Interaction Design Contracts in England

Interaction Design (IxD)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Interaction Design skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Interaction Design over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 461 432 411
Rank change year-on-year -29 -21 -55
Contract jobs citing Interaction Design 81 216 419
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.22% 0.44% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.49% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 165 276
10th Percentile £359 £406 £406
25th Percentile £374 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £525
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +11.11%
75th Percentile £541 £656 £585
90th Percentile £593 £810 £651
UK median daily rate £500 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 3
10th Percentile £41.13 £36.76 £55.43
25th Percentile £54.06 £42.86 £56.06
Median hourly rate £62.50 £53.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -10.42% +45.45%
75th Percentile £63.75 £63.75 £64.38
90th Percentile - £70.50 £64.75
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £47.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +31.58% -20.83% +45.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Interaction Design is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,661 44,294 64,052
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.54% 90.18% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,752 31,074 45,519
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £674 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,232 1,569 1,736
10th Percentile £12.87 £10.73 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.34 £24.30
Median % change year-on-year -2.25% +53.69% +3.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Interaction Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Interaction Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Interaction Design in England.

Daily rate trend for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Interaction Design in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Interaction Design in England.

Hourly rate trend for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Interaction Design in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Interaction Design in England

Interaction 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 Interaction Design within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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 -3 40 £500 -16.67% 22
North of England +7 29 £375 -31.82% 22
Yorkshire +14 14 £381 -22.98% 5
North West +14 9 £375 -40.00% 13
South West +18 6 £510 -10.72% 1
North East +14 6 £625 +8.70% 6
Midlands +25 1 £500 -8.26% 4
West Midlands +17 1 £500 -8.26% 3
Interaction Design
UK

Interaction Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.23%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (8.64%) InVision
1 7 (8.64%) Photoshop
2 6 (7.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (4.94%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.70%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (3.70%) Blender
4 3 (3.70%) Maya
4 3 (3.70%) Sketch
5 2 (2.47%) Adobe XD
Cloud Services
1 17 (20.99%) Figma
2 5 (6.17%) Azure
3 4 (4.94%) Azure Key Vault
3 4 (4.94%) Azure Service Bus
3 4 (4.94%) GitHub
3 4 (4.94%) Serverless
4 1 (1.23%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.94%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (7.41%) Axure RP
2 4 (4.94%) Git
2 4 (4.94%) SonarQube
General
1 23 (28.40%) Social Skills
2 20 (24.69%) Public Sector
3 9 (11.11%) Finance
4 6 (7.41%) Games
4 6 (7.41%) Marketing
5 3 (3.70%) Banking
5 3 (3.70%) Retail Banking
6 2 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.47%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.47%) Retail
7 1 (1.23%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (1.23%) Health Technology
7 1 (1.23%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.23%) Police
7 1 (1.23%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 65 (80.25%) Designer
2 36 (44.44%) Interaction Designer
3 12 (14.81%) Senior
4 11 (13.58%) Senior Designer
4 11 (13.58%) UX Designer
5 9 (11.11%) Service Designer
6 6 (7.41%) Developer
6 6 (7.41%) React Developer
6 6 (7.41%) UI Designer
7 5 (6.17%) UX Developer
8 4 (4.94%) Product Designer
8 4 (4.94%) Senior Interaction Designer
8 4 (4.94%) Senior UX Designer
9 3 (3.70%) Lead
9 3 (3.70%) Senior Service Designer
9 3 (3.70%) Software Engineer
9 3 (3.70%) UI Developer
9 3 (3.70%) UI/UX Designer
9 3 (3.70%) UI/UX Developer
9 3 (3.70%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (23.46%) HTML
2 14 (17.28%) CSS
3 6 (7.41%) React
4 4 (4.94%) HTML5
4 4 (4.94%) SignalR
4 4 (4.94%) WebSockets
4 4 (4.94%) YAML
5 3 (3.70%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (2.47%) React Native
7 1 (1.23%) Framer.js
7 1 (1.23%) ModSecurity
7 1 (1.23%) SwiftUI
7 1 (1.23%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 8 (9.88%) Product Ownership
3 4 (4.94%) Cloud Native
4 3 (3.70%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (3.70%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (2.47%) Graphic Design
5 2 (2.47%) Mobile Banking
5 2 (2.47%) NHS
5 2 (2.47%) Online Banking
5 2 (2.47%) Renewable Energy
5 2 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (2.47%) Solar Panel
6 1 (1.23%) Blog
6 1 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.23%) Mobile Games
6 1 (1.23%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.23%) Online Games
6 1 (1.23%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (44.44%) User Experience
1 36 (44.44%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 33 (40.74%) Prototyping
3 29 (35.80%) User Research
3 29 (35.80%) UX Design
4 24 (29.63%) Agile
5 20 (24.69%) Service Design
6 15 (18.52%) Wireframes
7 14 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
8 9 (11.11%) Design Patterns
8 9 (11.11%) Front End Development
8 9 (11.11%) Usability Testing
9 8 (9.88%) Mentoring
9 8 (9.88%) Typography
10 7 (8.64%) Software Engineering
11 6 (7.41%) Business Analysis
11 6 (7.41%) Coaching
11 6 (7.41%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
11 6 (7.41%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
12 5 (6.17%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.88%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.94%) SQL
3 2 (2.47%) C++
Qualifications
1 18 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 14 (17.28%) Degree
2 14 (17.28%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.23%) CISSP
3 1 (1.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (14.81%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.70%) WCAG
3 2 (2.47%) QA
4 1 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.23%) JSP 440
4 1 (1.23%) NIST
4 1 (1.23%) SLA
Vendors
1 11 (13.58%) Adobe
2 4 (4.94%) Black Duck
3 2 (2.47%) SAP
4 1 (1.23%) Brio