The first table below looks at the demand for the User Experience Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited User Experience Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
User Experience (UX) Designer
Rank 419 494 555
Rank change year-on-year
+75 +61
Permanent jobs requiring a User Experience Designer 193 144 69
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.439% 0.267% 0.121%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.470% 0.285% 0.130%
Number of salaries quoted 171 121 65
Average salary £47,500 £47,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £40,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+12.50% +17.64%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41069 50577 53212
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.41% 93.89% 93.56%
Number of salaries quoted 34568 43927 44773
Average salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
User Experience Designer
England

User Experience Designer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing User Experience Designer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London User Experience Designer Jobs Demand Trend

User Experience Designer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing User Experience Designer across the London region.

London User Experience Designer Salary Trend

User Experience Designer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing User Experience Designer across the London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

London User Experience Designer Salary Histogram

User Experience Designer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience Designer within the London region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +9 45 £47,500 -9.52%
Paddington - 2 - -
Twickenham - 1 - -
Hackney - 1 £40,000 -
User Experience Designer
England

User Experience Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited User Experience Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with User Experience Designer in their job title.

1 154 (41.96%) Photoshop
2 141 (38.42%) CSS
3 127 (34.60%) Adobe Illustrator
4 115 (31.34%) HTML
5 109 (29.70%) Axure RP
6 96 (26.16%) Information Architecture
7 91 (24.80%) Adobe
8 78 (21.25%) Agile Software Development
9 75 (20.44%) JavaScript
10 74 (20.16%) OmniGraffle
11 73 (19.89%) Mobile App
11 73 (19.89%) Degree
12 58 (15.80%) E-Commerce
13 56 (15.26%) Usability Testing
13 56 (15.26%) Analytics
14 54 (14.71%) MS Visio
15 51 (13.90%) HTML5
16 50 (13.62%) Marketing
16 50 (13.62%) Finance
17 49 (13.35%) Android
18 44 (11.99%) Apple iOS
19 42 (11.44%) CSS3
20 41 (11.17%) Flash
21 33 (8.992%) Games
21 33 (8.992%) Web Design
22 32 (8.719%) Psychology
23 31 (8.447%) Web Analytics
23 31 (8.447%) SEO
23 31 (8.447%) Digital Media
24 30 (8.174%) Fireworks

