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 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 72 69
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 -2
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,121 865 1,048
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.55% 3.16% 2.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.02% 3.56% 3.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 750 508 709
10th Percentile £290 £300 £325
25th Percentile £370 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £562 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -7.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 23 25
10th Percentile £15.50 £25.26 £21.55
25th Percentile £17.69 £30.22 £31.71
Median hourly rate £35.60 £41.91 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -30.15% -7.69%
75th Percentile £61.25 £52.25 £72.90
90th Percentile £70.42 £70.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £35.60 £41.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -13.17% -31.67% -5.88%

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 27,872 24,320 31,532
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.34% 88.88% 87.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,782 14,954 21,308
10th Percentile £304 £310 £306
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.42% -2.18%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £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 1,755 794 1,429
10th Percentile £15.20 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -23.53% +21.43%

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 8 January 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 8 January 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 8 January 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 -9 583 £478 -9.05% 298
North of England +19 201 £408 -9.44% 186
North West +19 131 £400 -11.11% 94
Midlands +1 107 £465 +9.41% 140
South East -3 107 £388 -22.50% 276
West Midlands -12 71 £435 -15.12% 80
South West +10 64 £513 -10.87% 98
Yorkshire -12 54 £500 +11.11% 66
East Midlands -6 36 £488 +36.94% 59
East of England -10 33 £460 -6.03% 121
North East +3 15 £410 - 26
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 54 (4.82%) Confluence
2 49 (4.37%) SharePoint
3 43 (3.84%) CMS
4 22 (1.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 12 (1.07%) Headless CMS
5 12 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (0.80%) Apache
7 7 (0.62%) Sitecore CMS
7 7 (0.62%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.45%) SugarCRM
9 4 (0.36%) WordPress
10 3 (0.27%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
11 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.18%) Appian
11 2 (0.18%) Camunda
11 2 (0.18%) Drupal
12 1 (0.089%) Moodle
12 1 (0.089%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 38 (3.39%) Sketch
2 23 (2.05%) MS Visio
3 22 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (1.87%) Adobe XD
5 20 (1.78%) Chatbot
6 14 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
7 12 (1.07%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (1.07%) Photoshop
8 11 (0.98%) InVision
9 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
10 6 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 5 (0.45%) Trello
12 4 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
12 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 4 (0.36%) Camtasia
13 3 (0.27%) OmniGraffle
13 3 (0.27%) Snagit
13 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
14 2 (0.18%) Autodesk Smoke
14 2 (0.18%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 19 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.27%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.27%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.27%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.18%) iTrent
4 2 (0.18%) Magento
4 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.089%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.089%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.089%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.089%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.089%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.089%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.089%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.089%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.089%) Shopify
5 1 (0.089%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 193 (17.22%) Azure
2 123 (10.97%) AWS
