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 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 69 70
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 -10
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,143 910 1,092
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.62% 3.16% 2.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.08% 3.56% 3.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 758 531 758
10th Percentile £290 £300 £325
25th Percentile £371 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £559 £600 £600
90th Percentile £660 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 25 27
10th Percentile £15.50 £25.26 £19.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £30.44 £31.48
Median hourly rate £35.60 £42.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.24% -29.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £59.75 £53.75 £71.91
90th Percentile £70.16 £74.00 £81.25
UK median hourly rate £35.60 £41.91 £60.00
% change year-on-year -15.06% -30.15% -4.00%

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 28,018 25,529 32,356
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.67% 88.68% 88.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,807 15,764 21,976
10th Percentile £300 £312 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,812 837 1,391
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.75
25th Percentile £17.89 £20.30 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +24.47%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.63 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.97% +25.43%

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 24 December 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 24 December 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 24 December 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 -11 580 £475 -9.52% 549
North of England +20 209 £425 -5.56% 387
North West +19 138 £402 -10.67% 218
Midlands +6 113 £450 -4.76% 252
South East +4 113 £425 -6.85% 434
West Midlands +9 79 £432 -19.63% 145
South West +17 67 £538 -6.52% 166
Yorkshire -1 55 £488 +2.63% 142
East of England -3 36 £460 -6.03% 201
East Midlands +2 34 £485 +36.24% 99
North East +6 15 £410 - 28
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 51 (4.46%) Confluence
2 48 (4.20%) SharePoint
3 46 (4.02%) CMS
4 19 (1.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 13 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.05%) Headless CMS
7 9 (0.79%) Apache
7 9 (0.79%) Sitecore CMS
8 7 (0.61%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.44%) SugarCRM
10 4 (0.35%) WordPress
11 3 (0.26%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
12 2 (0.17%) Appian
12 2 (0.17%) Drupal
13 1 (0.087%) Cloud Foundry
13 1 (0.087%) Moodle
13 1 (0.087%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 41 (3.59%) Sketch
2 22 (1.92%) Adobe XD
2 22 (1.92%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.84%) Chatbot
3 21 (1.84%) MS Visio
4 15 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
5 12 (1.05%) Adobe Illustrator
5 12 (1.05%) InVision
5 12 (1.05%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.61%) Trello
8 5 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
9 4 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.35%) Camtasia
10 3 (0.26%) OmniGraffle
10 3 (0.26%) Snagit
10 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.17%) Autodesk Smoke
11 2 (0.17%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 19 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.35%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.26%) Magento
4 3 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.26%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.26%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.26%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.26%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.17%) iTrent
5 2 (0.17%) Maximo
5 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.17%) Shopify
6 1 (0.087%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.087%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.087%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.087%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.087%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.087%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.087%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 192 (16.80%) Azure
