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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 65 79
Rank change year-on-year -7 +14 -17
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,288 876 965
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.12% 3.62% 2.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 3.96% 3.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 849 572 654
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £499 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% -0.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £613
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +2.08% -4.00% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 24 43
10th Percentile £16.00 £27.23 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.12 £46.06 £21.89
Median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.47% +109.80% -3.77%
75th Percentile £61.25 £75.12 £62.89
90th Percentile £82.00 £92.50 £74.13
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £53.50 £26.56
% change year-on-year -36.46% +101.43% -18.75%

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 34,902 22,108 31,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.66% 91.30% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,235 14,434 20,613
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,141 960 2,249
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.42 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.22 £16.00
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.75 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.78% -21.23% -0.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £62.24 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -23.29% +1.39%

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 21 May 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 21 May 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 21 May 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 -17 654 £513 -0.49% 345
North of England 0 202 £450 +0.67% 131
Midlands +10 160 £475 +18.16% 52
South East -11 125 £488 +14.71% 131
North West +9 122 £420 -6.67% 92
West Midlands -4 109 £475 -7.32% 36
South West -16 68 £475 +26.67% 39
Yorkshire -16 54 £506 +26.48% 21
East Midlands +7 51 £550 +54.06% 14
East of England -11 32 £410 -13.68% 45
North East -12 24 £450 -0.55% 18
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 50 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 44 (3.42%) Confluence
3 35 (2.72%) CMS
4 20 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.54%) WordPress
7 5 (0.39%) Apache
7 5 (0.39%) Drupal
8 4 (0.31%) Camunda
8 4 (0.31%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.31%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.31%) Kentico
9 3 (0.23%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.23%) Mendix
9 3 (0.23%) nginx
9 3 (0.23%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.16%) Appian
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
10 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 24 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 24 (1.86%) Sketch
2 20 (1.55%) Chatbot
2 20 (1.55%) Photoshop
3 16 (1.24%) Adobe XD
4 15 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
6 13 (1.01%) Adobe After Effects
6 13 (1.01%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 5 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.31%) InVision
10 3 (0.23%) Adobe Captivate
10 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.23%) Trello
10 3 (0.23%) UXPin
11 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
11 2 (0.16%) UserZoom
12 1 (0.078%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 11 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.62%) Shopify
3 8 (0.62%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.47%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.16%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle iProcurement
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.078%) iTrent
8 1 (0.078%) Magento
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 200 (15.53%) Azure
2 176 (13.66%) Figma
3 103 (8.00%) AWS
4 99 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
5 94 (7.30%) Power Platform
6 53 (4.11%) Entra ID
