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

 6 months to
17 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 67 88
Rank change year-on-year -26 +21 -30
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,310 1,035 829
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.87% 3.72% 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.37% 4.10% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 787 651 527
10th Percentile £298 £300 £300
25th Percentile £386 £375 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £621
90th Percentile £680 £700 £705
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 44 31
10th Percentile £16.58 £25.05 £16.25
25th Percentile £25.50 £34.11 £28.28
Median hourly rate £33.99 £45.50 £41.68
Median % change year-on-year -25.30% +9.18% +58.76%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.75 £72.20
90th Percentile £75.60 £72.35 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £47.50 £40.84
% change year-on-year -28.44% +16.31% +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 38,847 25,245 28,472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.01% 90.81% 85.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,107 16,076 18,544
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% -2.40% -4.53%
75th Percentile £626 £627 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,555 1,444 1,611
10th Percentile £14.28 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.83%
75th Percentile £68.55 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.97
% change year-on-year +67.00% -38.61% -1.28%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -26 669 £520 +4.00% 272
North of England -16 225 £430 -3.80% 121
Midlands -12 141 £475 +9.83% 71
West Midlands -18 112 £475 -8.65% 56
South East -46 112 £419 -9.46% 134
North West -29 104 £400 -10.81% 61
South West -19 73 £475 +18.75% 63
Yorkshire -14 71 £500 +25.00% 37
North East -6 49 £363 -24.48% 23
East of England +6 47 £410 -14.14% 23
East Midlands -13 29 £468 +31.69% 15
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 (4.66%) SharePoint
2 52 (3.97%) CMS
3 32 (2.44%) Confluence
4 28 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.15%) 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 (0.31%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.31%) Kentico
10 4 (0.31%) Mendix
10 4 (0.31%) 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%) MTS
Applications
1 23 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.60%) Sketch
3 20 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 19 (1.45%) Chatbot
4 19 (1.45%) Photoshop
5 18 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
6 15 (1.15%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (0.92%) 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%) Spreadsheet
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%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (0.61%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.46%) Shopify
3 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.31%) Oracle iProcurement
3 4 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.31%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.23%) iTrent
4 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.076%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.076%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.076%) Magento
6 1 (0.076%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.076%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 194 (14.81%) Azure
2 157 (11.98%) Figma
3 136 (10.38%) Microsoft 365
4 112 (8.55%) AWS
5 94 (7.18%) Power Platform
6 62 (4.73%) Entra ID
7 50 (3.82%) Microsoft Copilot
8 42 (3.21%) Azure DevOps
9 40 (3.05%) GitHub
9 40 (3.05%) SaaS
10 39 (2.98%) GCP
11 30 (2.29%) OneDrive
11 30 (2.29%) PowerApps
12 24 (1.83%) Power Automate
13 22 (1.68%) Copilot Studio
14 19 (1.45%) Azure AI
15 17 (1.30%) Serverless
16 12 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (0.84%) Firebase
18 10 (0.76%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.28%) DNS
2 37 (2.82%) DHCP
3 31 (2.37%) TCP/IP
3 31 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (1.68%) Wireless
5 21 (1.60%) LAN
6 16 (1.22%) Firewall
6 16 (1.22%) VPN
7 15 (1.15%) WAN
8 12 (0.92%) Internet
9 11 (0.84%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.69%) Cisco Wireless
10 9 (0.69%) Intranet
10 9 (0.69%) Skype
11 8 (0.61%) Network Security
12 7 (0.53%) 5G
12 7 (0.53%) WLAN
13 6 (0.46%) SSL
14 5 (0.38%) 802.11
14 5 (0.38%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (4.05%) Power BI
2 25 (1.91%) Metadata
3 15 (1.15%) Power Query
4 14 (1.07%) Tableau
5 11 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (0.84%) NoSQL
5 11 (0.84%) Relational Database
6 10 (0.76%) Looker
6 10 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (0.69%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.53%) MySQL
9 6 (0.46%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.46%) Qlik Sense
9 6 (0.46%) Star Schema
10 5 (0.38%) Flink
10 5 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 5 (0.38%) Redis
11 4 (0.31%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.31%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 72 (5.50%) JIRA
2 52 (3.97%) Git
3 22 (1.68%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.60%) Cypress.io
5 17 (1.30%) GitLab
5 17 (1.30%) 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 (0.69%) 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 (0.31%) JUnit
11 4 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.31%) webpack
General
1 410 (31.30%) Social Skills
2 235 (17.94%) Finance