2 123 (10.76%) Figma
3 120 (10.50%) AWS
4 86 (7.52%) SaaS
5 79 (6.91%) Power Platform
6 77 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
7 64 (5.60%) GCP
8 50 (4.37%) Entra ID
9 36 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
9 36 (3.15%) GitHub
10 27 (2.36%) Google Analytics
11 25 (2.19%) Google Workspace
11 25 (2.19%) Miro
12 23 (2.01%) Serverless
13 21 (1.84%) Sauce Labs
14 20 (1.75%) GitHub Actions
15 18 (1.57%) PowerApps
16 17 (1.49%) Power Automate
17 16 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
17 16 (1.40%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.54%) DNS
1 29 (2.54%) Wireless
2 16 (1.40%) Internet
3 11 (0.96%) VPN
4 10 (0.87%) DHCP
5 9 (0.79%) TCP/IP
5 9 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.61%) BGP
6 7 (0.61%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (0.61%) Cisco Wireless
6 7 (0.61%) Firewall
6 7 (0.61%) HTTP
6 7 (0.61%) NX-OS
6 7 (0.61%) SSL
6 7 (0.61%) VXLAN
7 6 (0.52%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.44%) Intranet
8 5 (0.44%) WAN
9 4 (0.35%) PPP
9 4 (0.35%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (4.46%) Power BI
2 39 (3.41%) Relational Database
3 38 (3.32%) MySQL
4 29 (2.54%) PostgreSQL
5 25 (2.19%) SQL Server
6 24 (2.10%) Tableau
7 21 (1.84%) NoSQL
8 17 (1.49%) MongoDB
9 16 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
10 12 (1.05%) BigQuery
10 12 (1.05%) Looker
11 11 (0.96%) Redis
12 8 (0.70%) Metadata
13 7 (0.61%) Mixpanel
13 7 (0.61%) SAP HANA
14 5 (0.44%) DynamoDB
15 4 (0.35%) Big Data
16 3 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
16 3 (0.26%) Hadoop
16 3 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 111 (9.71%) JIRA
2 74 (6.47%) Git
3 43 (3.76%) GitLab
4 35 (3.06%) Jenkins
5 33 (2.89%) Xcode
6 29 (2.54%) Android Studio
6 29 (2.54%) Eclipse
7 23 (2.01%) Browser DevTools
8 18 (1.57%) Axure RP
8 18 (1.57%) Cypress.io
9 16 (1.40%) Gradle
10 13 (1.14%) Postman
10 13 (1.14%) webpack
11 10 (0.87%) Artifactory
11 10 (0.87%) CircleCI
11 10 (0.87%) JUnit
12 9 (0.79%) Visual Website Optimizer
13 8 (0.70%) IntelliJ
13 8 (0.70%) Selenium
14 6 (0.52%) Cucumber
General
1 418 (36.57%) Social Skills
2 209 (18.29%) Finance
3 152 (13.30%) Analytical Skills
4 139 (12.16%) Public Sector
5 84 (7.35%) Marketing
6 83 (7.26%) Banking
7 35 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
8 29 (2.54%) Legal
9 27 (2.36%) Retail
10 24 (2.10%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (1.92%) Manufacturing
12 21 (1.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 17 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
14 15 (1.31%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.22%) Automotive
16 13 (1.14%) Telecoms
17 10 (0.87%) Financial Institution
17 10 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
18 8 (0.70%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 189 (16.54%) Designer
2 187 (16.36%) Developer
3 152 (13.30%) Senior
4 102 (8.92%) UX Designer
5 92 (8.05%) Analyst
5 92 (8.05%) Lead
6 51 (4.46%) Business Analyst
7 48 (4.20%) Consultant
8 41 (3.59%) Support Engineer
9 40 (3.50%) Senior Designer
10 39 (3.41%) Architect
11 34 (2.97%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 34 (2.97%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
11 34 (2.97%) Product Designer
11 34 (2.97%) Service Designer
12 31 (2.71%) Full-Stack Developer
13 29 (2.54%) UI Designer
14 27 (2.36%) Technical Support
14 27 (2.36%) UX Engineer
15 24 (2.10%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (13.56%) CSS
2 149 (13.04%) React
3 136 (11.90%) HTML
4 83 (7.26%) REST
5 78 (6.82%) AngularJS
6 72 (6.30%) RESTful
7 52 (4.55%) GraphQL
8 49 (4.29%) Node.js
9 47 (4.11%) HTML5
10 35 (3.06%) .NET
11 30 (2.62%) CSS3
11 30 (2.62%) Jest
12 27 (2.36%) Spring
13 25 (2.19%) Next.js
14 24 (2.10%) Playwright
14 24 (2.10%) Spring Boot
15 22 (1.92%) Ajax
16 21 (1.84%) Bootstrap
16 21 (1.84%) Redux
16 21 (1.84%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 108 (9.45%) Mobile App
2 97 (8.49%) Product Ownership
3 67 (5.86%) Onboarding
4 26 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
4 26 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (1.75%) e-Learning
6 19 (1.66%) Management Information System
7 17 (1.49%) Data Centre
7 17 (1.49%) Data Structures
8 16 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
9 15 (1.31%) AI Agents
9 15 (1.31%) Learning Management System
9 15 (1.31%) Low-Code
10 14 (1.22%) NHS
11 13 (1.14%) Cloud Native
