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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 74 74
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 -14
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,114 904 1,146
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.66% 2.91% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.35% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 714 529 788
10th Percentile £290 £300 £325
25th Percentile £371 £382 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £610 £613
90th Percentile £668 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -8.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 26 27
10th Percentile £15.50 £27.63 £17.72
25th Percentile £17.69 £30.48 £25.63
Median hourly rate £34.48 £41.46 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.83% -17.09% -20.00%
75th Percentile £44.75 £53.75 £71.91
90th Percentile £70.16 £74.22 £81.25
UK median hourly rate £34.48 £41.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -15.90% -18.00% -20.00%

All Process and 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 27,490 26,978 34,630
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.21% 86.87% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,441 16,489 23,672
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,813 961 1,464
10th Percentile £14.87 £15.10 £14.51
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.03% -17.78% +26.90%
75th Percentile £48.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.62 £74.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.95
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.36% +25.57%

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 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 -4 591 £475 -9.52% 861
North of England +28 197 £410 -8.89% 227
North West +17 127 £403 -10.50% 151
Midlands +16 108 £449 -10.30% 99
South East -8 104 £475 +16.14% 317
West Midlands +2 73 £463 -15.91% 61
South West +22 66 £550 -4.35% 82
Yorkshire +7 61 £450 -5.26% 52
East Midlands -2 35 £425 +10.61% 38
East of England -12 33 £475 +10.14% 47
North East -1 10 £375 - 25
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 56 (5.03%) Confluence
2 51 (4.58%) CMS
3 45 (4.04%) SharePoint
4 15 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (1.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 12 (1.08%) Headless CMS
7 10 (0.90%) Sitecore CMS
8 9 (0.81%) Apache
9 8 (0.72%) Umbraco
10 5 (0.45%) SugarCRM
10 5 (0.45%) WordPress
11 4 (0.36%) Drupal
12 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
12 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
13 2 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
13 2 (0.18%) Moodle
13 2 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
14 1 (0.090%) CICS
14 1 (0.090%) IIS
14 1 (0.090%) Tomcat
Applications
1 45 (4.04%) Sketch
2 23 (2.06%) Chatbot
3 21 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (1.62%) Adobe XD
4 18 (1.62%) MS Visio
5 13 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
6 12 (1.08%) Adobe Illustrator
6 12 (1.08%) InVision
6 12 (1.08%) Photoshop
7 7 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
8 5 (0.45%) Trello
9 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.36%) Camtasia
9 4 (0.36%) OmniGraffle
9 4 (0.36%) Siemens NX
9 4 (0.36%) UserZoom
9 4 (0.36%) UXPin
10 3 (0.27%) Snagit
10 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.54%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.36%) Magento
4 4 (0.36%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.27%) Shopify
6 2 (0.18%) Maximo
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.18%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.090%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.090%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.090%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.090%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.090%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.090%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 177 (15.89%) Azure
2 125 (11.22%) Figma
3 123 (11.04%) AWS
4 86 (7.72%) SaaS
5 73 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
6 69 (6.19%) Power Platform
7 68 (6.10%) GCP
8 53 (4.76%) Entra ID
9 37 (3.32%) GitHub
10 31 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