3 121 (10.79%) Figma
4 78 (6.96%) Power Platform
5 75 (6.69%) SaaS
6 71 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
7 58 (5.17%) GCP
8 47 (4.19%) Entra ID
9 38 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
9 38 (3.39%) GitHub
10 25 (2.23%) Miro
11 24 (2.14%) Google Analytics
12 23 (2.05%) Serverless
13 20 (1.78%) GitHub Actions
14 19 (1.69%) Sauce Labs
15 17 (1.52%) Google Workspace
15 17 (1.52%) PowerApps
16 15 (1.34%) Google Tag Manager
16 15 (1.34%) Power Automate
17 14 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.50%) DNS
2 26 (2.32%) Wireless
3 14 (1.25%) Internet
4 10 (0.89%) VPN
5 9 (0.80%) DHCP
5 9 (0.80%) TCP/IP
5 9 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.62%) BGP
6 7 (0.62%) Cisco ISE
6 7 (0.62%) Cisco Wireless
6 7 (0.62%) Firewall
6 7 (0.62%) HTTP
6 7 (0.62%) NX-OS
6 7 (0.62%) VXLAN
7 6 (0.54%) Intranet
7 6 (0.54%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.45%) SSL
8 5 (0.45%) WAN
9 4 (0.36%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.36%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (4.37%) Power BI
2 38 (3.39%) Relational Database
3 37 (3.30%) MySQL
4 29 (2.59%) PostgreSQL
4 29 (2.59%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.78%) NoSQL
5 20 (1.78%) Tableau
6 15 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (1.16%) MongoDB
8 11 (0.98%) BigQuery
8 11 (0.98%) Looker
8 11 (0.98%) Redis
9 8 (0.71%) Metadata
10 7 (0.62%) Mixpanel
10 7 (0.62%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.36%) Big Data
11 4 (0.36%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.36%) Pinecone
12 3 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
12 3 (0.27%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 113 (10.08%) JIRA
2 76 (6.78%) Git
3 41 (3.66%) GitLab
4 31 (2.77%) Jenkins
4 31 (2.77%) Xcode
5 27 (2.41%) Android Studio
5 27 (2.41%) Eclipse
6 21 (1.87%) Browser DevTools
7 20 (1.78%) Cypress.io
8 18 (1.61%) Gradle
9 16 (1.43%) Axure RP
10 12 (1.07%) JUnit
10 12 (1.07%) Postman
11 11 (0.98%) webpack
12 10 (0.89%) Artifactory
12 10 (0.89%) CircleCI
13 9 (0.80%) Visual Website Optimizer
14 8 (0.71%) Cucumber
14 8 (0.71%) IntelliJ
14 8 (0.71%) Selenium
General
1 398 (35.50%) Social Skills
2 213 (19.00%) Finance
3 152 (13.56%) Analytical Skills
4 137 (12.22%) Public Sector
5 79 (7.05%) Banking
6 75 (6.69%) Marketing
7 38 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
8 26 (2.32%) Legal
9 25 (2.23%) Retail
10 24 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (1.96%) Manufacturing
12 18 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 17 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
14 13 (1.16%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.16%) Telecoms
15 12 (1.07%) Automotive
16 10 (0.89%) Financial Institution
17 9 (0.80%) Organisational Skills
18 8 (0.71%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 182 (16.24%) Designer
2 179 (15.97%) Developer
3 153 (13.65%) Senior
4 100 (8.92%) UX Designer
5 96 (8.56%) Analyst
6 88 (7.85%) Lead
7 50 (4.46%) Business Analyst
8 48 (4.28%) Consultant
9 40 (3.57%) Senior Designer
10 38 (3.39%) Product Designer
10 38 (3.39%) Support Engineer
11 36 (3.21%) Architect
12 35 (3.12%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 33 (2.94%) Service Designer
14 32 (2.85%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 30 (2.68%) UI Designer
16 28 (2.50%) Full-Stack Developer
17 26 (2.32%) Software Engineer
17 26 (2.32%) UX Engineer
18 24 (2.14%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 156 (13.92%) CSS
2 151 (13.47%) React
3 139 (12.40%) HTML
4 81 (7.23%) REST
5 80 (7.14%) AngularJS
6 73 (6.51%) RESTful
7 49 (4.37%) GraphQL
8 44 (3.93%) Node.js
9 43 (3.84%) HTML5
10 38 (3.39%) .NET
11 30 (2.68%) Spring
12 29 (2.59%) Jest
13 28 (2.50%) CSS3
14 27 (2.41%) Spring Boot
15 24 (2.14%) Next.js
15 24 (2.14%) Playwright
16 22 (1.96%) Redux
17 21 (1.87%) Bootstrap
17 21 (1.87%) OAuth
18 20 (1.78%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 104 (9.28%) Mobile App
2 96 (8.56%) Product Ownership
3 65 (5.80%) Onboarding
4 27 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 20 (1.78%) e-Learning
7 19 (1.69%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.43%) Data Structures
9 15 (1.34%) Cloud Native
9 15 (1.34%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.34%) Learning Management System
10 14 (1.25%) Low-Code
10 14 (1.25%) NHS
11 13 (1.16%) CMDB
12 12 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.07%) Virtual Team
