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 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 63 85
Rank change year-on-year -27 +22 -24
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,314 1,031 838
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.87% 3.72% 2.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.37% 4.10% 2.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 792 649 533
10th Percentile £300 £300 £301
25th Percentile £389 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £623
90th Percentile £680 £703 £718
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -0.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 43 31
10th Percentile £16.58 £25.03 £16.25
25th Percentile £25.50 £33.74 £28.28
Median hourly rate £33.99 £43.50 £41.68
Median % change year-on-year -21.86% +4.38% +58.76%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.75 £72.20
90th Percentile £75.60 £72.40 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £45.50 £40.84
% change year-on-year -25.30% +11.42% +54.10%

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 38,995 25,146 28,578
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.11% 90.84% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,229 16,020 18,598
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £629 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £755
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,544 1,434 1,645
10th Percentile £14.45 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.35
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.61%
75th Percentile £68.60 £50.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -39.40% -1.19%

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 15 August 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 15 August 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 15 August 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 -27 672 £520 +4.00% 1,260
North of England -14 223 £438 -2.01% 241
Midlands -10 141 £475 +9.83% 121
South East -43 113 £425 -5.56% 203
West Midlands -14 112 £475 -8.65% 90
North West -39 103 £410 -8.58% 139
South West -27 73 £475 +18.75% 99
Yorkshire -23 70 £500 +25.00% 63
North East -8 49 £363 -24.48% 39
East of England +8 48 £410 -14.14% 76
East Midlands -12 29 £468 +31.69% 31
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 60 (4.57%) SharePoint
2 52 (3.96%) CMS
3 32 (2.44%) Confluence
4 27 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.14%) WordPress
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.53%) Apache
7 7 (0.53%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.46%) Drupal
9 5 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
10 4 (0.30%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.30%) Kentico
10 4 (0.30%) Mendix
10 4 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
11 2 (0.15%) nginx
11 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.076%) Liferay
Applications
1 24 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.60%) Sketch
3 20 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 20 (1.52%) Chatbot
4 19 (1.45%) Photoshop
5 18 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
6 15 (1.14%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (0.91%) Adobe After Effects
8 11 (0.84%) Adobe XD
9 8 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 6 (0.46%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.15%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.15%) InVision
11 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
11 2 (0.15%) UserZoom
12 1 (0.076%) Blender
12 1 (0.076%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.076%) Microsoft Project
12 1 (0.076%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.076%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (0.61%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.46%) Shopify
3 5 (0.38%) Sage X3
4 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.23%) iTrent
5 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.076%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.076%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.076%) Magento
7 1 (0.076%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.076%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 195 (14.84%) Azure
2 158 (12.02%) Figma
