User Experience Contract Job Trends in England

UX
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 66 82
Rank change year-on-year -14 +16 -24
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,319 962 944
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.00% 3.65% 2.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.51% 4.01% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 817 617 635
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £384 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £623
90th Percentile £675 £722 £719
UK median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 34 44
10th Percentile £16.00 £24.04 £16.25
25th Percentile £23.08 £34.67 £24.69
Median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.98% +64.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £67.86 £68.56 £58.25
90th Percentile £86.73 £85.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £49.50 £30.86
% change year-on-year -31.33% +60.43% +4.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,549 23,970 31,947
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.39% 91.01% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,634 15,421 20,733
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,360 1,193 2,304
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.85 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% +1.65%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

User Experience job vacancy trend in England

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Experience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Experience

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in England over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in England

User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Experience.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing User Experience

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in England over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in England

User Experience
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 User Experience within the England region over the 6 months to 4 July 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
London -22 658 £525 +5.00% 521
North of England -19 202 £450 - 161
Midlands +3 154 £475 +11.90% 72
South East -17 137 £500 +5.26% 154
West Midlands -6 113 £475 -5.00% 46
North West -20 111 £435 -3.33% 80
South West -2 77 £475 +26.67% 47
Yorkshire -33 58 £500 +24.92% 42
East of England -3 44 £410 -13.68% 50
East Midlands +1 41 £550 +54.49% 26
North East -16 33 £440 -8.33% 40
User Experience
UK