11 26 (2.33%) Google Analytics
11 26 (2.33%) Serverless
12 25 (2.24%) Miro
13 20 (1.80%) GitHub Actions
13 20 (1.80%) Google Workspace
14 18 (1.62%) Sauce Labs
15 17 (1.53%) Power Automate
16 16 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
16 16 (1.44%) Firebase
17 13 (1.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.60%) Wireless
2 28 (2.51%) DNS
3 17 (1.53%) Internet
4 9 (0.81%) DHCP
5 8 (0.72%) HTTP
5 8 (0.72%) NFC
5 8 (0.72%) PPP
6 7 (0.63%) BGP
6 7 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (0.63%) Cisco Wireless
6 7 (0.63%) NX-OS
6 7 (0.63%) SSL
6 7 (0.63%) VPN
6 7 (0.63%) VXLAN
6 7 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.54%) Firewall
7 6 (0.54%) Network Security
7 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.45%) Unified Communications
9 4 (0.36%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (3.95%) Power BI
2 39 (3.50%) PostgreSQL
3 37 (3.32%) Relational Database
4 35 (3.14%) MySQL
5 26 (2.33%) SQL Server
6 25 (2.24%) Tableau
7 19 (1.71%) MongoDB
8 18 (1.62%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
9 14 (1.26%) Redis
10 11 (0.99%) Looker
11 10 (0.90%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.90%) Mixpanel
12 7 (0.63%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.63%) Metadata
12 7 (0.63%) SAP HANA
13 4 (0.36%) DB2
14 3 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 110 (9.87%) JIRA
2 82 (7.36%) Git
3 41 (3.68%) Jenkins
4 35 (3.14%) Xcode
5 33 (2.96%) GitLab
6 31 (2.78%) Eclipse
7 28 (2.51%) Android Studio
8 20 (1.80%) Browser DevTools
9 19 (1.71%) Axure RP
10 18 (1.62%) webpack
11 15 (1.35%) Gradle
12 14 (1.26%) Cypress.io
13 13 (1.17%) Postman
14 9 (0.81%) Visual Website Optimizer
15 8 (0.72%) Artifactory
15 8 (0.72%) Bitbucket
15 8 (0.72%) JUnit
15 8 (0.72%) Selenium
15 8 (0.72%) Valgrind
16 7 (0.63%) Cucumber
General
1 381 (34.20%) Social Skills
2 227 (20.38%) Finance
3 142 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (10.05%) Public Sector
5 105 (9.43%) Banking
6 89 (7.99%) Marketing
7 39 (3.50%) Retail
8 32 (2.87%) Legal
9 30 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
12 19 (1.71%) Investment Banking
12 19 (1.71%) Manufacturing
12 19 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (1.62%) Front Office
14 14 (1.26%) Automotive
14 14 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.17%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.08%) Publishing
17 11 (0.99%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 205 (18.40%) Developer
2 177 (15.89%) Designer
3 138 (12.39%) Senior
4 98 (8.80%) Lead
5 93 (8.35%) UX Designer
6 81 (7.27%) Analyst
7 51 (4.58%) Business Analyst
8 45 (4.04%) Consultant
9 34 (3.05%) React Developer
9 34 (3.05%) UI Designer
10 33 (2.96%) Architect
10 33 (2.96%) Support Engineer
11 32 (2.87%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 31 (2.78%) Senior Designer
13 29 (2.60%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 29 (2.60%) Full-Stack Developer
14 28 (2.51%) Software Engineer
15 26 (2.33%) UI/UX Designer
16 25 (2.24%) Product Designer
17 24 (2.15%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (13.38%) CSS
2 143 (12.84%) React
3 135 (12.12%) HTML
4 78 (7.00%) REST
5 70 (6.28%) RESTful
6 67 (6.01%) AngularJS
7 60 (5.39%) Node.js
8 48 (4.31%) GraphQL
8 48 (4.31%) HTML5
9 39 (3.50%) .NET
10 38 (3.41%) Redux
11 32 (2.87%) Jest
12 31 (2.78%) CSS3
13 26 (2.33%) Bootstrap
13 26 (2.33%) Web Services
14 24 (2.15%) XML
15 23 (2.06%) React Native
16 21 (1.89%) Next.js
17 20 (1.80%) jQuery
17 20 (1.80%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 122 (10.95%) Mobile App
2 104 (9.34%) Product Ownership
3 68 (6.10%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.24%) Analytical Mindset
5 24 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
6 20 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
7 18 (1.62%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.44%) Learning Management System
8 16 (1.44%) Low-Code
9 15 (1.35%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.35%) e-Learning
10 14 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
10 14 (1.26%) Mobile Banking
10 14 (1.26%) Virtual Team
11 13 (1.17%) Cloud Native
11 13 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.99%) AI Agents
