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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 78 72
Rank change year-on-year +9 -6 -12
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,111 890 1,155
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.66% 2.89% 2.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 3.32% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 711 518 796
10th Percentile £290 £302 £325
25th Percentile £371 £382 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £501
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -0.20% -8.91%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £603
90th Percentile £668 £697 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -7.83%
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 £34.99 £41.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -14.66% -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 27,423 26,780 34,861
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.24% 86.85% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,402 16,344 23,845
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 1,814 958 1,475
10th Percentile £14.81 £15.10 £14.45
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.48% -17.22% +28.57%
75th Percentile £48.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £74.79 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -2 592 £475 -9.52% 791
North of England +31 195 £410 -8.89% 192
North West +17 125 £400 -11.11% 129
Midlands +14 108 £449 -10.30% 85
South East -2 104 £475 +16.14% 277
West Midlands +12 73 £463 -19.57% 51
South West +26 65 £550 -4.35% 85
Yorkshire +3 61 £450 -5.26% 42
East Midlands -4 35 £425 +10.61% 34
East of England -9 33 £475 +10.14% 40
North East +2 10 £375 - 22
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 (5.04%) Confluence
2 51 (4.59%) CMS
3 45 (4.05%) 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 7 (0.63%) 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 44 (3.96%) Sketch
2 23 (2.07%) Chatbot
3 21 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 18 (1.62%) MS Visio
5 17 (1.53%) Adobe XD
6 13 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
7 12 (1.08%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (1.08%) InVision
7 12 (1.08%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
9 5 (0.45%) Trello
10 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 4 (0.36%) Camtasia
10 4 (0.36%) OmniGraffle
10 4 (0.36%) Siemens NX
10 4 (0.36%) UserZoom
10 4 (0.36%) UXPin
11 3 (0.27%) Snagit
11 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%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 177 (15.93%) Azure
2 125 (11.25%) Figma
3 124 (11.16%) AWS
4 86 (7.74%) SaaS
5 74 (6.66%) Microsoft 365
6 69 (6.21%) Power Platform
7 68 (6.12%) GCP
8 52 (4.68%) Entra ID
9 37 (3.33%) GitHub
10 31 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
11 26 (2.34%) Serverless
12 25 (2.25%) Google Analytics
13 24 (2.16%) Miro
14 20 (1.80%) GitHub Actions
14 20 (1.80%) Google Workspace
15 18 (1.62%) Sauce Labs
16 17 (1.53%) Firebase
16 17 (1.53%) Power Automate
17 16 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
18 13 (1.17%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.61%) DNS
1 29 (2.61%) Wireless
2 17 (1.53%) Internet
3 10 (0.90%) DHCP
4 8 (0.72%) HTTP
4 8 (0.72%) NFC
4 8 (0.72%) PPP
4 8 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.63%) BGP
5 7 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
5 7 (0.63%) Cisco Wireless
5 7 (0.63%) NX-OS
5 7 (0.63%) SSL
5 7 (0.63%) VPN
5 7 (0.63%) VXLAN
6 6 (0.54%) Firewall
6 6 (0.54%) Network Security
6 6 (0.54%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.45%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.36%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (3.96%) Power BI
2 39 (3.51%) PostgreSQL
3 37 (3.33%) Relational Database
4 35 (3.15%) MySQL
5 26 (2.34%) SQL Server
6 25 (2.25%) Tableau
7 19 (1.71%) MongoDB
8 18 (1.62%) NoSQL
9 15 (1.35%) Redis
10 14 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
11 11 (0.99%) Looker
12 10 (0.90%) BigQuery
12 10 (0.90%) Mixpanel
13 7 (0.63%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.63%) Metadata
13 7 (0.63%) SAP HANA
14 4 (0.36%) DB2
15 3 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
15 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 110 (9.90%) JIRA
2 82 (7.38%) Git
3 41 (3.69%) Jenkins
4 35 (3.15%) Xcode
5 33 (2.97%) GitLab
6 31 (2.79%) Eclipse
7 28 (2.52%) Android Studio
8 20 (1.80%) Browser DevTools
9 18 (1.62%) Axure RP
9 18 (1.62%) webpack
10 15 (1.35%) Gradle
11 14 (1.26%) Cypress.io
12 13 (1.17%) Postman
13 9 (0.81%) Visual Website Optimizer
14 8 (0.72%) Artifactory
14 8 (0.72%) Bitbucket
14 8 (0.72%) JUnit
14 8 (0.72%) Selenium
