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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 68 80
Rank change year-on-year -13 +12 -23
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,360 988 967
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.04% 3.66% 2.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.56% 4.03% 3.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 844 635 649
10th Percentile £313 £300 £304
25th Percentile £400 £385 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £597 £623
90th Percentile £675 £716 £715
UK median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 34 44
10th Percentile £16.00 £24.04 £16.25
25th Percentile £22.88 £34.67 £24.69
Median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.98% +64.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £67.85 £68.56 £58.25
90th Percentile £86.51 £85.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £49.50 £30.86
% change year-on-year -31.33% +60.43% +4.26%

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 38,237 24,502 31,943
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.52% 90.81% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,096 15,746 20,754
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,381 1,253 2,276
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.07%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.01 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.37 £70.16 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -6.25%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -26 680 £525 +5.00% 526
North of England -21 211 £450 - 154
Midlands -1 155 £475 +13.10% 68
South East -18 140 £495 +4.21% 164
West Midlands -9 114 £475 -5.00% 38
North West -16 114 £435 -3.33% 81
South West -3 81 £475 +26.67% 57
Yorkshire -28 60 £500 +11.11% 38
East of England +5 46 £410 -13.68% 51
East Midlands +3 41 £550 +54.49% 29
North East -10 37 £413 -14.06% 35
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 65 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 48 (3.53%) CMS
3 36 (2.65%) Confluence
4 26 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.81%) WordPress
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.44%) Drupal
8 5 (0.37%) Skype for Business
9 4 (0.29%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.29%) Hyperledger
9 4 (0.29%) Kentico
9 4 (0.29%) Mendix
10 3 (0.22%) nginx
10 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.15%) Apache
11 2 (0.15%) Camunda
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
Applications
1 27 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.47%) Photoshop
2 20 (1.47%) Sketch
3 18 (1.32%) Chatbot
4 16 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
5 15 (1.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 15 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
6 13 (0.96%) Adobe After Effects
7 12 (0.88%) Adobe XD
8 10 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 9 (0.66%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.29%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.22%) UserZoom
11 3 (0.22%) UXPin
12 2 (0.15%) InVision
12 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
13 1 (0.074%) Blender
13 1 (0.074%) Camtasia
13 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (0.81%) Workday HCM
2 9 (0.66%) Shopify
3 8 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.44%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
6 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.15%) iTrent
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.074%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.074%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.074%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.074%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.074%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 216 (15.88%) Azure
2 187 (13.75%) Figma
3 117 (8.60%) Microsoft 365
4 107 (7.87%) AWS
5 98 (7.21%) Power Platform
6 58 (4.26%) Entra ID
7 51 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
7 51 (3.75%) Microsoft Copilot
8 46 (3.38%) SaaS
9 42 (3.09%) GitHub
10 40 (2.94%) PowerApps
11 39 (2.87%) GCP
12 32 (2.35%) OneDrive
13 31 (2.28%) Power Automate
14 28 (2.06%) Copilot Studio
15 22 (1.62%) GitHub Actions
16 20 (1.47%) Serverless
17 18 (1.32%) Azure AI
18 15 (1.10%) Google Workspace
19 12 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (2.65%) DNS
2 30 (2.21%) DHCP
3 26 (1.91%) TCP/IP
4 22 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.47%) Wireless
6 19 (1.40%) LAN
7 14 (1.03%) Internet
8 12 (0.88%) WAN
9 11 (0.81%) Firewall
9 11 (0.81%) Intranet
9 11 (0.81%) VPN
10 10 (0.74%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
12 7 (0.51%) 5G
12 7 (0.51%) Skype
12 7 (0.51%) WLAN
13 6 (0.44%) Network Security
14 5 (0.37%) HTTP
14 5 (0.37%) SNMP
14 5 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.12%) Power BI
2 21 (1.54%) Metadata
3 19 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.40%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.32%) NoSQL
4 18 (1.32%) Power Query
5 15 (1.10%) SQL Server
6 12 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (0.81%) MySQL
8 10 (0.74%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.66%) Tableau
10 6 (0.44%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.44%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.44%) ZAP BI
11 5 (0.37%) Redis
11 5 (0.37%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.29%) Db2
12 4 (0.29%) EDRMS
12 4 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 3 (0.22%) Looker
Development Applications
1 79 (5.81%) JIRA
2 58 (4.26%) Git
3 23 (1.69%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.62%) Cypress.io
5 19 (1.40%) GitLab
6 18 (1.32%) Vite
7 13 (0.96%) JUnit
8 10 (0.74%) Android Studio
8 10 (0.74%) Browser DevTools
8 10 (0.74%) fastlane
9 9 (0.66%) Storybook
9 9 (0.66%) Xcode
10 8 (0.59%) Gradle
10 8 (0.59%) Postman
11 6 (0.44%) Selenium
12 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.37%) CircleCI
12 5 (0.37%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.37%) webpack
General
1 423 (31.10%) Social Skills
2 254 (18.68%) Finance
3 170 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 136 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
5 112 (8.24%) Banking
6 79 (5.81%) Retail
7 67 (4.93%) Marketing