13 11 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (0.90%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 120 (10.77%) Windows
2 87 (7.81%) Android
3 71 (6.37%) Apple iOS
4 44 (3.95%) Linux
5 27 (2.42%) Windows 10
6 23 (2.06%) Unix
7 22 (1.97%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.90%) Windows Server
9 8 (0.72%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.18%) tvOS
10 2 (0.18%) VMS
11 1 (0.090%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.090%) watchOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (36.45%) Agile
2 372 (33.39%) UX Design
3 206 (18.49%) Problem-Solving
4 181 (16.25%) Analytics
5 139 (12.48%) CI/CD
6 133 (11.94%) Roadmaps
7 129 (11.58%) DevOps
8 118 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 117 (10.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 115 (10.32%) AI
11 107 (9.61%) Front End Development
11 107 (9.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 103 (9.25%) User Research
13 86 (7.72%) Decision-Making
13 86 (7.72%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 84 (7.54%) Service Design
15 79 (7.09%) Scrum
16 73 (6.55%) CRM
16 73 (6.55%) Wireframes
17 70 (6.28%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 189 (16.97%) JavaScript
2 132 (11.85%) Python
3 102 (9.16%) Java
4 101 (9.07%) SQL
5 94 (8.44%) TypeScript
6 55 (4.94%) PowerShell
7 46 (4.13%) C#
8 37 (3.32%) Kotlin
9 33 (2.96%) Swift
10 23 (2.06%) Perl
11 22 (1.97%) Bash
12 19 (1.71%) C++
13 18 (1.62%) Objective-C
14 13 (1.17%) PHP
15 10 (0.90%) PL/SQL
15 10 (0.90%) Scala
16 9 (0.81%) C
16 9 (0.81%) Ruby
17 7 (0.63%) Go
17 7 (0.63%) Lisp
Qualifications
1 156 (14.00%) Security Cleared
2 110 (9.87%) SC Cleared
3 108 (9.69%) Degree
4 26 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (1.89%) DV Cleared
6 18 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (0.99%) MOS
8 11 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 8 (0.72%) PMP
10 7 (0.63%) CCNP
10 7 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (0.63%) OCA
10 7 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
11 3 (0.27%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.27%) Citrix Certification
11 3 (0.27%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (14.90%) Accessibility
2 94 (8.44%) QA
3 58 (5.21%) GDPR
4 42 (3.77%) WCAG
5 31 (2.78%) Data Quality
6 24 (2.15%) SLA
7 22 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
9 9 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 6 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.45%) GxP
12 3 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.27%) NCSC
12 3 (0.27%) PMO
13 2 (0.18%) FIPS 140-2
13 2 (0.18%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.18%) NIST
13 2 (0.18%) PERC
13 2 (0.18%) PSD2
13 2 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 67 (6.01%) Active Directory
2 42 (3.77%) Docker
3 22 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.18%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.18%) ProxySG
7 1 (0.090%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.090%) Firmware
7 1 (0.090%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 47 (4.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (3.05%) SCCM
3 33 (2.96%) Kubernetes
4 24 (2.15%) Terraform
5 15 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (0.90%) Ansible
6 10 (0.90%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (0.63%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.54%) Grafana
8 6 (0.54%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.27%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.18%) Argo
10 2 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
10 2 (0.18%) PingFederate
11 1 (0.090%) Consul
11 1 (0.090%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.090%) Istio
11 1 (0.090%) Puppet
11 1 (0.090%) Rancher
Vendors
1 199 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 85 (7.63%) Google
3 65 (5.83%) Adobe
4 64 (5.75%) ServiceNow
5 50 (4.49%) Oracle
6 43 (3.86%) SAP
7 37 (3.32%) Salesforce
8 28 (2.51%) Splunk
9 24 (2.15%) VMware
10 19 (1.71%) Apple
11 17 (1.53%) Hotjar
12 15 (1.35%) Citrix
13 14 (1.26%) Cisco
14 13 (1.17%) Optimizely
15 10 (0.90%) Sitecore
16 9 (0.81%) Amplitude
16 9 (0.81%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.81%) Zscaler
17 8 (0.72%) Red Hat
17 8 (0.72%) Workday