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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 68 82
Rank change year-on-year -12 +14 -23
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,290 930 950
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.97% 3.69% 2.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.48% 4.04% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 808 599 637
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £623
90th Percentile £682 £727 £715
UK median daily rate £494 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.89% -5.00% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 32 45
10th Percentile £16.00 £33.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.11 £35.25 £25.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £51.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.35% +70.00% +15.38%
75th Percentile £67.84 £70.16 £68.00
90th Percentile £86.73 £85.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £52.50 £31.71
% change year-on-year -35.26% +65.56% +19.66%

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 37,044 23,037 31,936
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.35% 91.39% 85.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,386 14,872 20,693
10th Percentile £325 £300 £304
25th Percentile £417 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £729 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -4.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,321 1,118 2,341
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -34.02% +8.48%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.50 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -24 649 £524 +3.76% 322
North of England -18 195 £450 +0.67% 121
Midlands -2 154 £475 +17.72% 57
South East -12 136 £495 +4.21% 141
North West -17 113 £435 -2.68% 68
West Midlands +1 111 £475 -9.52% 35
South West -6 74 £475 +26.67% 41
Yorkshire -30 52 £519 +29.61% 30
East Midlands +11 43 £550 +54.49% 22
East of England -9 36 £410 -13.68% 47
North East -15 30 £440 -8.33% 24
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 64 (4.96%) SharePoint
2 44 (3.41%) CMS
3 39 (3.02%) Confluence
4 26 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (0.78%) WordPress
6 7 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.39%) Drupal
7 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
8 4 (0.31%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.31%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.31%) Kentico
8 4 (0.31%) Mendix
9 3 (0.23%) Camunda
9 3 (0.23%) nginx
9 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.16%) Apache
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
11 1 (0.078%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 25 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.55%) Photoshop
2 20 (1.55%) Sketch
3 18 (1.40%) Chatbot
4 16 (1.24%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
6 13 (1.01%) Adobe After Effects
7 12 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 11 (0.85%) Adobe XD
9 10 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 10 (0.78%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.31%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.23%) UserZoom
11 3 (0.23%) UXPin
12 2 (0.16%) InVision
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
13 1 (0.078%) Blender
13 1 (0.078%) Camtasia
13 1 (0.078%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.70%) Workday HCM
3 8 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.62%) Shopify
4 6 (0.47%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.31%) Oracle iProcurement
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
6 2 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.078%) iTrent
7 1 (0.078%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.078%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.078%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 207 (16.05%) Azure
2 173 (13.41%) Figma
3 113 (8.76%) Microsoft 365
4 106 (8.22%) AWS
5 91 (7.05%) Power Platform
6 57 (4.42%) Entra ID
7 49 (3.80%) Azure DevOps
8 47 (3.64%) Microsoft Copilot
9 42 (3.26%) SaaS
10 37 (2.87%) GCP
11 36 (2.79%) GitHub