User Experience
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 63 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 47 (3.56%) CMS
3 36 (2.73%) Confluence
4 26 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.76%) WordPress
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.38%) Drupal
7 5 (0.38%) Skype for Business
8 4 (0.30%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.30%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.30%) Kentico
8 4 (0.30%) Mendix
9 3 (0.23%) nginx
9 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.15%) Apache
10 2 (0.15%) Camunda
10 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.15%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 1 (0.076%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 26 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.52%) Photoshop
2 20 (1.52%) Sketch
3 18 (1.36%) Chatbot
4 16 (1.21%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
6 13 (0.99%) Adobe After Effects
6 13 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 12 (0.91%) Adobe XD
8 9 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 9 (0.68%) MS Visio
9 4 (0.30%) Adobe Captivate
10 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.23%) UserZoom
10 3 (0.23%) UXPin
11 2 (0.15%) InVision
11 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
12 1 (0.076%) Blender
12 1 (0.076%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.076%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (0.83%) Workday HCM
2 8 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.61%) Shopify
3 6 (0.45%) Sage X3
4 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.15%) iTrent
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.076%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.076%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.076%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.076%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.076%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 209 (15.85%) Azure
2 178 (13.50%) Figma
3 116 (8.79%) Microsoft 365
4 103 (7.81%) AWS
5 96 (7.28%) Power Platform
6 57 (4.32%) Entra ID
7 52 (3.94%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.64%) Azure DevOps
9 46 (3.49%) SaaS
10 40 (3.03%) PowerApps
11 38 (2.88%) GitHub
12 37 (2.81%) GCP
13 33 (2.50%) OneDrive
14 31 (2.35%) Power Automate
15 28 (2.12%) Copilot Studio
16 22 (1.67%) GitHub Actions
17 20 (1.52%) Serverless
18 18 (1.36%) Azure AI
19 16 (1.21%) Google Workspace
20 13 (0.99%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 33 (2.50%) DNS
2 29 (2.20%) DHCP
3 25 (1.90%) TCP/IP
4 22 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.52%) Wireless
6 19 (1.44%) LAN
7 14 (1.06%) Internet
8 12 (0.91%) WAN
9 11 (0.83%) Firewall
10 10 (0.76%) Intranet
10 10 (0.76%) SD-WAN
10 10 (0.76%) VPN
11 8 (0.61%) Cisco Wireless
12 7 (0.53%) 5G
12 7 (0.53%) Skype
12 7 (0.53%) WLAN
13 5 (0.38%) HTTP
13 5 (0.38%) SMS
13 5 (0.38%) SNMP
13 5 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.17%) Power BI
2 21 (1.59%) Metadata
3 19 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.44%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.36%) Power Query
5 17 (1.29%) NoSQL
6 16 (1.21%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.83%) MySQL
9 10 (0.76%) MongoDB
10 9 (0.68%) Tableau
11 6 (0.45%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.45%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.45%) ZAP BI
12 5 (0.38%) Redis
12 5 (0.38%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.30%) Db2
13 4 (0.30%) EDRMS
13 4 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 3 (0.23%) Looker
Development Applications
1 76 (5.76%) JIRA
2 55 (4.17%) Git
3 23 (1.74%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.44%) GitLab
5 18 (1.36%) Cypress.io
6 17 (1.29%) Vite
7 13 (0.99%) JUnit
8 10 (0.76%) Android Studio
8 10 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
8 10 (0.76%) fastlane
9 9 (0.68%) Xcode
10 8 (0.61%) Gradle
10 8 (0.61%) Postman
11 6 (0.45%) Selenium
11 6 (0.45%) Storybook
12 5 (0.38%) CircleCI
12 5 (0.38%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.38%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.38%) REST Assured
12 5 (0.38%) Visual Studio
General
1 413 (31.31%) Social Skills
2 247 (18.73%) Finance
3 167 (12.66%) Public Sector
4 131 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
5 107 (8.11%) Banking
6 77 (5.84%) Retail
7 60 (4.55%) Marketing
8 40 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (2.50%) Legal
10 29 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
11 27 (2.05%) Automotive
11 27 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
12 26 (1.97%) Publishing
13 21 (1.59%) Manufacturing
14 19 (1.44%) Organisational Skills
15 17 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (0.99%) Investment Banking
17 11 (0.83%) Front Office
18 8 (0.61%) Aerospace
18 8 (0.61%) Law
Job Titles
1 283 (21.46%) Designer
2 183 (13.87%) Senior
3 175 (13.27%) Developer
4 125 (9.48%) UX Designer
5 103 (7.81%) Lead
6 102 (7.73%) Analyst
7 71 (5.38%) UI Designer
8 68 (5.16%) Consultant
9 56 (4.25%) Senior Designer
10 54 (4.09%) Architect
11 51 (3.87%) Content Designer
12 49 (3.71%) Business Analyst
12 49 (3.71%) Product Designer
13 45 (3.41%) User Experience Researcher
14 44 (3.34%) IT Support
15 43 (3.26%) Product Manager
15 43 (3.26%) User Researcher
16 42 (3.18%) UI/UX Designer