7 45 (3.49%) Azure DevOps
8 43 (3.34%) GCP
9 38 (2.95%) SaaS
10 37 (2.87%) GitHub
11 36 (2.80%) Microsoft Copilot
12 32 (2.48%) PowerApps
13 30 (2.33%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.86%) Google Workspace
15 23 (1.79%) OneDrive
16 22 (1.71%) Copilot Studio
16 22 (1.71%) GitHub Actions
17 21 (1.63%) Serverless
18 20 (1.55%) Google Sheets
19 19 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
2 16 (1.24%) DNS
3 14 (1.09%) DHCP
4 13 (1.01%) Wireless
5 12 (0.93%) Internet
5 12 (0.93%) LAN
6 11 (0.85%) Intranet
6 11 (0.85%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.78%) SD-WAN
8 9 (0.70%) VPN
9 7 (0.54%) Cisco Wireless
9 7 (0.54%) WAN
10 6 (0.47%) 5G
10 6 (0.47%) WLAN
11 5 (0.39%) Firewall
11 5 (0.39%) HTTP
11 5 (0.39%) Skype
11 5 (0.39%) SMS
11 5 (0.39%) SSL
12 4 (0.31%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.81%) Power BI
2 20 (1.55%) Relational Database
3 19 (1.48%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.40%) NoSQL
5 17 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
6 16 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (1.24%) Metadata
7 15 (1.16%) MySQL
8 13 (1.01%) Power Query
9 11 (0.85%) Tableau
10 9 (0.70%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.54%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.47%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 6 (0.47%) Pinecone
12 6 (0.47%) ZAP BI
13 5 (0.39%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.39%) Redis
13 5 (0.39%) Star Schema
14 4 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 88 (6.83%) JIRA
2 62 (4.81%) Git
3 31 (2.41%) GitLab
4 23 (1.79%) Cypress.io
5 19 (1.48%) Jenkins
6 15 (1.16%) Gradle
6 15 (1.16%) JUnit
7 12 (0.93%) Android Studio
7 12 (0.93%) Browser DevTools
8 11 (0.85%) Vite
8 11 (0.85%) Xcode
9 10 (0.78%) CircleCI
10 8 (0.62%) Axure RP
10 8 (0.62%) fastlane
11 6 (0.47%) Eclipse
11 6 (0.47%) Mocha
11 6 (0.47%) Postman
11 6 (0.47%) Selenium
12 5 (0.39%) TestRail
12 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 384 (29.81%) Social Skills
2 240 (18.63%) Finance
3 153 (11.88%) Public Sector
4 127 (9.86%) Analytical Skills
5 99 (7.69%) Banking
6 56 (4.35%) Marketing
6 56 (4.35%) Retail
7 32 (2.48%) Legal
8 30 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 30 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
9 29 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (1.71%) Automotive
11 20 (1.55%) Manufacturing
12 19 (1.48%) Publishing
13 17 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (0.85%) Investment Banking
14 11 (0.85%) Local Government
15 9 (0.70%) Front Office
16 8 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 273 (21.20%) Designer
2 198 (15.37%) Senior
3 166 (12.89%) Developer
4 129 (10.02%) UX Designer
5 114 (8.85%) Analyst
6 77 (5.98%) Lead
7 66 (5.12%) Consultant
8 64 (4.97%) UI Designer
9 58 (4.50%) Product Designer
10 56 (4.35%) Senior Designer
11 52 (4.04%) Architect
12 51 (3.96%) Business Analyst
13 45 (3.49%) Content Designer
14 43 (3.34%) User Experience Researcher
15 42 (3.26%) UI/UX Designer
16 39 (3.03%) IT Support
17 36 (2.80%) Product Manager
17 36 (2.80%) User Researcher
18 34 (2.64%) Service Designer
19 32 (2.48%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (10.64%) React
2 116 (9.01%) CSS
3 102 (7.92%) HTML
4 85 (6.60%) REST
5 64 (4.97%) AngularJS
6 58 (4.50%) RESTful
7 48 (3.73%) Spring
8 47 (3.65%) Spring Boot
9 39 (3.03%) .NET
10 37 (2.87%) GraphQL
11 31 (2.41%) Node.js
12 27 (2.10%) HTML5
13 26 (2.02%) CSS3
14 24 (1.86%) JSON
14 24 (1.86%) Next.js
14 24 (1.86%) Redux
15 21 (1.63%) SOAP
16 20 (1.55%) Jest
16 20 (1.55%) OAuth
17 17 (1.32%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 121 (9.39%) Product Ownership
2 60 (4.66%) Mobile App
3 51 (3.96%) Onboarding
4 30 (2.33%) AI Agents
5 26 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (1.79%) Cloud Native
7 22 (1.71%) Data Structures
8 19 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
8 19 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 17 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 15 (1.16%) Virtual Reality
11 13 (1.01%) Augmented Reality
11 13 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.01%) Social Media
12 12 (0.93%) Algorithms