User Experience Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited User Experience Designer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with User Experience Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 141 (38.42%) CSS
2 115 (31.34%) HTML
3 51 (13.90%) HTML5
4 42 (11.44%) CSS3
5 41 (11.17%) Flash
6 28 (7.629%) jQuery
7 15 (4.087%) Ajax
7 15 (4.087%) XHTML
8 9 (2.452%) .NET
9 5 (1.362%) DHTML
9 5 (1.362%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.545%) Sass
10 2 (0.545%) XSLT
11 1 (0.272%) WAP
11 1 (0.272%) XML
11 1 (0.272%) DOM
11 1 (0.272%) Ruby on Rails
11 1 (0.272%) WPF
11 1 (0.272%) HTML5 Canvas
11 1 (0.272%) QML
Application Platforms
1 4 (1.090%) CMS
2 1 (0.272%) ColdFusion
2 1 (0.272%) Drupal
2 1 (0.272%) WordPress
2 1 (0.272%) Umbraco
2 1 (0.272%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 154 (41.96%) Photoshop
2 127 (34.60%) Adobe Illustrator
3 74 (20.16%) OmniGraffle
4 54 (14.71%) MS Visio
5 30 (8.174%) Fireworks
6 26 (7.084%) InDesign
7 24 (6.540%) MS Excel
8 12 (3.270%) MS Office
9 2 (0.545%) CINEMA 4D
10 1 (0.272%) ImageReady
Business Applications
1 2 (0.545%) Google Analytics
2 1 (0.272%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.087%) Internet
2 3 (0.817%) HTTP
3 2 (0.545%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.272%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 109 (29.70%) Axure RP
2 17 (4.632%) Balsamiq Mockups
2 17 (4.632%) Expression Blend
3 8 (2.180%) Dreamweaver
4 4 (1.090%) Mercurial
4 4 (1.090%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.272%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.272%) Subversion
5 1 (0.272%) Xcode
5 1 (0.272%) Git (software)
General
1 50 (13.62%) Marketing
1 50 (13.62%) Finance
2 33 (8.992%) Games
3 23 (6.267%) Banking
4 19 (5.177%) Retail
5 14 (3.815%) Investment Banking
6 13 (3.542%) Front Office
7 11 (2.997%) Telecoms
7 11 (2.997%) Advertising
8 10 (2.725%) Financial Institution
9 8 (2.180%) Publishing
10 4 (1.090%) French Language
10 4 (1.090%) German Language
11 1 (0.272%) Music
Miscellaneous
1 73 (19.89%) Mobile App
2 32 (8.719%) Psychology
3 31 (8.447%) Digital Media
4 23 (6.267%) Human Factors
5 20 (5.450%) Social Media
6 18 (4.905%) Blackberry
7 17 (4.632%) iPad
8 16 (4.360%) iPhone
9 13 (3.542%) Graphic Design
10 9 (2.452%) Mobile Banking
11 7 (1.907%) Online Games
11 7 (1.907%) Social Network
12 6 (1.635%) Social Gaming
12 6 (1.635%) Ergonomics
13 5 (1.362%) Streaming Media
13 5 (1.362%) Derivative
14 4 (1.090%) Blog
14 4 (1.090%) Smartphone
14 4 (1.090%) Equities
14 4 (1.090%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 49 (13.35%) Android
2 44 (11.99%) Apple iOS
3 21 (5.722%) Windows
4 11 (2.997%) Windows Mobile
5 6 (1.635%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.090%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (0.817%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.545%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (26.16%) Information Architecture
2 78 (21.25%) Agile Software Development
3 58 (15.80%) E-Commerce
4 56 (15.26%) Usability Testing
4 56 (15.26%) Analytics
5 33 (8.992%) Web Design
6 31 (8.447%) Web Analytics
6 31 (8.447%) SEO
7 29 (7.902%) User Experience Design
8 15 (4.087%) Rapid Prototyping
9 12 (3.270%) Project Management
9 12 (3.270%) Time Management
10 11 (2.997%) B2B
11 9 (2.452%) B2C
12 8 (2.180%) User Stories
13 7 (1.907%) Web Development
14 6 (1.635%) Agile Testing
14 6 (1.635%) Use Case
14 6 (1.635%) Scrum
14 6 (1.635%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 75 (20.44%) JavaScript
2 9 (2.452%) PHP
3 5 (1.362%) Ruby
4 4 (1.090%) ActionScript 3.0
4 4 (1.090%) ActionScript 2.0
4 4 (1.090%) ActionScript
5 3 (0.817%) C#
5 3 (0.817%) SQL
6 2 (0.545%) Python
6 2 (0.545%) XAML
7 1 (0.272%) Java
Qualifications
1 73 (19.89%) Degree
2 4 (1.090%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.907%) QA
2 2 (0.545%) WCAG
Vendors
1 91 (24.80%) Adobe
2 19 (5.177%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.997%) Omniture
3 11 (2.997%) Tealeaf
4 6 (1.635%) Facebook
4 6 (1.635%) Twitter
5 3 (0.817%) Google
6 2 (0.545%) Hitwise
7 1 (0.272%) BT
7 1 (0.272%) Yahoo!
North London
London - £30k-£50k + excellent benefits. MM.JWP. 888149 A payments company are seeking to recruit a User Experience Designer. The role will focus on designing, defining and owning...
Maclean Moore Consulting
Salary: From £30,000 to £50,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
West London
This is a fantastic opportunity for a User Experience Designer to gain a wealth of experience in a high growth environment and working on mobile / tablet UX design...
Blue Glue
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
They have developed and launched over 20 very successful mobile apps and now they're seeking a strong graphics Designer with UX UI experience to work on their...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
You'll bring experience of usability testing and user research techniques to the team, educating and leading projects through the planning, concepting, testing and wireframing phases... * Experience producing: *...
Opilio Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - 50000 Per Annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
The UX Designer will be strongly inspired by multi-touch interfaces, iOS app development and other emerging interactive & technical advances... Four or more years of developing interactive products...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
DESIGN / UX / USER JOURNEY / USER EXPERIENCE / USABILITY / WIREFRAME / PROTOTYPE / BALSAMIQ / OMNIGRAFFLE / AXURE / UI / USER INTERFACE UX/UI Designer - Must Have Web App Design Experience Industry Leading SAAS Provider...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Central London / West End
Over the past 12 years we’ve created one of the most innovative and exciting business transformation organisations in the UK... Conduct usability testing. Deliver wireframes, workflow diagrams,...
Purple Cubed
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 24 April 2013
Covent Garden, London
Over the past 12 years we've created one of the most innovative and exciting business transformation organisations in the UK. We help well-known brands across the...
Purple Cubed
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Keyworlds: Graphics, User Interface, User experience, Wire framing, prototyping, Design, User journey, photo shop, IOS, Android... Requirements: Solid UX UI/Graphics Design experience for Android or IOS APPS.....
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Graphics, User Interface, User experience, Wire framing, prototyping, Design, User journey, photo shop, IOS, Android... Requirements: Solid UX UI/Graphics Design experience for Android or IOS APPS... Basic...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Keywords: Graphics, User Interface, User experience, Wire framing, prototyping, Design, User journey, photo shop, IOS, Android... Requirements: Solid UX UI/Graphics Design experience for Android or IOS APPS.....
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Excellent communication skills (both in conversation and in writing) Proficient in latest design tools (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks, OmniGraffle,) Deep understanding of leading UI and mobile technologies (HTML...
Harnham
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Do you have experience in running, managing and building change within eCommerce sites?As an integral member of Virgin Media's ever exciting eCommerce team, our next Lead...
Virgin Media
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
The project itself is to completely redesign their main mobile app across the IOS and Android platform. The ideal person must be very well rounded, encompassing Research, Information...
JM
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Covent Garden, London
Over the past 12 years we've created one of the most innovative and exciting business transformation organisations in the UK. We help well-known brands across the...
Purple Cubed
Salary: £25,000 dependent on experience
Posted: 20 May 2013
Central London / West End
DeepMind Technologies are an ambitious London-based technology start-up building cutting edge machine learning algorithms, funded and supported by a handful of the most successful technology entrepreneurs...
Deep Mind technology
Posted: 29 April 2013