User Experience Contracts with Work from Home Options

UX
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User Experience skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Experience over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 62 59 55
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 -5
Contract jobs citing User Experience 487 968 1,977
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.23% 3.86% 4.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.67% 4.30% 4.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 735 1,450
10th Percentile £363 £371 £380
25th Percentile £425 £436 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% +10.27%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £588
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 14
10th Percentile £19.70 £16.25 £20.33
25th Percentile £23.75 £25.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £26.50 £53.06
Median % change year-on-year +69.81% -50.05% +56.04%
75th Percentile £66.62 £41.50 £67.10
90th Percentile £72.90 £45.00 £73.56
UK median hourly rate £31.71 £26.50 £50.50
% change year-on-year +19.66% -47.52% +53.73%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Experience 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

User Experience
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Experience trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Experience.

User Experience daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Experience over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

User Experience daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Experience.

User Experience hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Experience over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

User Experience hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 18 (3.70%) CMS
2 16 (3.29%) Confluence
2 16 (3.29%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.85%) Apache
4 6 (1.23%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.23%) SAS
5 4 (0.82%) Oracle Self-Service HR
6 3 (0.62%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.41%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.41%) nginx
7 2 (0.41%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.21%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.21%) Liferay
8 1 (0.21%) Moodle
Applications
1 15 (3.08%) Sketch
2 8 (1.64%) Adobe XD
2 8 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.41%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) InVision
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 10 (2.05%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.82%) Magento
3 3 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.41%) Maximo
5 1 (0.21%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.21%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 72 (14.78%) AWS
2 53 (10.88%) Azure
3 51 (10.47%) Figma
4 20 (4.11%) SaaS
5 19 (3.90%) GCP
6 16 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (2.87%) Power Platform
8 13 (2.67%) Serverless
9 11 (2.26%) AWS Lambda
10 10 (2.05%) Microsoft 365
11 9 (1.85%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.85%) AWS CloudFormation
11 9 (1.85%) Miro
12 7 (1.44%) OpenShift
13 6 (1.23%) Azure AKS
13 6 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.23%) GitHub
13 6 (1.23%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.23%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 5 (1.03%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.49%) Intranet
2 5 (1.03%) HTTP
2 5 (1.03%) VPN
3 4 (0.82%) SSH
4 3 (0.62%) Internet
5 1 (0.21%) NFC
5 1 (0.21%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.95%) Apache Cassandra
2 25 (5.13%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.49%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (2.67%) MySQL
5 12 (2.46%) Power BI
6 11 (2.26%) Amazon Aurora
7 9 (1.85%) MongoDB
8 6 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.23%) Apache Ignite
8 6 (1.23%) Crystal Reports
9 5 (1.03%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.03%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.82%) Big Data
10 4 (0.82%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.62%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
12 2 (0.41%) EDMS
12 2 (0.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 43 (8.83%) JIRA
2 25 (5.13%) Git
3 8 (1.64%) git-flow
3 8 (1.64%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.64%) Visual Studio Code
4 5 (1.03%) GitLab
4 5 (1.03%) webpack
5 4 (0.82%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.62%) Axure RP
6 3 (0.62%) Babel
6 3 (0.62%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.62%) JMeter
6 3 (0.62%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.41%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.41%) Appium
7 2 (0.41%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.41%) Selenium
7 2 (0.41%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.41%) UI Automator
7 2 (0.41%) XCUITest
General
1 113 (23.20%) Social Skills
2 73 (14.99%) Finance
3 65 (13.35%) Public Sector
4 39 (8.01%) Marketing
5 36 (7.39%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (4.93%) Banking
7 22 (4.52%) Retail
8 15 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.46%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.26%) Front Office
10 11 (2.26%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.23%) Legal