3 135 (10.27%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (8.52%) AWS
5 96 (7.31%) Power Platform
6 62 (4.72%) Entra ID
7 51 (3.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 42 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
9 41 (3.12%) SaaS
10 40 (3.04%) GCP
10 40 (3.04%) GitHub
11 31 (2.36%) PowerApps
12 30 (2.28%) OneDrive
13 25 (1.90%) Power Automate
14 23 (1.75%) Copilot Studio
15 19 (1.45%) Azure AI
16 17 (1.29%) Serverless
17 12 (0.91%) GitHub Actions
18 11 (0.84%) Firebase
19 10 (0.76%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.20%) DNS
2 36 (2.74%) DHCP
3 31 (2.36%) Wi-Fi
4 30 (2.28%) TCP/IP
5 22 (1.67%) Wireless
6 21 (1.60%) LAN
7 16 (1.22%) Firewall
7 16 (1.22%) VPN
8 15 (1.14%) WAN
9 12 (0.91%) Internet
10 11 (0.84%) SD-WAN
11 9 (0.68%) Cisco Wireless
11 9 (0.68%) Intranet
11 9 (0.68%) Skype
12 8 (0.61%) Network Security
13 7 (0.53%) 5G
13 7 (0.53%) WLAN
14 6 (0.46%) SSL
15 5 (0.38%) SMS
15 5 (0.38%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.19%) Power BI
2 25 (1.90%) Metadata
3 16 (1.22%) Power Query
4 14 (1.07%) Tableau
5 12 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (0.84%) NoSQL
6 11 (0.84%) Relational Database
7 10 (0.76%) Looker
7 10 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (0.68%) SQL Server
9 7 (0.53%) MySQL
10 6 (0.46%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
10 6 (0.46%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.38%) Flink
11 5 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 5 (0.38%) Redis
11 5 (0.38%) ZAP BI
12 4 (0.30%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 72 (5.48%) JIRA
2 52 (3.96%) Git
3 22 (1.67%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.60%) Cypress.io
5 17 (1.29%) GitLab
5 17 (1.29%) Vite
6 10 (0.76%) Android Studio
6 10 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
6 10 (0.76%) fastlane
6 10 (0.76%) Storybook
7 9 (0.68%) Xcode
8 7 (0.53%) Gradle
9 6 (0.46%) Postman
10 5 (0.38%) Claude Code
10 5 (0.38%) Crashlytics
10 5 (0.38%) Fiddler
10 5 (0.38%) MSI
11 4 (0.30%) JMeter
11 4 (0.30%) JUnit
11 4 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
General
1 413 (31.43%) Social Skills
2 238 (18.11%) Finance
3 171 (13.01%) Public Sector
4 129 (9.82%) Analytical Skills
5 107 (8.14%) Banking
6 77 (5.86%) Retail
7 66 (5.02%) Marketing
8 47 (3.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
9 31 (2.36%) Legal
10 27 (2.05%) Automotive
10 27 (2.05%) Publishing
11 26 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
13 22 (1.67%) Manufacturing
14 18 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (0.99%) Investment Banking
16 11 (0.84%) Military
17 9 (0.68%) Aerospace
17 9 (0.68%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 287 (21.84%) Designer
2 178 (13.55%) Senior
3 170 (12.94%) Developer
4 119 (9.06%) UX Designer
5 110 (8.37%) Lead
6 89 (6.77%) Analyst
7 71 (5.40%) UI Designer
8 70 (5.33%) Consultant
9 56 (4.26%) User Researcher
10 51 (3.88%) IT Support
10 51 (3.88%) Support Engineer
11 50 (3.81%) Content Designer
12 49 (3.73%) Architect
12 49 (3.73%) Senior Designer
13 46 (3.50%) Product Manager
14 43 (3.27%) Business Analyst
15 41 (3.12%) UI/UX Designer
15 41 (3.12%) User Experience Researcher
16 35 (2.66%) IT Engineer
16 35 (2.66%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (8.37%) React
2 92 (7.00%) CSS
3 80 (6.09%) REST
4 79 (6.01%) HTML
5 44 (3.35%) RESTful
6 42 (3.20%) AngularJS
7 37 (2.82%) GraphQL
8 34 (2.59%) .NET
8 34 (2.59%) HTML5
9 33 (2.51%) CSS3
10 22 (1.67%) Next.js
11 21 (1.60%) Jest
12 19 (1.45%) Node.js
12 19 (1.45%) OAuth
12 19 (1.45%) SOAP
12 19 (1.45%) Spring
13 18 (1.37%) ASP.NET
13 18 (1.37%) Playwright
13 18 (1.37%) Spring Boot
14 17 (1.29%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 117 (8.90%) Product Ownership
2 80 (6.09%) Onboarding
3 79 (6.01%) Mobile App
4 39 (2.97%) Cloud Native
5 35 (2.66%) AI Agents
6 29 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
9 25 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
10 21 (1.60%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.52%) Social Media
12 19 (1.45%) Management Information System
13 18 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
13 18 (1.37%) Educational Technology
14 17 (1.29%) Data Structures
14 17 (1.29%) Graphic Design
14 17 (1.29%) NHS