3 170 (12.98%) Public Sector
4 129 (9.85%) Analytical Skills
5 105 (8.02%) Banking
6 77 (5.88%) Retail
7 66 (5.04%) Marketing
8 47 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.37%) Legal
10 30 (2.29%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (2.06%) Automotive
11 27 (2.06%) Publishing
12 26 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (1.60%) Manufacturing
15 19 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (0.99%) Investment Banking
17 11 (0.84%) Military
18 9 (0.69%) Aerospace
18 9 (0.69%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 286 (21.83%) Designer
2 177 (13.51%) Senior
3 168 (12.82%) Developer
4 117 (8.93%) UX Designer
5 110 (8.40%) Lead
6 90 (6.87%) Analyst
7 71 (5.42%) UI Designer
8 70 (5.34%) Consultant
9 54 (4.12%) User Researcher
10 52 (3.97%) IT Support
10 52 (3.97%) Support Engineer
11 50 (3.82%) Content Designer
12 49 (3.74%) Senior Designer
13 48 (3.66%) Architect
14 46 (3.51%) Product Manager
15 43 (3.28%) Business Analyst
16 41 (3.13%) UI/UX Designer
16 41 (3.13%) User Experience Researcher
17 36 (2.75%) IT Engineer
17 36 (2.75%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (8.40%) React
2 92 (7.02%) CSS
3 80 (6.11%) REST
4 79 (6.03%) HTML
5 44 (3.36%) RESTful
6 42 (3.21%) AngularJS
7 37 (2.82%) GraphQL
8 34 (2.60%) .NET
8 34 (2.60%) HTML5
9 33 (2.52%) CSS3
10 22 (1.68%) 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 (1.30%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 118 (9.01%) Product Ownership
2 80 (6.11%) Onboarding
3 79 (6.03%) Mobile App
4 39 (2.98%) Cloud Native
5 33 (2.52%) AI Agents
6 29 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
9 25 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
10 20 (1.53%) Data Centre
10 20 (1.53%) Social Media
11 19 (1.45%) Management Information System
12 18 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
12 18 (1.37%) Educational Technology
12 18 (1.37%) NHS
13 17 (1.30%) Data Structures
13 17 (1.30%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.15%) Virtual Reality
15 14 (1.07%) Algorithms
15 14 (1.07%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 139 (10.61%) Windows
2 55 (4.20%) Android
3 51 (3.89%) Apple iOS
3 51 (3.89%) Windows 10
4 30 (2.29%) Mac OS
5 21 (1.60%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.30%) Linux
7 10 (0.76%) Unix
7 10 (0.76%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (31.76%) UX Design
2 368 (28.09%) Agile
3 248 (18.93%) AI
4 227 (17.33%) Problem-Solving
5 209 (15.95%) Stakeholder Management
6 174 (13.28%) Analytics
7 173 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 167 (12.75%) User Research
9 148 (11.30%) CI/CD
9 148 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 132 (10.08%) Roadmaps
11 128 (9.77%) Decision-Making
12 106 (8.09%) Prototyping
13 103 (7.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 102 (7.79%) DevOps
15 98 (7.48%) Service Design
16 97 (7.40%) Workshop Facilitation
17 96 (7.33%) Scrum
18 94 (7.18%) Wireframes
19 93 (7.10%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 118 (9.01%) JavaScript
2 89 (6.79%) Python
3 85 (6.49%) TypeScript
4 81 (6.18%) Java
5 78 (5.95%) SQL
6 54 (4.12%) PowerShell
7 28 (2.14%) C#
8 26 (1.98%) Kotlin
9 20 (1.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (1.15%) 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
15 5 (0.38%) Korn
15 5 (0.38%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 203 (15.50%) Security Cleared
2 153 (11.68%) SC Cleared
3 113 (8.63%) Degree
4 30 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.76%) DV Cleared
6 22 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 21 (1.60%) Azure Certification
7 21 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (0.84%) PMP
9 10 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (0.61%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.61%) Citrix Certification
10 8 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (0.53%) CCA
12 6 (0.46%) CCIE
12 6 (0.46%) CCNP
12 6 (0.46%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.46%) MCSE
13 5 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 204 (15.57%) Accessibility
2 82 (6.26%) QA
3 68 (5.19%) WCAG
4 42 (3.21%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.45%) GDPR
6 11 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (0.53%) PMO
8 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.38%) SLA
9 4 (0.31%) GRC
10 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.15%) PSD2
11 1 (0.076%) GMP
11 1 (0.076%) GxP
11 1 (0.076%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.076%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.076%) SEPA
11 1 (0.076%) WAI
System Software
1 92 (7.02%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.82%) Docker
3 28 (2.14%) 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 (0.31%) 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 48 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (3.21%) Kubernetes
2 42 (3.21%) Terraform
3 33 (2.52%) SCCM
4 19 (1.45%) Single Sign-On
5 18 (1.37%) Grafana
6 15 (1.15%) Jamf Pro
7 14 (1.07%) Ansible
8 12 (0.92%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.31%) Clonezilla
10 4 (0.31%) 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
1 228 (17.40%) Microsoft
2 75 (5.73%) ServiceNow
3 72 (5.50%) Adobe
4 44 (3.36%) Google
5 41 (3.13%) Oracle
6 33 (2.52%) SAP
7 29 (2.21%) Salesforce
8 24 (1.83%) Citrix
9 22 (1.68%) 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 (1.15%) Foundry
14 14 (1.07%) Zscaler
15 12 (0.92%) Aruba
16 10 (0.76%) Okta
16 10 (0.76%) OpenAI
17 8 (0.61%) Databricks
599 User Experience jobs in England