12 6 (1.23%) Publishing
13 5 (1.03%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.82%) Games
14 4 (0.82%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.62%) Police
Job Titles
1 131 (26.90%) Developer
2 87 (17.86%) Designer
3 77 (15.81%) Senior
4 51 (10.47%) UX Designer
5 48 (9.86%) Software Engineer
6 32 (6.57%) Analyst
6 32 (6.57%) React Developer
7 26 (5.34%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 23 (4.72%) Consultant
9 21 (4.31%) .NET Developer
9 21 (4.31%) Architect
9 21 (4.31%) UI Engineer
10 20 (4.11%) Senior Software Engineer
10 20 (4.11%) UI Designer
11 19 (3.90%) Business Analyst
11 19 (3.90%) Technical Writer
11 19 (3.90%) UI/UX Designer
12 18 (3.70%) Senior Developer
13 17 (3.49%) UI Developer
14 16 (3.29%) Full Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (18.07%) React
2 86 (17.66%) CSS
3 72 (14.78%) HTML
4 34 (6.98%) .NET
5 32 (6.57%) Kafka
6 30 (6.16%) Node.js
7 28 (5.75%) AngularJS
7 28 (5.75%) RESTful
8 22 (4.52%) Redux
9 18 (3.70%) REST
10 15 (3.08%) Sass
11 13 (2.67%) Jest
12 12 (2.46%) jQuery
12 12 (2.46%) Tailwind CSS
13 11 (2.26%) HTML5
13 11 (2.26%) JSON
13 11 (2.26%) Vue
14 10 (2.05%) Lightning Web Components
14 10 (2.05%) Material-UI
14 10 (2.05%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.80%) Product Ownership
2 30 (6.16%) Mobile App
3 24 (4.93%) Fixed Income
4 15 (3.08%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.26%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.26%) Video\Live Streaming
7 8 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
7 8 (1.64%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (1.44%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.03%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.82%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.82%) Derivative
11 4 (0.82%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.82%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.82%) Wiki
12 3 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
12 3 (0.62%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.87%) Android
2 12 (2.46%) Apple iOS
2 12 (2.46%) Windows
3 6 (1.23%) Linux
4 3 (0.62%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.41%) Unix
5 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (39.43%) UX Design
2 161 (33.06%) Agile
3 80 (16.43%) User Research
4 72 (14.78%) Problem-Solving
5 66 (13.55%) Software Engineering
6 59 (12.11%) UX Research
7 48 (9.86%) Stakeholder Management
8 46 (9.45%) Front End Development
9 45 (9.24%) Fintech
10 44 (9.03%) Scrum
11 41 (8.42%) DevOps
12 37 (7.60%) Analytics
12 37 (7.60%) Change Management
12 37 (7.60%) Code Quality
12 37 (7.60%) Full Stack Development
13 36 (7.39%) Roadmaps
13 36 (7.39%) Wireframes
14 32 (6.57%) Service Design
14 32 (6.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 31 (6.37%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 110 (22.59%) JavaScript
2 51 (10.47%) TypeScript
3 48 (9.86%) Python
4 40 (8.21%) Java
5 30 (6.16%) Go
6 27 (5.54%) SQL
7 26 (5.34%) C#
8 9 (1.85%) Apex Code
9 8 (1.64%) PHP
10 7 (1.44%) SOQL
11 6 (1.23%) Kotlin
11 6 (1.23%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.03%) Bicep
12 5 (1.03%) Swift
13 4 (0.82%) Bash
13 4 (0.82%) C++
14 3 (0.62%) C
14 3 (0.62%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.41%) Objective-C
16 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (6.98%) Security Cleared
2 33 (6.78%) Degree
3 27 (5.54%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.23%) ISTQB
7 4 (0.82%) DBS Check
7 4 (0.82%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.62%) CCNP
8 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.62%) ISEB
8 3 (0.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.41%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.41%) CCNA
9 2 (0.41%) IIBA
9 2 (0.41%) MCSA
9 2 (0.41%) PMP
10 1 (0.21%) CBAP
10 1 (0.21%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (12.32%) Accessibility
2 19 (3.90%) QA
3 6 (1.23%) WCAG
4 5 (1.03%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.82%) Disclosure Scotland
5 4 (0.82%) GDPR
5 4 (0.82%) SLA
6 3 (0.62%) PMO
7 2 (0.41%) GxP
7 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.21%) EMIR
8 1 (0.21%) HL7
8 1 (0.21%) MiFID
8 1 (0.21%) NCSC
8 1 (0.21%) NIST
System Software
1 43 (8.83%) Docker
2 4 (0.82%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.21%) HDFS
3 1 (0.21%) OpenIDM
3 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 39 (8.01%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.26%) Grafana
3 8 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.23%) Terraform
5 3 (0.62%) Kibana
5 3 (0.62%) SCCM
6 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.21%) AppManager
7 1 (0.21%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.21%) Hadoop YARN
7 1 (0.21%) Oozie
Vendors
1 31 (6.37%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.31%) Adobe
3 15 (3.08%) Google
4 14 (2.87%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.46%) Oracle
6 10 (2.05%) RedPrairie
6 10 (2.05%) SAP
7 8 (1.64%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.23%) Cadence
8 6 (1.23%) IFS
9 5 (1.03%) Pardot
10 4 (0.82%) CyberArk
10 4 (0.82%) Xamarin
11 3 (0.62%) BeyondTrust
11 3 (0.62%) Blue Prism
11 3 (0.62%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.62%) NetApp
11 3 (0.62%) Phenom
11 3 (0.62%) Snow
11 3 (0.62%) UiPath