User Experience Contract Job Trends in the City of London
UX
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London citing User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 52 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +11 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing User Experience | 66 | 72 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 3.23% | 4.22% | 3.48% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.46% | 4.49% | 3.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 51 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £406 | £459 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £459 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £652 | £629 |
| 90th Percentile | £708 | £800 | £720 |
| Central London median daily rate | £525 | £546 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.94% | +1.16% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.25 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £54.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -58.72% | +28.24% | -41.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £56.75 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £34.48 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.74% | -18.87% | -35.85% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London
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 citing process or methodology skills in the City of London.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,909 | 1,604 | 1,918 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 93.53% | 93.91% | 91.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,336 | 1,115 | 1,177 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £328 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £419 | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -0.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £763 | £788 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 19 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | £16.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £23.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.75 | £27.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.55% | -35.29% | +29.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.60 | £41.75 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.55 | £63.75 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.23% | -22.76% | +27.27% |
User Experience Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
User Experience Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Experience.
User Experience Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the City of London over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.
User Experience Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Experience.
User Experience Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UX Design | 27.3% | 18 |
| 2 | Agile | 25.8% | 17 |
| 3 | AI | 22.7% | 15 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 22.7% | 15 |
| 5 | Analytics | 19.7% | 13 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 19.7% | 13 |
| 7 | Decision-Making | 18.2% | 12 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 13.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Requirements Gathering | 13.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Roadmaps | 13.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Root Cause Analysis | 13.6% | 9 |
| 12 | Business Intelligence | 12.1% | 8 |
| 12 | DevOps | 12.1% | 8 |
| 12 | Prototyping | 12.1% | 8 |
| 12 | Stakeholder Engagement | 12.1% | 8 |
| 12 | Workshop Facilitation | 12.1% | 8 |
| 17 | Conversational UI | 10.6% | 7 |
| 17 | Scrum | 10.6% | 7 |
| 17 | Service Delivery | 10.6% | 7 |
| 17 | User Research | 10.6% | 7 |