17 35 (2.65%) Support Engineer
18 31 (2.35%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (9.10%) React
2 95 (7.20%) CSS
3 81 (6.14%) REST
4 80 (6.07%) HTML
5 51 (3.87%) RESTful
6 47 (3.56%) AngularJS
7 45 (3.41%) .NET
8 40 (3.03%) Spring
9 39 (2.96%) Spring Boot
10 35 (2.65%) GraphQL
11 23 (1.74%) HTML5
11 23 (1.74%) JSON
11 23 (1.74%) Next.js
12 22 (1.67%) CSS3
12 22 (1.67%) Node.js
13 21 (1.59%) Redux
14 20 (1.52%) ASP.NET
15 18 (1.36%) SOAP
16 17 (1.29%) Jest
16 17 (1.29%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 137 (10.39%) Product Ownership
2 64 (4.85%) Onboarding
3 63 (4.78%) Mobile App
4 36 (2.73%) AI Agents
4 36 (2.73%) Cloud Native
5 30 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
6 25 (1.90%) Data Protection Act
6 25 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 24 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
8 20 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 19 (1.44%) Data Structures
10 18 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 17 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (1.29%) Taxonomies
12 16 (1.21%) Graphic Design
13 14 (1.06%) Algorithms
13 14 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
13 14 (1.06%) Social Media
14 13 (0.99%) Virtual Reality
15 12 (0.91%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 116 (8.79%) Windows
2 45 (3.41%) Apple iOS
3 43 (3.26%) Android
4 36 (2.73%) Windows 10
5 24 (1.82%) Mac OS
6 15 (1.14%) Windows Server
7 14 (1.06%) Linux
8 7 (0.53%) Unix
9 6 (0.45%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (32.60%) UX Design
2 392 (29.72%) Agile
3 232 (17.59%) AI
4 208 (15.77%) Problem-Solving
5 189 (14.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 171 (12.96%) Analytics
7 162 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 159 (12.05%) User Research
9 149 (11.30%) CI/CD
10 147 (11.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 145 (10.99%) Roadmaps
12 124 (9.40%) Decision-Making
13 121 (9.17%) DevOps
13 121 (9.17%) Prototyping
14 111 (8.42%) UX Research
15 104 (7.88%) Wireframes
16 102 (7.73%) Service Design
17 101 (7.66%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 95 (7.20%) Scrum
18 95 (7.20%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 119 (9.02%) JavaScript
2 99 (7.51%) Java
3 98 (7.43%) SQL
4 97 (7.35%) TypeScript
5 84 (6.37%) Python
6 48 (3.64%) PowerShell
7 43 (3.26%) C#
8 27 (2.05%) Kotlin
9 24 (1.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 13 (0.99%) Swift
11 11 (0.83%) Bash
12 8 (0.61%) Korn
13 7 (0.53%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.53%) R
14 6 (0.45%) VBA
14 6 (0.45%) VBScript
15 5 (0.38%) Go
15 5 (0.38%) VB
16 4 (0.30%) PHP
17 3 (0.23%) C++
Qualifications
1 180 (13.65%) Security Cleared
2 137 (10.39%) SC Cleared
3 129 (9.78%) Degree
4 28 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.67%) Azure Certification
5 22 (1.67%) DV Cleared
5 22 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.53%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.53%) CCIE
9 7 (0.53%) CCNP
9 7 (0.53%) Citrix Certification
9 7 (0.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (0.45%) CCA
10 6 (0.45%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.45%) PMP
11 5 (0.38%) CISSP
11 5 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 209 (15.85%) Accessibility
2 91 (6.90%) QA
3 65 (4.93%) WCAG
4 42 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.05%) GDPR
6 18 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.61%) PMO
8 7 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.38%) SLA
11 3 (0.23%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 1 (0.076%) COBIT
13 1 (0.076%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.076%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.076%) SEPA
13 1 (0.076%) WAI
System Software
1 71 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 38 (2.88%) Docker
3 23 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.45%) Firmware
6 5 (0.38%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.30%) vSphere
8 3 (0.23%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.15%) UAG
9 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.15%) XenApp
9 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.076%) Varnish
10 1 (0.076%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 44 (3.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (3.11%) Kubernetes
3 37 (2.81%) Terraform
4 34 (2.58%) SCCM
5 16 (1.21%) Grafana
5 16 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
7 11 (0.83%) Ansible
8 7 (0.53%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
9 4 (0.30%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.23%) Podman
10 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.23%) WSUS
11 2 (0.15%) Argo
11 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.15%) Packer
11 2 (0.15%) SCOM
11 2 (0.15%) vMotion
12 1 (0.076%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 229 (17.36%) Microsoft
2 71 (5.38%) Adobe
3 63 (4.78%) ServiceNow
4 47 (3.56%) Google
5 44 (3.34%) SAP
6 38 (2.88%) Oracle
7 37 (2.81%) Salesforce
8 20 (1.52%) Citrix
8 20 (1.52%) Workday
9 19 (1.44%) Dynatrace
10 17 (1.29%) Cisco
11 16 (1.21%) Apple
11 16 (1.21%) Foundry
12 15 (1.14%) Splunk
12 15 (1.14%) VMware
13 12 (0.91%) Aruba
14 10 (0.76%) OpenAI
14 10 (0.76%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.53%) Databricks
15 7 (0.53%) Okta