User Experience Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

UX
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 28 34
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 +10
Contract jobs citing User Experience 4 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 1.59% 1.81% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.91% 2.22% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £226 - -
25th Percentile £262 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £283 £425 £538
Median % change year-on-year -33.49% -21.00% +19.56%
75th Percentile £295 £438 -
90th Percentile £317 - -
South Wales median daily rate £283 £425 £538
% change year-on-year -33.49% -21.00% -8.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff

User Experience falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 209 180 211
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff 83.27% 81.45% 90.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 130 165
10th Percentile £213 £167 £177
25th Percentile £290 £213 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £425 £423
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% +0.59% -6.11%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £538
90th Percentile £613 £653 £624
South Wales median daily rate £405 £425 £444
% change year-on-year -4.71% -4.23% -6.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 6
10th Percentile £12.82 £21.62 £17.50
25th Percentile £13.08 £23.50 £18.81
Median hourly rate £16.22 £25.60 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.65% +5.57% +42.52%
75th Percentile £20.56 £27.50 £38.50
90th Percentile £22.99 £38.00 £48.13
South Wales median hourly rate £19.60 £25.36 £26.58
% change year-on-year -22.73% -4.60% +33.51%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

User Experience job vacancy trend in Cardiff

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing User Experience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing User Experience

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Welsh Language
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Designer
1 2 (50.00%) Service Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Service Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (25.00%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (50.00%) Service Design
2 2 (50.00%) User Research
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Active Listening
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (25.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Design Patterns
3 1 (25.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility