Human-Centred Design Contract Job Trends in England

Human-Centred Design
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Human-Centred Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 500 489 550
Rank change year-on-year -11 +61 +119
Contract jobs citing Human-Centred Design 39 24 14
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.12% 0.083% 0.038%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.094% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 16 7
10th Percentile £400 £331 £352
25th Percentile £434 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +18.75% -24.78%
75th Percentile £663 £596 £541
90th Percentile £705 £623 £582
UK median daily rate £546 £473 £470
% change year-on-year +15.43% +0.64% -1.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile £34.15 £27.62 -
25th Percentile £40.36 £29.43 -
Median hourly rate £50.73 £32.21 £70.07
Median % change year-on-year +57.49% -54.04% -
75th Percentile £61.09 £47.66 -
90th Percentile £67.31 £73.06 -
UK median hourly rate £50.73 £32.21 £70.07
% change year-on-year +57.49% -54.04% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28,018 25,529 32,356
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.67% 88.68% 88.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,807 15,764 21,976
10th Percentile £300 £312 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,812 837 1,391
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.75
25th Percentile £17.89 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +24.47%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.63 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.97% +25.43%

Human-Centred Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Human-Centred Design job vacancy trend in England

Human-Centred Design
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Human-Centred Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Human-Centred Design in England over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Human-Centred Design in England

Human-Centred Design
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Human-Centred Design.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Human-Centred Design

Human-Centred Design
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Human-Centred Design in England over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Human-Centred Design in England

Human-Centred Design
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. 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
London -10 20 £580 +22.11% 27
North of England - 11 £454 - 30
North West - 6 £600 - 13
North East - 5 £440 - 8
South East - 3 £454 - 12
South West -4 2 £725 -21.62% 9
West Midlands -25 2 - - 3
Midlands -43 2 - - 5
East of England -15 1 £550 - 6
Human-Centred Design
UK

Human-Centred Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 4 (10.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (2.56%) Marvel
1 1 (2.56%) Sketch
1 1 (2.56%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 15 (38.46%) Figma
2 9 (23.08%) Miro
3 6 (15.38%) SaaS
4 3 (7.69%) IaaS
4 3 (7.69%) PaaS
4 3 (7.69%) Power Automate
4 3 (7.69%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.56%) AWS
5 1 (2.56%) Azure
5 1 (2.56%) GCP
5 1 (2.56%) Google Analytics
5 1 (2.56%) Lucidchart
5 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.56%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.69%) Power BI
1 3 (7.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.13%) JIRA
2 1 (2.56%) Axure RP
General
1 10 (25.64%) Finance
2 8 (20.51%) Public Sector
3 6 (15.38%) Banking
3 6 (15.38%) Local Government
4 4 (10.26%) Marketing
5 3 (7.69%) Social Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Corporate Banking
6 2 (5.13%) Investment Banking
6 2 (5.13%) Retail
6 2 (5.13%) Retail Banking
7 1 (2.56%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (58.97%) Designer
2 14 (35.90%) Service Designer
3 7 (17.95%) UX Designer
4 6 (15.38%) Senior
5 4 (10.26%) Head of Digital
5 4 (10.26%) Product Designer
6 3 (7.69%) Architect
6 3 (7.69%) Product Manager
6 3 (7.69%) Senior Designer
6 3 (7.69%) UX Service Designer
7 2 (5.13%) Senior Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Senior Product Manager
7 2 (5.13%) Senior UX Designer
7 2 (5.13%) Service Design Architect
7 2 (5.13%) User Researcher
8 1 (2.56%) Head of Design
8 1 (2.56%) Senior Visual Designer
8 1 (2.56%) Usability Designer
8 1 (2.56%) User Experience Researcher
8 1 (2.56%) Visual Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) CSS
1 1 (2.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.26%) Onboarding
2 3 (7.69%) IVR
2 3 (7.69%) Virtual Team
3 2 (5.13%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.56%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.56%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (58.97%) Service Design
2 20 (51.28%) User Experience
3 18 (46.15%) Agile
4 15 (38.46%) Journey Map
5 13 (33.33%) Roadmaps
5 13 (33.33%) UX Design
6 12 (30.77%) User Research
7 11 (28.21%) Design Thinking
8 9 (23.08%) Analytics
8 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (20.51%) AI
9 8 (20.51%) UX Research
9 8 (20.51%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (17.95%) Co-Creation
10 7 (17.95%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (17.95%) Decision-Making
11 6 (15.38%) Ergonomics
11 6 (15.38%) Human Factors
11 6 (15.38%) Prototyping
11 6 (15.38%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) Degree
1 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.56%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (35.90%) Accessibility
2 5 (12.82%) WCAG
3 3 (7.69%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.56%) EU AI Act
4 1 (2.56%) GDPR
4 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
Vendors
1 4 (10.26%) Adobe
1 4 (10.26%) ServiceNow
2 3 (7.69%) Genesys
2 3 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.69%) Salesforce
2 3 (7.69%) UiPath
3 1 (2.56%) Google
3 1 (2.56%) Hotjar