14 8 (0.72%) Valgrind
15 7 (0.63%) Cucumber
General
1 379 (34.11%) Social Skills
2 228 (20.52%) Finance
3 142 (12.78%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (9.72%) Public Sector
5 105 (9.45%) Banking
6 89 (8.01%) Marketing
7 39 (3.51%) Retail
8 32 (2.88%) Legal
9 30 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
10 27 (2.43%) 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%) Back Office
16 12 (1.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 206 (18.54%) Developer
2 175 (15.75%) Designer
3 138 (12.42%) Senior
4 97 (8.73%) Lead
5 92 (8.28%) UX Designer
6 81 (7.29%) Analyst
7 51 (4.59%) Business Analyst
8 45 (4.05%) Consultant
9 34 (3.06%) React Developer
9 34 (3.06%) Support Engineer
9 34 (3.06%) UI Designer
10 32 (2.88%) Architect
10 32 (2.88%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 31 (2.79%) Senior Designer
12 29 (2.61%) Full-Stack Developer
13 28 (2.52%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 28 (2.52%) Software Engineer
14 26 (2.34%) UI/UX Designer
15 25 (2.25%) Product Designer
16 24 (2.16%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (13.41%) CSS
2 143 (12.87%) React
3 135 (12.15%) HTML
4 77 (6.93%) REST
5 70 (6.30%) RESTful
6 67 (6.03%) AngularJS
7 62 (5.58%) Node.js
8 48 (4.32%) GraphQL
8 48 (4.32%) HTML5
9 39 (3.51%) .NET
10 37 (3.33%) Redux
11 32 (2.88%) Jest
12 31 (2.79%) CSS3
13 27 (2.43%) Web Services
14 26 (2.34%) Bootstrap
15 24 (2.16%) XML
16 23 (2.07%) React Native
17 21 (1.89%) Next.js
18 20 (1.80%) jQuery
18 20 (1.80%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 122 (10.98%) Mobile App
2 104 (9.36%) Product Ownership
3 68 (6.12%) Onboarding
4 25 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.07%) 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
14 10 (0.90%) Data Structures
14 10 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 120 (10.80%) Windows
2 87 (7.83%) Android
3 71 (6.39%) Apple iOS
4 44 (3.96%) Linux
5 27 (2.43%) Windows 10
6 23 (2.07%) Unix
7 22 (1.98%) 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
11 1 (0.090%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (36.54%) Agile
2 372 (33.48%) UX Design
3 207 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
4 180 (16.20%) Analytics
5 139 (12.51%) CI/CD
6 132 (11.88%) Roadmaps
7 130 (11.70%) DevOps
8 118 (10.62%) Continuous Improvement
9 116 (10.44%) Stakeholder Management
10 115 (10.35%) AI
11 108 (9.72%) Front End Development
12 106 (9.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 102 (9.18%) User Research
14 86 (7.74%) Decision-Making
15 85 (7.65%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 83 (7.47%) Service Design
17 79 (7.11%) Scrum
18 73 (6.57%) CRM
19 72 (6.48%) Wireframes
20 70 (6.30%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 189 (17.01%) JavaScript
2 132 (11.88%) Python
3 102 (9.18%) Java
4 101 (9.09%) SQL
5 96 (8.64%) TypeScript
6 55 (4.95%) PowerShell
7 46 (4.14%) C#
8 37 (3.33%) Kotlin
9 33 (2.97%) Swift
10 23 (2.07%) Perl
11 22 (1.98%) 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
1 154 (13.86%) Security Cleared
2 108 (9.72%) SC Cleared
3 107 (9.63%) Degree
4 26 (2.34%) 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%) PMI Certification
9 10 (0.90%) MOS
10 8 (0.72%) PMP
11 7 (0.63%) CCNP
11 7 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (0.63%) OCA
11 7 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
12 3 (0.27%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.27%) Citrix Certification
12 3 (0.27%) CSPO
12 3 (0.27%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 162 (14.58%) Accessibility
2 94 (8.46%) QA
3 57 (5.13%) GDPR
4 41 (3.69%) WCAG
5 31 (2.79%) Data Quality
6 23 (2.07%) SLA
7 22 (1.98%) 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%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.18%) NIST
13 2 (0.18%) PERC
13 2 (0.18%) PSD2
13 2 (0.18%) Section 508
13 2 (0.18%) SOC 2
System Software
1 67 (6.03%) Active Directory
2 42 (3.78%) Docker
3 22 (1.98%) 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 (4.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (3.06%) SCCM
3 33 (2.97%) Kubernetes
4 24 (2.16%) 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%) Istio
11 1 (0.090%) Kibana
11 1 (0.090%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.090%) Puppet
11 1 (0.090%) Rancher
Vendors
1 199 (17.91%) Microsoft
2 84 (7.56%) Google
3 64 (5.76%) Adobe
3 64 (5.76%) ServiceNow
4 50 (4.50%) Oracle
5 43 (3.87%) SAP
6 37 (3.33%) Salesforce
7 28 (2.52%) Splunk
8 24 (2.16%) VMware
9 19 (1.71%) Apple
10 16 (1.44%) Citrix
10 16 (1.44%) Hotjar
11 14 (1.26%) Cisco
12 13 (1.17%) Optimizely
13 10 (0.90%) Sitecore
14 9 (0.81%) Amplitude
14 9 (0.81%) OpenAI
14 9 (0.81%) Zscaler
15 8 (0.72%) Red Hat
15 8 (0.72%) Workday