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 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 71 87
Rank change year-on-year -13 +16 -29
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,364 984 877
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.02% 3.59% 2.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.54% 3.96% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 841 628 580
10th Percentile £313 £300 £312
25th Percentile £400 £379 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £623
90th Percentile £680 £725 £719
UK median daily rate £480 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 36 32
10th Percentile £16.00 £26.57 £16.25
25th Percentile £23.00 £35.06 £25.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £37.37
Median % change year-on-year -30.98% +31.78% +38.42%
75th Percentile £67.84 £65.35 £68.60
90th Percentile £79.30 £77.73 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £49.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -31.33% +23.75% +32.91%

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 38,549 24,860 29,801
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.39% 90.73% 85.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,182 15,935 19,502
10th Percentile £325 £300 £311
25th Percentile £420 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,381 1,342 1,889
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.26 £13.67
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.90 £17.50
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £69.50 £52.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%

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 25 July 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 25 July 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 25 July 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 -23 688 £525 +2.74% 431
North of England -18 219 £438 -2.01% 137
Midlands 0 148 £475 +11.24% 53
South East -32 133 £490 +3.16% 130
West Midlands -4 116 £475 -5.00% 43
North West -32 112 £425 -5.56% 63
South West -6 81 £475 +26.67% 56
Yorkshire -34 59 £500 +25.00% 44
East of England +14 49 £410 -13.68% 53
North East -10 48 £375 -21.88% 30
East Midlands -5 32 £525 +47.47% 10
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 61 (4.47%) SharePoint
2 51 (3.74%) CMS
3 34 (2.49%) Confluence
4 25 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
5 14 (1.03%) WordPress
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.44%) Drupal
7 6 (0.44%) Skype for Business
8 5 (0.37%) Apache
9 4 (0.29%) Kentico
9 4 (0.29%) Mendix
10 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.22%) Headless CMS
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 (0.073%) NetWeaver
12 1 (0.073%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 28 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (1.76%) Sketch
3 20 (1.47%) Chatbot
3 20 (1.47%) Photoshop
4 19 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 17 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
6 15 (1.10%) Adobe Illustrator
7 13 (0.95%) Adobe After Effects
7 13 (0.95%) Adobe XD
8 10 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 8 (0.59%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.29%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.15%) InVision
11 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
11 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
11 2 (0.15%) UserZoom
12 1 (0.073%) Blender
12 1 (0.073%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.073%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (0.81%) Workday HCM
2 7 (0.51%) Shopify
3 6 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.44%) Sage X3
4 4 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
5 3 (0.22%) iTrent
5 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.073%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.073%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.073%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.073%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.073%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 212 (15.54%) Azure
2 183 (13.42%) Figma
3 123 (9.02%) Microsoft 365
4 111 (8.14%) AWS
5 98 (7.18%) Power Platform
6 57 (4.18%) Entra ID
7 49 (3.59%) Microsoft Copilot