13 11 (0.98%) AI Agents
14 10 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.89%) Life Science
14 10 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 128 (11.42%) Windows
2 72 (6.42%) Android
3 58 (5.17%) Apple iOS
4 37 (3.30%) Linux
5 35 (3.12%) Windows 10
6 24 (2.14%) Unix
7 22 (1.96%) Mac OS
8 7 (0.62%) Windows Server
9 4 (0.36%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.18%) tvOS
10 2 (0.18%) VMS
11 1 (0.089%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.089%) watchOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (35.68%) Agile
2 356 (31.76%) UX Design
3 203 (18.11%) Analytics
4 196 (17.48%) Problem-Solving
5 142 (12.67%) CI/CD
6 135 (12.04%) Stakeholder Management
7 133 (11.86%) User Research
8 126 (11.24%) Continuous Improvement
9 125 (11.15%) Roadmaps
10 124 (11.06%) DevOps
11 123 (10.97%) AI
12 120 (10.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 100 (8.92%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 94 (8.39%) Front End Development
15 93 (8.30%) Service Design
16 90 (8.03%) Decision-Making
17 80 (7.14%) Test Automation
17 80 (7.14%) Usability Testing
17 80 (7.14%) UX Research
18 79 (7.05%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 183 (16.32%) JavaScript
2 114 (10.17%) Python
3 104 (9.28%) Java
4 103 (9.19%) SQL
5 87 (7.76%) TypeScript
6 59 (5.26%) PowerShell
7 40 (3.57%) C#
8 35 (3.12%) Kotlin
9 28 (2.50%) Swift
10 24 (2.14%) Perl
11 21 (1.87%) Bash
12 13 (1.16%) Objective-C
12 13 (1.16%) PHP
13 11 (0.98%) C++
13 11 (0.98%) PL/SQL
14 10 (0.89%) Go
15 7 (0.62%) Lisp
16 5 (0.45%) C
16 5 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.45%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 154 (13.74%) Security Cleared
2 106 (9.46%) Degree
2 106 (9.46%) SC Cleared
3 26 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 18 (1.61%) DV Cleared
6 13 (1.16%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.07%) PMI Certification
8 11 (0.98%) MOS
9 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (0.80%) OCA
9 9 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
10 8 (0.71%) CCNP
10 8 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.54%) MCP
11 6 (0.54%) PMP
12 3 (0.27%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.18%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.18%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 184 (16.41%) Accessibility
2 115 (10.26%) QA
3 60 (5.35%) GDPR
4 54 (4.82%) WCAG
5 34 (3.03%) Data Quality
6 25 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 21 (1.87%) SLA
8 14 (1.25%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.62%) GxP
10 6 (0.54%) NCSC
11 5 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.45%) PMO
11 5 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.27%) Government Security Classifications
12 3 (0.27%) NIST
12 3 (0.27%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.27%) SOC 2
13 2 (0.18%) FIPS 140-2
13 2 (0.18%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.18%) PSD2
System Software
1 67 (5.98%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.28%) Docker
3 21 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.18%) ProxySG
6 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.089%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.089%) Firmware
7 1 (0.089%) ISA Server
7 1 (0.089%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.089%) XenApp
7 1 (0.089%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 46 (4.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (4.01%) Kubernetes
3 36 (3.21%) SCCM
4 26 (2.32%) Terraform
5 16 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
6 15 (1.34%) Grafana
7 13 (1.16%) Ansible
8 7 (0.62%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.54%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.36%) Argo
12 3 (0.27%) HP ALM
12 3 (0.27%) Nagios
12 3 (0.27%) Rancher
13 2 (0.18%) PingFederate
13 2 (0.18%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.18%) SysTrack
14 1 (0.089%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 1 (0.089%) Istio
14 1 (0.089%) Podman
Vendors
1 203 (18.11%) Microsoft
2 77 (6.87%) Google
3 76 (6.78%) Adobe
4 73 (6.51%) ServiceNow
5 54 (4.82%) Oracle
6 41 (3.66%) SAP
7 40 (3.57%) Salesforce
8 29 (2.59%) Splunk
9 22 (1.96%) VMware
10 18 (1.61%) Apple
11 16 (1.43%) Citrix
12 13 (1.16%) Cisco
12 13 (1.16%) Red Hat
13 11 (0.98%) Hotjar
13 11 (0.98%) Optimizely
14 10 (0.89%) Amplitude
14 10 (0.89%) Zscaler
15 9 (0.80%) MuleSoft
16 8 (0.71%) OpenAI
17 7 (0.62%) Ekahau