11 13 (1.14%) Virtual Team
12 12 (1.05%) CMDB
12 12 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 137 (11.99%) Windows
2 76 (6.65%) Android
3 61 (5.34%) Apple iOS
4 41 (3.59%) Linux
5 38 (3.32%) Windows 10
6 26 (2.27%) Mac OS
6 26 (2.27%) Unix
7 8 (0.70%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.35%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.17%) tvOS
9 2 (0.17%) VMS
10 1 (0.087%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.087%) watchOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (35.70%) Agile
2 357 (31.23%) UX Design
3 204 (17.85%) Analytics
4 202 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
5 144 (12.60%) CI/CD
6 132 (11.55%) Stakeholder Management
6 132 (11.55%) User Research
7 131 (11.46%) Roadmaps
8 130 (11.37%) AI
9 129 (11.29%) Continuous Improvement
10 125 (10.94%) DevOps
11 118 (10.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 104 (9.10%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 99 (8.66%) Service Design
14 94 (8.22%) Front End Development
15 93 (8.14%) Decision-Making
16 78 (6.82%) User Stories
17 77 (6.74%) Wireframes
18 76 (6.65%) Test Automation
19 75 (6.56%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 181 (15.84%) JavaScript
2 119 (10.41%) Python
3 106 (9.27%) Java
4 104 (9.10%) SQL
5 86 (7.52%) TypeScript
6 62 (5.42%) PowerShell
7 38 (3.32%) C#
8 36 (3.15%) Kotlin
9 29 (2.54%) Swift
10 26 (2.27%) Perl
11 23 (2.01%) Bash
12 14 (1.22%) PHP
13 13 (1.14%) Objective-C
14 11 (0.96%) C++
14 11 (0.96%) PL/SQL
15 8 (0.70%) Go
16 7 (0.61%) Lisp
17 5 (0.44%) C
17 5 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 5 (0.44%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 162 (14.17%) Security Cleared
2 114 (9.97%) SC Cleared
3 109 (9.54%) Degree
4 28 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (1.57%) DV Cleared
6 17 (1.49%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.22%) PMI Certification
8 13 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (0.96%) MOS
10 9 (0.79%) OCA
10 9 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
10 9 (0.79%) PMP
11 8 (0.70%) CCNP
11 8 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.44%) MCP
13 4 (0.35%) Citrix Certification
14 3 (0.26%) CSPO
14 3 (0.26%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (16.45%) Accessibility
2 115 (10.06%) QA
3 64 (5.60%) GDPR
4 53 (4.64%) WCAG
5 37 (3.24%) Data Quality
6 28 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 22 (1.92%) SLA
8 12 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.61%) GxP
10 6 (0.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 6 (0.52%) PMO
11 5 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.35%) NCSC
13 3 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
13 3 (0.26%) NIST
13 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.26%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.17%) GMP
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.17%) PSD2
System Software
1 70 (6.12%) Active Directory
2 46 (4.02%) Docker
3 25 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.17%) ProxySG
7 1 (0.087%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.087%) Firmware
7 1 (0.087%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.087%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.087%) XenApp
7 1 (0.087%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (4.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.76%) Kubernetes
3 40 (3.50%) SCCM
4 24 (2.10%) Terraform
5 16 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 14 (1.22%) Ansible
7 13 (1.14%) Grafana
8 7 (0.61%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.44%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.35%) Argo
11 3 (0.26%) Nagios
11 3 (0.26%) Rancher
11 3 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.17%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.17%) PingFederate
12 2 (0.17%) SysTrack
13 1 (0.087%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 1 (0.087%) Istio
13 1 (0.087%) Podman
Vendors
1 217 (18.99%) Microsoft
2 90 (7.87%) Google
3 75 (6.56%) Adobe
4 69 (6.04%) ServiceNow
5 58 (5.07%) Oracle
6 43 (3.76%) SAP
7 38 (3.32%) Salesforce
8 32 (2.80%) Splunk
9 27 (2.36%) VMware
10 21 (1.84%) Citrix
11 16 (1.40%) Apple
12 14 (1.22%) Cisco
13 13 (1.14%) Optimizely
14 12 (1.05%) Hotjar
15 11 (0.96%) Red Hat
15 11 (0.96%) Zscaler
16 10 (0.87%) Amplitude
16 10 (0.87%) MuleSoft
17 9 (0.79%) OpenAI
17 9 (0.79%) Workday