8 47 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
9 45 (3.30%) GCP
9 45 (3.30%) SaaS
10 43 (3.15%) GitHub
11 37 (2.71%) PowerApps
12 30 (2.20%) OneDrive
13 28 (2.05%) Power Automate
14 27 (1.98%) Copilot Studio
15 19 (1.39%) Azure AI
15 19 (1.39%) Serverless
16 16 (1.17%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (0.81%) Firebase
18 10 (0.73%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.79%) DNS
2 32 (2.35%) DHCP
3 28 (2.05%) TCP/IP
4 23 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.47%) Wireless
6 19 (1.39%) LAN
7 12 (0.88%) Firewall
7 12 (0.88%) Internet
7 12 (0.88%) VPN
7 12 (0.88%) WAN
8 10 (0.73%) Intranet
9 9 (0.66%) SD-WAN
10 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
10 8 (0.59%) Skype
11 6 (0.44%) 5G
11 6 (0.44%) Network Security
11 6 (0.44%) WLAN
12 5 (0.37%) 802.11
12 5 (0.37%) SMS
12 5 (0.37%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.11%) Power BI
2 23 (1.69%) Metadata
3 18 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (1.32%) Relational Database
4 17 (1.25%) Power Query
5 14 (1.03%) NoSQL
6 13 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
7 12 (0.88%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.88%) Tableau
8 10 (0.73%) MySQL
9 6 (0.44%) DynamoDB
9 6 (0.44%) Looker
9 6 (0.44%) MongoDB
9 6 (0.44%) Oracle Database
9 6 (0.44%) Redis
9 6 (0.44%) Star Schema
9 6 (0.44%) ZAP BI
10 5 (0.37%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.29%) EDRMS
11 4 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 73 (5.35%) JIRA
2 52 (3.81%) Git
3 22 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.54%) Cypress.io
5 18 (1.32%) Vite
6 15 (1.10%) GitLab
7 11 (0.81%) Storybook
8 10 (0.73%) Android Studio
8 10 (0.73%) Browser DevTools
8 10 (0.73%) fastlane
9 9 (0.66%) Xcode
10 8 (0.59%) Gradle
11 6 (0.44%) JUnit
11 6 (0.44%) Selenium
12 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.37%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.37%) Postman
12 5 (0.37%) REST Assured
12 5 (0.37%) webpack
General
1 437 (32.04%) Social Skills
2 258 (18.91%) Finance
3 176 (12.90%) Public Sector
4 135 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
5 111 (8.14%) Banking
6 81 (5.94%) Retail
7 66 (4.84%) Marketing
8 44 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 34 (2.49%) Legal
10 33 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
11 29 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
11 29 (2.13%) Publishing
12 27 (1.98%) Automotive
13 22 (1.61%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (0.95%) Investment Banking
17 11 (0.81%) Front Office
17 11 (0.81%) Military
18 8 (0.59%) Law
Job Titles
1 297 (21.77%) Designer
2 186 (13.64%) Senior
3 172 (12.61%) Developer
4 127 (9.31%) UX Designer
5 111 (8.14%) Lead
6 103 (7.55%) Analyst
7 76 (5.57%) UI Designer
8 70 (5.13%) Consultant
9 54 (3.96%) Senior Designer
10 53 (3.89%) Architect
11 52 (3.81%) User Researcher
12 51 (3.74%) Content Designer
13 50 (3.67%) Business Analyst
14 46 (3.37%) IT Support
14 46 (3.37%) Product Designer
15 45 (3.30%) Product Manager
16 44 (3.23%) User Experience Researcher
17 43 (3.15%) UI/UX Designer
18 42 (3.08%) Support Engineer
19 33 (2.42%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (8.65%) React
2 98 (7.18%) CSS
3 84 (6.16%) HTML
3 84 (6.16%) REST
4 50 (3.67%) RESTful
5 44 (3.23%) AngularJS
6 37 (2.71%) .NET
6 37 (2.71%) GraphQL
7 31 (2.27%) HTML5
8 30 (2.20%) CSS3
8 30 (2.20%) Spring
9 29 (2.13%) Spring Boot
10 21 (1.54%) JSON
10 21 (1.54%) Next.js
10 21 (1.54%) Node.js
11 20 (1.47%) Jest
12 19 (1.39%) OAuth
12 19 (1.39%) Redux
13 18 (1.32%) SOAP
14 17 (1.25%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 134 (9.82%) Product Ownership
2 77 (5.65%) Mobile App
3 72 (5.28%) Onboarding
4 38 (2.79%) Cloud Native
5 37 (2.71%) AI Agents
6 30 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
7 27 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
8 24 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
9 21 (1.54%) Data Centre
9 21 (1.54%) Data Structures
10 20 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 19 (1.39%) Social Media
12 17 (1.25%) Graphic Design
13 16 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 15 (1.10%) Educational Technology
15 14 (1.03%) Algorithms
15 14 (1.03%) Management Information System