15 15 (1.14%) Virtual Reality
16 14 (1.07%) Algorithms
16 14 (1.07%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 138 (10.50%) Windows
2 54 (4.11%) Android
3 50 (3.81%) Apple iOS
3 50 (3.81%) Windows 10
4 29 (2.21%) Mac OS
5 21 (1.60%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.29%) Linux
7 10 (0.76%) Unix
7 10 (0.76%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 417 (31.74%) UX Design
2 368 (28.01%) Agile
3 251 (19.10%) AI
4 227 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
5 210 (15.98%) Stakeholder Management
6 175 (13.32%) Analytics
6 175 (13.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 171 (13.01%) User Research
8 148 (11.26%) CI/CD
8 148 (11.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 132 (10.05%) Roadmaps
10 128 (9.74%) Decision-Making
11 106 (8.07%) Prototyping
12 103 (7.84%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 102 (7.76%) DevOps
14 99 (7.53%) Service Design
15 97 (7.38%) Workshop Facilitation
16 96 (7.31%) Scrum
17 95 (7.23%) Wireframes
18 94 (7.15%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 118 (8.98%) JavaScript
2 89 (6.77%) Python
3 85 (6.47%) TypeScript
4 81 (6.16%) Java
5 79 (6.01%) SQL
6 54 (4.11%) PowerShell
7 28 (2.13%) C#
8 26 (1.98%) Kotlin
9 21 (1.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.14%) Bash
11 14 (1.07%) Swift
12 8 (0.61%) VBScript
13 7 (0.53%) Go
13 7 (0.53%) PHP
13 7 (0.53%) VB
14 6 (0.46%) Apex Code
14 6 (0.46%) Scala
14 6 (0.46%) VBA
15 5 (0.38%) Korn
15 5 (0.38%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 204 (15.53%) Security Cleared
2 154 (11.72%) SC Cleared
3 113 (8.60%) Degree
4 30 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (1.75%) DV Cleared
6 21 (1.60%) Azure Certification
6 21 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (0.84%) PMP
8 10 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 8 (0.61%) Citrix Certification
9 8 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 7 (0.53%) CCA
11 6 (0.46%) CCIE
11 6 (0.46%) CCNP
11 6 (0.46%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.46%) MCSE
12 5 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 205 (15.60%) Accessibility
2 82 (6.24%) QA
3 68 (5.18%) WCAG
4 44 (3.35%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.45%) GDPR
6 12 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (0.53%) PMO
8 6 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.38%) SLA
10 4 (0.30%) GRC
11 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.15%) PSD2
12 1 (0.076%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.076%) GMP
12 1 (0.076%) GxP
12 1 (0.076%) NIST
12 1 (0.076%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.076%) WAI
System Software
1 91 (6.93%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.82%) Docker
3 28 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.53%) BitLocker
6 6 (0.46%) Firmware
6 6 (0.46%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.46%) vSphere
7 5 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.23%) UAG
10 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
10 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.15%) XenApp
10 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.076%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 47 (3.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (3.20%) Kubernetes
2 42 (3.20%) Terraform
3 33 (2.51%) SCCM
4 19 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
5 18 (1.37%) Grafana
6 15 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
7 14 (1.07%) Ansible
8 12 (0.91%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
10 4 (0.30%) Podman
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.23%) WSUS
12 2 (0.15%) Argo
12 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.15%) Packer
12 2 (0.15%) SCOM
12 2 (0.15%) vMotion
13 1 (0.076%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 229 (17.43%) Microsoft
2 74 (5.63%) ServiceNow
3 72 (5.48%) Adobe
4 45 (3.42%) Google
5 41 (3.12%) Oracle
6 34 (2.59%) SAP
7 30 (2.28%) Salesforce
8 24 (1.83%) Citrix
9 22 (1.67%) Dynatrace
10 19 (1.45%) Apple
10 19 (1.45%) Splunk
11 18 (1.37%) Cisco
11 18 (1.37%) Workday
12 16 (1.22%) VMware
13 15 (1.14%) Foundry
14 14 (1.07%) Zscaler
15 12 (0.91%) Aruba
16 10 (0.76%) Okta
16 10 (0.76%) OpenAI
17 8 (0.61%) Databricks