11 36 (2.79%) PowerApps
12 34 (2.64%) OneDrive
13 31 (2.40%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.86%) Copilot Studio
15 21 (1.63%) GitHub Actions
16 20 (1.55%) Serverless
17 17 (1.32%) Google Workspace
18 14 (1.09%) Google Sheets
19 13 (1.01%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.33%) DNS
2 28 (2.17%) DHCP
3 24 (1.86%) TCP/IP
4 22 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.55%) Wireless
6 18 (1.40%) LAN
7 13 (1.01%) Internet
8 11 (0.85%) Intranet
8 11 (0.85%) WAN
9 10 (0.78%) Firewall
10 9 (0.70%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.70%) VPN
11 8 (0.62%) Cisco Wireless
12 7 (0.54%) 5G
12 7 (0.54%) Skype
12 7 (0.54%) WLAN
13 5 (0.39%) 802.11
13 5 (0.39%) HTTP
13 5 (0.39%) SMS
14 4 (0.31%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (4.19%) Power BI
2 21 (1.63%) Metadata
3 20 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (1.55%) SQL Server
4 19 (1.47%) Relational Database
5 18 (1.40%) Power Query
6 17 (1.32%) NoSQL
7 12 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.85%) MongoDB
8 11 (0.85%) MySQL
9 9 (0.70%) Tableau
10 7 (0.54%) Redis
11 6 (0.47%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.47%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.47%) ZAP BI
12 5 (0.39%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.31%) EDRMS
13 4 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 4 (0.31%) Pinecone
14 3 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 81 (6.28%) JIRA
2 54 (4.19%) Git
3 21 (1.63%) Jenkins
4 18 (1.40%) GitLab
5 17 (1.32%) Cypress.io
6 16 (1.24%) Vite
7 12 (0.93%) JUnit
8 10 (0.78%) fastlane
9 9 (0.70%) Android Studio
9 9 (0.70%) Browser DevTools
9 9 (0.70%) Xcode
10 8 (0.62%) Gradle
10 8 (0.62%) Postman
11 6 (0.47%) Selenium
11 6 (0.47%) Visual Studio
12 5 (0.39%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.39%) CircleCI
12 5 (0.39%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.39%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.39%) REST Assured
General
1 394 (30.54%) Social Skills
2 237 (18.37%) Finance
3 153 (11.86%) Public Sector
4 124 (9.61%) Analytical Skills
5 108 (8.37%) Banking
6 74 (5.74%) Retail
7 54 (4.19%) Marketing
8 38 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.40%) Legal
10 28 (2.17%) Automotive
10 28 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (2.09%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (1.94%) Publishing
13 20 (1.55%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.01%) Investment Banking
17 11 (0.85%) Front Office
18 8 (0.62%) Local Government
19 7 (0.54%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 276 (21.40%) Designer
2 184 (14.26%) Senior
3 169 (13.10%) Developer
4 120 (9.30%) UX Designer
5 101 (7.83%) Analyst
6 97 (7.52%) Lead
7 71 (5.50%) UI Designer
8 68 (5.27%) Consultant
9 56 (4.34%) Senior Designer
10 53 (4.11%) Product Designer
11 51 (3.95%) Architect
12 50 (3.88%) Content Designer
13 46 (3.57%) Business Analyst
14 44 (3.41%) User Experience Researcher
15 43 (3.33%) IT Support
16 42 (3.26%) UI/UX Designer
17 39 (3.02%) Product Manager
18 38 (2.95%) User Researcher
19 32 (2.48%) Support Engineer
20 30 (2.33%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (9.53%) React
2 97 (7.52%) CSS
3 84 (6.51%) HTML
4 77 (5.97%) REST
5 51 (3.95%) RESTful
6 50 (3.88%) AngularJS
7 47 (3.64%) .NET
8 41 (3.18%) Spring
9 40 (3.10%) Spring Boot
10 33 (2.56%) GraphQL
11 23 (1.78%) JSON
11 23 (1.78%) Next.js
12 22 (1.71%) HTML5
12 22 (1.71%) Node.js
13 21 (1.63%) ASP.NET
13 21 (1.63%) CSS3
13 21 (1.63%) Redux
14 19 (1.47%) OAuth
15 18 (1.40%) Kafka
15 18 (1.40%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 135 (10.47%) Product Ownership
2 61 (4.73%) Mobile App
3 60 (4.65%) Onboarding
4 33 (2.56%) Cloud Native
5 30 (2.33%) AI Agents
6 27 (2.09%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (1.94%) Legacy Systems
8 24 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
9 22 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (1.55%) Data Centre
11 19 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 19 (1.47%) Data Structures
12 17 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 16 (1.24%) Graphic Design