15 14 (1.03%) Taxonomies
16 13 (0.95%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 127 (9.31%) Windows
2 49 (3.59%) Android
2 49 (3.59%) Apple iOS
3 43 (3.15%) Windows 10
4 26 (1.91%) Mac OS
5 18 (1.32%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.25%) Linux
7 9 (0.66%) Unix
8 8 (0.59%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 436 (31.96%) UX Design
2 396 (29.03%) Agile
3 257 (18.84%) AI
4 225 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
5 207 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 184 (13.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 183 (13.42%) Analytics
8 178 (13.05%) User Research
9 156 (11.44%) CI/CD
10 152 (11.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 147 (10.78%) Roadmaps
12 134 (9.82%) Decision-Making
13 119 (8.72%) Prototyping
14 118 (8.65%) DevOps
15 113 (8.28%) UX Research
16 111 (8.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 110 (8.06%) Wireframes
18 107 (7.84%) Service Design
19 98 (7.18%) Workshop Facilitation
20 95 (6.96%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 118 (8.65%) JavaScript
2 96 (7.04%) Java
3 92 (6.74%) Python
3 92 (6.74%) TypeScript
4 91 (6.67%) SQL
5 50 (3.67%) PowerShell
6 33 (2.42%) C#
7 30 (2.20%) Kotlin
8 24 (1.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 14 (1.03%) Swift
10 13 (0.95%) Bash
11 8 (0.59%) Korn
12 7 (0.51%) Apex Code
12 7 (0.51%) Go
12 7 (0.51%) R
12 7 (0.51%) VBScript
13 6 (0.44%) PHP
13 6 (0.44%) VB
13 6 (0.44%) VBA
14 5 (0.37%) Scala
Qualifications
1 206 (15.10%) Security Cleared
2 156 (11.44%) SC Cleared
3 127 (9.31%) Degree
4 30 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (1.83%) DV Cleared
6 22 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 21 (1.54%) Azure Certification
7 21 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (0.73%) PMP
9 9 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.59%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.59%) Citrix Certification
10 8 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (0.51%) CCA
12 6 (0.44%) CCIE
12 6 (0.44%) CCNP
12 6 (0.44%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.44%) MCSE
13 5 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 222 (16.28%) Accessibility
2 90 (6.60%) QA
3 68 (4.99%) WCAG
4 45 (3.30%) Data Quality
5 22 (1.61%) GDPR
6 16 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.59%) PMO
8 7 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (0.44%) SLA
10 4 (0.29%) GRC
11 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.15%) PSD2
12 1 (0.073%) GMP
12 1 (0.073%) GxP
12 1 (0.073%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.073%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.073%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.073%) WAI
System Software
1 78 (5.72%) Active Directory
2 39 (2.86%) Docker
3 29 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.44%) BitLocker
5 6 (0.44%) Firmware
5 6 (0.44%) vSphere
6 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.22%) UAG
8 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.15%) XenApp
9 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.073%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 44 (3.23%) Kubernetes
1 44 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.15%) Terraform
3 36 (2.64%) SCCM
4 21 (1.54%) Grafana
5 16 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (0.95%) Ansible
6 13 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
7 11 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.29%) Clonezilla
9 4 (0.29%) Podman
10 3 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.22%) WSUS
11 2 (0.15%) Argo
11 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.15%) Packer
11 2 (0.15%) SCOM
11 2 (0.15%) vMotion
12 1 (0.073%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 239 (17.52%) Microsoft
2 75 (5.50%) Adobe
3 71 (5.21%) ServiceNow
4 49 (3.59%) Google
5 42 (3.08%) SAP
6 39 (2.86%) Oracle
7 32 (2.35%) Salesforce
8 25 (1.83%) Citrix
9 21 (1.54%) Workday
10 20 (1.47%) Dynatrace
10 20 (1.47%) Splunk
11 19 (1.39%) VMware
12 17 (1.25%) Cisco
13 16 (1.17%) Apple
14 15 (1.10%) Foundry
15 13 (0.95%) Zscaler
16 12 (0.88%) OpenAI
17 11 (0.81%) Aruba
18 9 (0.66%) Databricks
19 8 (0.59%) Solace
792 User Experience jobs in England