8 40 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 35 (2.57%) Legal
10 30 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
11 29 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (1.99%) Automotive
12 27 (1.99%) Publishing
13 21 (1.54%) Manufacturing
13 21 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
15 13 (0.96%) Investment Banking
16 11 (0.81%) Front Office
17 8 (0.59%) Aerospace
17 8 (0.59%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 293 (21.54%) Designer
2 189 (13.90%) Senior
3 180 (13.24%) Developer
4 130 (9.56%) UX Designer
5 108 (7.94%) Analyst
5 108 (7.94%) Lead
6 75 (5.51%) UI Designer
7 69 (5.07%) Consultant
8 56 (4.12%) Architect
8 56 (4.12%) Senior Designer
9 53 (3.90%) Business Analyst
10 52 (3.82%) Content Designer
11 50 (3.68%) Product Designer
12 47 (3.46%) Product Manager
13 45 (3.31%) UI/UX Designer
13 45 (3.31%) User Experience Researcher
13 45 (3.31%) User Researcher
14 44 (3.24%) IT Support
15 36 (2.65%) Support Engineer
16 32 (2.35%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 126 (9.26%) React
2 100 (7.35%) CSS
3 85 (6.25%) HTML
3 85 (6.25%) REST
4 56 (4.12%) RESTful
5 50 (3.68%) AngularJS
6 44 (3.24%) .NET
7 41 (3.01%) Spring
8 40 (2.94%) Spring Boot
9 36 (2.65%) GraphQL
10 28 (2.06%) HTML5
11 27 (1.99%) CSS3
12 24 (1.76%) Next.js
12 24 (1.76%) Node.js
13 23 (1.69%) JSON
14 22 (1.62%) Jest
14 22 (1.62%) Redux
15 20 (1.47%) ASP.NET
16 19 (1.40%) Kafka
16 19 (1.40%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 142 (10.44%) Product Ownership
2 68 (5.00%) Mobile App
3 65 (4.78%) Onboarding
4 37 (2.72%) AI Agents
4 37 (2.72%) Cloud Native
5 30 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
6 27 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
7 26 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
8 24 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
9 21 (1.54%) Data Structures
10 20 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
10 20 (1.47%) Data Centre
11 18 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 17 (1.25%) Graphic Design
12 17 (1.25%) Social Media
12 17 (1.25%) Taxonomies
13 15 (1.10%) Algorithms
14 14 (1.03%) Educational Technology
14 14 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
15 13 (0.96%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 120 (8.82%) Windows
2 47 (3.46%) Apple iOS
3 45 (3.31%) Android
4 37 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 25 (1.84%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.18%) Linux
6 16 (1.18%) Windows Server
7 8 (0.59%) Unix
8 6 (0.44%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (32.13%) UX Design
2 404 (29.71%) Agile
3 244 (17.94%) AI
4 216 (15.88%) Problem-Solving
5 196 (14.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 180 (13.24%) Analytics
7 172 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 166 (12.21%) User Research
9 158 (11.62%) CI/CD
10 152 (11.18%) Roadmaps
11 151 (11.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 132 (9.71%) Decision-Making
13 128 (9.41%) DevOps
14 124 (9.12%) Prototyping
15 116 (8.53%) UX Research
16 108 (7.94%) Wireframes
17 106 (7.79%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
18 102 (7.50%) Service Design
19 99 (7.28%) Workshop Facilitation
20 98 (7.21%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 124 (9.12%) JavaScript
2 103 (7.57%) TypeScript
3 102 (7.50%) Java
4 98 (7.21%) SQL
5 85 (6.25%) Python
6 49 (3.60%) PowerShell
7 42 (3.09%) C#
8 27 (1.99%) Kotlin
9 24 (1.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.03%) Swift
11 12 (0.88%) Bash
12 8 (0.59%) Korn
13 7 (0.51%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.51%) R
14 6 (0.44%) Go
14 6 (0.44%) VBA
14 6 (0.44%) VBScript
15 5 (0.37%) VB
16 4 (0.29%) C++
16 4 (0.29%) PHP
Qualifications
1 188 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 143 (10.51%) SC Cleared
3 129 (9.49%) Degree
4 28 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (1.62%) Azure Certification
6 22 (1.62%) DV Cleared
6 22 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.51%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.51%) CCIE
9 7 (0.51%) CCNP
9 7 (0.51%) Citrix Certification
9 7 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (0.44%) CCA
10 6 (0.44%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.44%) PMP
11 5 (0.37%) CISSP
11 5 (0.37%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 218 (16.03%) Accessibility
2 95 (6.99%) QA
3 66 (4.85%) WCAG
4 43 (3.16%) Data Quality
5 27 (1.99%) GDPR
6 18 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.59%) PMO
8 7 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.37%) SLA
11 3 (0.22%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 1 (0.074%) COBIT
13 1 (0.074%) GMP
13 1 (0.074%) GxP
13 1 (0.074%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.074%) WAI
System Software
1 72 (5.29%) Active Directory
2 40 (2.94%) Docker
3 24 (1.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 14 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.44%) Firmware
6 5 (0.37%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.37%) vSphere
7 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.22%) Hyper-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 (0.074%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 44 (3.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.16%) Kubernetes
3 38 (2.79%) Terraform
4 35 (2.57%) SCCM
5 18 (1.32%) Grafana
6 16 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (0.96%) Jamf Pro
8 12 (0.88%) Ansible
9 9 (0.66%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.29%) Clonezilla
12 3 (0.22%) Podman
12 3 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 3 (0.22%) WSUS
13 2 (0.15%) Argo
13 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
13 2 (0.15%) Packer
13 2 (0.15%) SCOM
13 2 (0.15%) vMotion
14 1 (0.074%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 234 (17.21%) Microsoft
2 73 (5.37%) Adobe
3 64 (4.71%) ServiceNow
4 47 (3.46%) Google
5 44 (3.24%) SAP
6 39 (2.87%) Oracle
7 37 (2.72%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.54%) Citrix
9 20 (1.47%) Workday
10 19 (1.40%) Dynatrace
11 17 (1.25%) Apple
11 17 (1.25%) Cisco
11 17 (1.25%) VMware
12 16 (1.18%) Foundry
13 15 (1.10%) Splunk
14 12 (0.88%) Aruba
15 10 (0.74%) OpenAI
15 10 (0.74%) Zscaler
16 8 (0.59%) Solace
17 7 (0.51%) Okta