Human-Centred Design Contract Job Trends in Central London

Human-Centred Design
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Human-Centred Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 124 139
Rank change year-on-year -6 +15 +57
Contract jobs citing Human-Centred Design 5 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.25% 0.093% 0.039%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.10% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +3.77% -18.46%
75th Percentile £576 - £545
90th Percentile £584 - -
London median daily rate £546 £400 £463
% change year-on-year +36.56% -13.51% -15.91%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Human-Centred Design 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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,801 1,981 2,317
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.65% 92.40% 89.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,251 1,239 1,662
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £574
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +0.22% -0.22%
75th Percentile £668 £675 £688
90th Percentile £756 £782 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 22 19
10th Percentile £19.82 £18.41 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.98 £22.85 £20.72
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +27.27% -32.10%
75th Percentile £40.19 £38.94 £42.38
90th Percentile £42.65 £105.18 £66.75
London median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -13.33%

Human-Centred Design
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Human-Centred Design relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Human-Centred Design job vacancy trend in Central London

Human-Centred Design
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Human-Centred Design.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Human-Centred Design

Human-Centred Design
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Human-Centred Design within the Central London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +2 5 £509 -
Human-Centred Design
London

Human-Centred Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) SaaS
2 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Miro
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Senior
1 3 (60.00%) User Researcher
2 2 (40.00%) Senior User Researcher
3 1 (20.00%) Designer
3 1 (20.00%) Senior User Experience Researcher
3 1 (20.00%) Service Designer
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience Researcher
3 1 (20.00%) UX Designer
3 1 (20.00%) UX Service Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (60.00%) Analytics
1 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
1 3 (60.00%) Quantitative Research
1 3 (60.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (60.00%) User Research
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) E-Commerce
2 2 (40.00%) Model Validation
2 2 (40.00%) Monetization
2 2 (40.00%) Pricing Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Psychology
2 2 (40.00%) Service Design
2 2 (40.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (40.00%) User Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Validation
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Co-Creation
3 1 (20.00%) Diary Studies
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (20.00%) GDPR
2 1 (20.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Hotjar