The first table below looks at the demand for the User Experience Designer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West 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 24 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
User Experience (UX) Designer
Rank 233 236 233
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a User Experience Designer 10 11 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.139% 0.155% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.146% 0.162% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 1
Average salary £36,000 £33,000 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% +24.52%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £40,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
+12.50% +17.64%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6864 6805 6559
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.53% 95.87% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5816 6001 5810
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,807 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 24 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
Manchester -17 9 £35,500 +7.57%
Cheshire +3 1 £50,000 +35.13%
User Experience Designer
England

User Experience Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 16 (69.57%) CSS
1 16 (69.57%) HTML
2 10 (43.48%) Adobe Illustrator
2 10 (43.48%) Photoshop
3 8 (34.78%) Axure RP
4 7 (30.43%) Apple iOS
4 7 (30.43%) Android
4 7 (30.43%) Adobe
4 7 (30.43%) Windows
5 6 (26.09%) JavaScript
5 6 (26.09%) jQuery
5 6 (26.09%) Mobile App
6 5 (21.74%) CSS3
6 5 (21.74%) Degree
6 5 (21.74%) Automotive
7 4 (17.39%) Fireworks
7 4 (17.39%) Windows Mobile
7 4 (17.39%) iPhone
7 4 (17.39%) Information Architecture
7 4 (17.39%) iPad
8 3 (13.04%) Digital Media
8 3 (13.04%) Windows Phone
8 3 (13.04%) HTML5
8 3 (13.04%) Blackberry
9 2 (8.696%) Scrum
9 2 (8.696%) E-Commerce
10 1 (4.348%) Usability Testing
10 1 (4.348%) Web Development
10 1 (4.348%) Business Development
10 1 (4.348%) Use Case

User Experience Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 16 (69.57%) CSS
1 16 (69.57%) HTML
2 6 (26.09%) jQuery
3 5 (21.74%) CSS3
4 3 (13.04%) HTML5
Applications
1 10 (43.48%) Adobe Illustrator
1 10 (43.48%) Photoshop
2 4 (17.39%) Fireworks
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.348%) HTTP
Development Applications
1 8 (34.78%) Axure RP
General
1 5 (21.74%) Automotive
2 1 (4.348%) Retail
2 1 (4.348%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) Mobile App
2 4 (17.39%) iPhone
2 4 (17.39%) iPad
3 3 (13.04%) Digital Media
3 3 (13.04%) Blackberry
4 1 (4.348%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 7 (30.43%) Apple iOS
1 7 (30.43%) Android
1 7 (30.43%) Windows
2 4 (17.39%) Windows Mobile
3 3 (13.04%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (17.39%) Information Architecture
2 2 (8.696%) Scrum
2 2 (8.696%) E-Commerce
3 1 (4.348%) Usability Testing
3 1 (4.348%) Web Development
3 1 (4.348%) Business Development
3 1 (4.348%) Use Case
3 1 (4.348%) Web Analytics
3 1 (4.348%) Analytics
3 1 (4.348%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Adobe
Manchester, North West
They design digital media solutions that focus on consistent user experiences, across multiple screens and devices that meet their customer's expectations and deliver satisfaction to the end...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Advanced Photoshop - Adobe Illustrator - UX Experience - 2+ years agency experience - Ecommerce and brochure site design - An impressive portfolio of work What kind of goodies will you get from...
Blueleaf
Salary: £Attractive
Posted: 25 May 2013