13 16 (1.24%) Taxonomies
14 14 (1.09%) Algorithms
14 14 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (1.09%) Social Media
15 13 (1.01%) Virtual Reality
16 12 (0.93%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 108 (8.37%) Windows
2 45 (3.49%) Apple iOS
3 40 (3.10%) Android
4 33 (2.56%) Windows 10
5 22 (1.71%) Mac OS
6 13 (1.01%) Windows Server
7 12 (0.93%) Linux
8 6 (0.47%) Unix
8 6 (0.47%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 411 (31.86%) UX Design
2 385 (29.84%) Agile
3 219 (16.98%) AI
4 203 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
5 180 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 169 (13.10%) Analytics
7 156 (12.09%) Continuous Improvement
8 152 (11.78%) User Research
9 141 (10.93%) CI/CD
10 140 (10.85%) Roadmaps
11 138 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 119 (9.22%) DevOps
13 118 (9.15%) Decision-Making
14 115 (8.91%) Prototyping
15 110 (8.53%) UX Research
16 99 (7.67%) Wireframes
17 95 (7.36%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 93 (7.21%) Service Design
19 92 (7.13%) Scrum
20 85 (6.59%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 124 (9.61%) JavaScript
2 97 (7.52%) Java
3 95 (7.36%) SQL
3 95 (7.36%) TypeScript
4 83 (6.43%) Python
5 49 (3.80%) PowerShell
6 45 (3.49%) C#
7 24 (1.86%) Kotlin
8 22 (1.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 13 (1.01%) Swift
10 10 (0.78%) Bash
11 8 (0.62%) Korn
12 6 (0.47%) Apex Code
12 6 (0.47%) R
12 6 (0.47%) VBA
12 6 (0.47%) VBScript
13 5 (0.39%) Go
13 5 (0.39%) VB
14 4 (0.31%) PHP
15 3 (0.23%) Rust
Qualifications
1 169 (13.10%) Security Cleared
2 130 (10.08%) SC Cleared
3 127 (9.84%) Degree
4 27 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (1.63%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (1.47%) Azure Certification
9 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (0.54%) AWS Certification
11 7 (0.54%) CCIE
11 7 (0.54%) CCNP
11 7 (0.54%) Citrix Certification
11 7 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 6 (0.47%) CCA
12 6 (0.47%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.47%) PMP
13 5 (0.39%) CISSP
13 5 (0.39%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 195 (15.12%) Accessibility
2 90 (6.98%) QA
3 62 (4.81%) WCAG
4 41 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 26 (2.02%) GDPR
6 17 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (0.54%) PMO
8 6 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.39%) SLA
10 3 (0.23%) GRC
11 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.16%) PSD2
12 1 (0.078%) COBIT
12 1 (0.078%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.078%) SEPA
12 1 (0.078%) WAI
System Software
1 68 (5.27%) Active Directory
2 38 (2.95%) Docker
3 23 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.47%) Firmware
6 5 (0.39%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.23%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
9 2 (0.16%) XenApp
9 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.078%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 43 (3.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (3.18%) Kubernetes
3 38 (2.95%) Terraform
4 34 (2.64%) SCCM
5 16 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
6 15 (1.16%) Grafana
7 13 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
8 10 (0.78%) Ansible
9 7 (0.54%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.31%) Clonezilla
11 3 (0.23%) Podman
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.23%) WSUS
12 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.16%) Packer
12 2 (0.16%) SCOM
12 2 (0.16%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.16%) vMotion
13 1 (0.078%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 219 (16.98%) Microsoft
2 69 (5.35%) Adobe
3 67 (5.19%) ServiceNow
4 44 (3.41%) Google
5 42 (3.26%) SAP
6 36 (2.79%) Oracle
6 36 (2.79%) Salesforce
7 19 (1.47%) Citrix
7 19 (1.47%) Workday
8 18 (1.40%) Dynatrace
9 17 (1.32%) Apple
10 16 (1.24%) Cisco
11 14 (1.09%) Splunk
12 13 (1.01%) VMware
13 12 (0.93%) Aruba
13 12 (0.93%) Foundry
14 9 (0.70%) Zscaler
15 8 (0.62%) OpenAI
16 7 (0.54%) Databricks
16 7 (0.54%) Okta