12 12 (0.93%) Data Centre
12 12 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (0.93%) Virtual Team
13 11 (0.85%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 100 (7.76%) Windows
2 41 (3.18%) Android
3 36 (2.80%) Apple iOS
4 34 (2.64%) Windows 10
5 24 (1.86%) Mac OS
6 14 (1.09%) Linux
7 8 (0.62%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.47%) Unix
9 4 (0.31%) 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
1 414 (32.14%) UX Design
2 387 (30.05%) Agile
3 200 (15.53%) AI
4 193 (14.98%) Problem-Solving
5 182 (14.13%) Analytics
6 163 (12.66%) User Research
7 160 (12.42%) Stakeholder Management
8 157 (12.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 142 (11.02%) CI/CD
10 139 (10.79%) Roadmaps
11 136 (10.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 120 (9.32%) DevOps
12 120 (9.32%) UX Research
13 115 (8.93%) Prototyping
14 113 (8.77%) Decision-Making
15 101 (7.84%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 101 (7.84%) Wireframes
16 95 (7.38%) Service Design
17 90 (6.99%) Workshop Facilitation
18 85 (6.60%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 144 (11.18%) JavaScript
2 104 (8.07%) Java
3 98 (7.61%) SQL
4 94 (7.30%) Python
5 91 (7.07%) TypeScript
6 47 (3.65%) PowerShell
7 36 (2.80%) C#
8 30 (2.33%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 16 (1.24%) Bash
11 13 (1.01%) Swift
12 8 (0.62%) Korn
13 6 (0.47%) Perl
13 6 (0.47%) VBA
14 5 (0.39%) Apex Code
14 5 (0.39%) R
15 4 (0.31%) PHP
15 4 (0.31%) VBScript
16 3 (0.23%) Objective-C
16 3 (0.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 160 (12.42%) Security Cleared
2 121 (9.39%) SC Cleared
3 120 (9.32%) Degree
4 28 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (1.79%) DV Cleared
6 20 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.01%) Azure Certification
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (0.54%) CCNP
9 7 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.54%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.47%) CCA
10 6 (0.47%) CCIE
10 6 (0.47%) Citrix Certification
11 5 (0.39%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (0.31%) CCNA
12 4 (0.31%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.31%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 203 (15.76%) Accessibility
2 102 (7.92%) QA
3 65 (5.05%) WCAG
4 45 (3.49%) Data Quality
5 32 (2.48%) GDPR
6 18 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
7 13 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.47%) PMO
9 6 (0.47%) SLA
10 3 (0.23%) GMP
10 3 (0.23%) GRC
10 3 (0.23%) GxP
10 3 (0.23%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.23%) NCSC
10 3 (0.23%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.16%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 64 (4.97%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.18%) Docker
3 20 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.47%) Firmware
6 4 (0.31%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.23%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.23%) XenApp
7 3 (0.23%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.078%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.078%) Varnish
9 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 50 (3.88%) Kubernetes
2 40 (3.11%) Terraform
3 38 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 33 (2.56%) SCCM
5 19 (1.48%) Grafana
6 17 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 14 (1.09%) Ansible
8 8 (0.62%) Prometheus
9 7 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.31%) Podman
11 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.16%) Clonezilla
12 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.16%) Packer
12 2 (0.16%) SysTrack
12 2 (0.16%) WSUS
13 1 (0.078%) Argo
13 1 (0.078%) Rancher
13 1 (0.078%) WMI
Vendors
1 203 (15.76%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.59%) Adobe
3 59 (4.58%) ServiceNow
4 57 (4.43%) Google
5 42 (3.26%) Oracle
6 38 (2.95%) Salesforce
7 36 (2.80%) SAP
8 23 (1.79%) Citrix
9 18 (1.40%) VMware
10 17 (1.32%) Workday
11 16 (1.24%) Apple
11 16 (1.24%) Cisco
11 16 (1.24%) Splunk
12 14 (1.09%) Dynatrace
13 12 (0.93%) Aruba
14 9 (0.70%) MuleSoft
15 8 (0.62%) Foundry
16 7 (0.54%) Databricks
16 7 (0.54%) HP
16 7 (0.54%) Zscaler