User-Centered Design (UCD) Contract Job Trends in Devon

User-Centered Design (UCD)
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Devon requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 4 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 2.00% 2.67% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.58% 2.96% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £443 -
25th Percentile £481 £493 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.22% - -
75th Percentile £494 £588 -
90th Percentile - £595 -
South West median daily rate £450 £600 £513
% change year-on-year -25.00% +17.07% +13.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Devon

User-Centered Design (UCD) 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 Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 155 135 228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 77.50% 90.00% 78.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 68 161
10th Percentile £173 £200 £213
25th Percentile £219 £406 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +7.53% -7.00%
75th Percentile £504 £600 £600
90th Percentile £713 £658 £675
South West median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 14 34
10th Percentile £15.74 - £10.42
25th Percentile £20.00 £55.00 £14.29
Median hourly rate £24.71 £65.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.98% +116.67% -45.45%
75th Percentile £41.18 £69.38 £42.50
90th Percentile £46.00 £70.00 £68.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -20.78%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon.

User-Centered Design (UCD) job vacancy trend in Devon

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the Devon region over the 6 months to 10 March 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
Exeter -1 4 £488 -1.02% 1
User-Centered Design (UCD)
South West

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 (50.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (25.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Designer
1 2 (50.00%) Interaction Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Service Design
1 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (50.00%) Community of Practice
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Interaction Design
2 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (25.00%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Usability Testing
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Accessibility