 107 (10.08%) Law
6 90 (8.48%) Analytical Skills
7 65 (6.13%) Banking
8 56 (5.28%) Retail
9 49 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
10 44 (4.15%) Public Sector
11 29 (2.73%) Legal
12 26 (2.45%) Manufacturing
13 25 (2.36%) Automotive
14 22 (2.07%) Games
15 19 (1.79%) Advertising
15 19 (1.79%) Electronics
15 19 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
16 15 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
17 14 (1.32%) Investment Banking
18 12 (1.13%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 376 (35.44%) Developer
2 307 (28.93%) Designer
3 241 (22.71%) UX Designer
4 236 (22.24%) Senior
5 155 (14.61%) Lead
6 154 (14.51%) UI Designer
7 142 (13.38%) UI/UX Designer
8 91 (8.58%) Senior Designer
9 90 (8.48%) Senior Developer
10 85 (8.01%) Software Engineer
11 83 (7.82%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 82 (7.73%) Senior UX Designer
13 57 (5.37%) Senior UI Designer
14 55 (5.18%) Senior UI/UX Designer
15 47 (4.43%) Full Stack Developer
16 44 (4.15%) React Developer
17 42 (3.96%) Software Developer
18 38 (3.58%) Lead Software Engineer
19 36 (3.39%) Product Manager
20 31 (2.92%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 346 (32.61%) HTML
2 286 (26.96%) CSS
3 217 (20.45%) React
4 106 (9.99%) AngularJS
5 99 (9.33%) .NET
6 71 (6.69%) Vue
7 69 (6.50%) Node.js
8 64 (6.03%) RESTful
9 52 (4.90%) HTML5
10 48 (4.52%) REST
11 45 (4.24%) Sass
12 43 (4.05%) Laravel
13 35 (3.30%) jQuery
13 35 (3.30%) Web Services
14 33 (3.11%) ASP.NET
15 29 (2.73%) CSS3
16 28 (2.64%) .NET Framework
16 28 (2.64%) Tailwind CSS
17 26 (2.45%) JSON
18 25 (2.36%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 119 (11.22%) Product Ownership
2 81 (7.63%) Mobile App
3 37 (3.49%) Greenfield Project
4 35 (3.30%) Algorithms
5 31 (2.92%) Blockchain
6 30 (2.83%) Data Structures
7 24 (2.26%) Graphic Design
8 23 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
9 22 (2.07%) Cloud Native
9 22 (2.07%) Market Risk
10 21 (1.98%) Management Information System
11 20 (1.89%) Onboarding
12 17 (1.60%) SCADA
13 16 (1.51%) Operational Technology
14 15 (1.41%) Animation
15 12 (1.13%) BBC
15 12 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (1.13%) Virtual Team
16 11 (1.04%) Client/Server
16 11 (1.04%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 43 (4.05%) Android
2 39 (3.68%) Apple iOS
3 35 (3.30%) Windows
4 21 (1.98%) Linux
5 19 (1.79%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.094%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,061 (100.00%) User Experience
2 374 (35.25%) Agile
3 339 (31.95%) Problem-Solving
4 196 (18.47%) Front End Development
5 179 (16.87%) Wireframes
6 166 (15.65%) Prototyping
7 165 (15.55%) Software Engineering
8 160 (15.08%) User Research
9 150 (14.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 135 (12.72%) DevOps
11 121 (11.40%) Full Stack Development
12 116 (10.93%) UX Research
13 115 (10.84%) Customer Experience
14 111 (10.46%) Stakeholder Management
15 109 (10.27%) Visualisation
16 108 (10.18%) Design Patterns
17 105 (9.90%) Mentoring
18 103 (9.71%) CI/CD
18 103 (9.71%) Roadmaps
19 100 (9.43%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 347 (32.70%) JavaScript
2 131 (12.35%) TypeScript
3 95 (8.95%) C#
4 94 (8.86%) PHP
5 87 (8.20%) SQL
6 83 (7.82%) Python
7 81 (7.63%) Java
8 31 (2.92%) Kotlin
9 17 (1.60%) T-SQL
10 16 (1.51%) Go
11 14 (1.32%) Swift
12 13 (1.23%) Rust
13 11 (1.04%) C
14 10 (0.94%) VB.NET
15 8 (0.75%) Clojure
15 8 (0.75%) F#
15 8 (0.75%) Haskell
16 6 (0.57%) C++
17 5 (0.47%) PowerShell
17 5 (0.47%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 204 (19.23%) Degree
2 82 (7.73%) Security Cleared
3 68 (6.41%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.43%) Master's Degree
5 24 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (1.13%) CSPO
6 12 (1.13%) MBA
7 11 (1.04%) PhD
8 7 (0.66%) HND
9 6 (0.57%) DV Cleared
9 6 (0.57%) IIBA
10 3 (0.28%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.19%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.094%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.094%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (15.27%) Accessibility
2 70 (6.60%) WCAG
3 49 (4.62%) QA
4 15 (1.41%) GDPR
5 8 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (0.57%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.38%) ISO 26262
8 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.19%) GLP
9 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.19%) IEC 62304
9 2 (0.19%) ISO 13485
10 1 (0.094%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 44 (4.15%) Docker
2 16 (1.51%) Hyper-V
2 16 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.19%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.19%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.41%) Terraform
3 1 (0.094%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 126 (11.88%) Adobe
2 85 (8.01%) Microsoft
3 62 (5.84%) Google
4 27 (2.54%) Salesforce
5 21 (1.98%) ServiceNow
6 17 (1.60%) Xamarin
7 16 (1.51%) VMware
8 12 (1.13%) Hotjar
8 12 (1.13%) Qualtrics
8 12 (1.13%) Sony
9 11 (1.04%) Facebook
9 11 (1.04%) WooCommerce
10 8 (0.75%) DevExpress
10 8 (0.75%) SAP
11 7 (0.66%) Mapbox
12 5 (0.47%) Databricks
13 4 (0.38%) dotdigital
13 4 (0.38%) Oracle
14 3 (0.28%) Snapchat
14 3 (0.28%) YouTube