User-Centered Design (UCD) Contracts in Edinburgh

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 66 62
Rank change year-on-year +16 -4 +6
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 21 47 68
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 2.60% 3.64% 3.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 3.82% 3.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 42 53
10th Percentile £291 £405 £396
25th Percentile £441 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% +2.50% +18.34%
75th Percentile £603 £570 £600
90th Percentile £652 £650 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £500 £504
% change year-on-year -10.00% -0.70% +22.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 714 1,229 1,822
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.26% 95.27% 93.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 420 877 1,257
10th Percentile £227 £252 £260
25th Percentile £413 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.37% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £545 £563
90th Percentile £675 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £470
% change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 12 18
10th Percentile £15.10 £13.62 £14.89
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.72 £18.31
Median hourly rate £22.87 £21.47 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.55% -41.19% -32.99%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.94 £52.50
90th Percentile - £66.20 £53.92
Scotland median hourly rate £19.34 £17.72 £33.00
% change year-on-year +9.11% -46.30% -21.43%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Edinburgh

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Edinburgh

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User-Centered Design (UCD) in Edinburgh

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 20 (95.24%) Public Sector
2 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (9.52%) Finance
5 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.76%) Law
5 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Designer
2 6 (28.57%) Senior
2 6 (28.57%) UX Designer
3 5 (23.81%) Lead
4 4 (19.05%) Senior Designer
4 4 (19.05%) Service Designer
4 4 (19.05%) User Researcher
5 3 (14.29%) Senior Service Designer
6 2 (9.52%) Project Manager
6 2 (9.52%) Senior User Researcher
7 1 (4.76%) Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Content Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Lead Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Lead UX Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Senior UX Designer
7 1 (4.76%) Support Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) User Experience Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (80.95%) User Research
2 10 (47.62%) Service Design
3 9 (42.86%) User Experience
4 8 (38.10%) Co-Creation
5 7 (33.33%) Agile
6 6 (28.57%) Information Architecture
6 6 (28.57%) Mentoring
6 6 (28.57%) UX Design
6 6 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (23.81%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
7 5 (23.81%) Product Management
7 5 (23.81%) Storyboarding
7 5 (23.81%) Usability Testing
7 5 (23.81%) Wireframes
8 4 (19.05%) Coaching
8 4 (19.05%) Contextual Inquiry
8 4 (19.05%) Prototyping
8 4 (19.05%) Qualitative Research
9 3 (14.29%) Quantitative Research
9 3 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
2 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (76.19%) Accessibility
2 5 (23.81%) Disclosure Scotland
2 5 (23.81%) WCAG
3 3 (14.29%) QA