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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 70 72
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 -5
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,126 858 1,046
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.55% 3.18% 2.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.01% 3.57% 3.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 750 495 710
10th Percentile £299 £304 £325
25th Percentile £369 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £559 £600 £600
90th Percentile £651 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 24 29
10th Percentile £15.50 £25.26 £23.75
25th Percentile £17.69 £30.33 £31.71
Median hourly rate £35.60 £42.21 £60.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.65% -30.24% -5.10%
75th Percentile £59.00 £53.75 £73.75
90th Percentile £70.05 £74.31 £81.50
UK median hourly rate £35.55 £41.46 £60.50
% change year-on-year -14.24% -31.48% -3.20%

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 28,047 24,036 31,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.31% 89.14% 87.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,899 14,761 21,230
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £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 1,744 772 1,471
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.54 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.59 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -9 584 £475 -9.52% 234
North of England +22 203 £410 -8.89% 173
North West +21 129 £400 -11.11% 82
Midlands -1 107 £480 +18.52% 105
South East -4 105 £400 -20.00% 264
West Midlands -8 68 £435 -13.00% 57
South West -2 63 £475 -16.30% 100
Yorkshire -8 58 £500 +11.11% 62
East Midlands -4 39 £520 +46.07% 48
East of England -8 33 £460 +1.32% 105
North East +3 15 £410 - 29
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 (4.80%) Confluence
2 50 (4.44%) SharePoint
3 42 (3.73%) CMS
4 22 (1.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
6 12 (1.07%) Headless CMS
7 9 (0.80%) Apache
8 8 (0.71%) Sitecore CMS
9 7 (0.62%) Umbraco
10 5 (0.44%) SugarCRM
11 3 (0.27%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.27%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.27%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.27%) WordPress
12 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
12 2 (0.18%) Appian
12 2 (0.18%) Camunda
12 2 (0.18%) Drupal
13 1 (0.089%) Moodle
13 1 (0.089%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 37 (3.29%) Sketch
2 23 (2.04%) Adobe XD
2 23 (2.04%) MS Visio
3 22 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
4 20 (1.78%) Chatbot
5 13 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
6 11 (0.98%) Adobe Illustrator
6 11 (0.98%) Photoshop
7 10 (0.89%) InVision
8 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
9 6 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 5 (0.44%) Trello
11 4 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
11 4 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 4 (0.36%) Camtasia
12 3 (0.27%) Snagit
12 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
13 2 (0.18%) Autodesk Smoke
13 2 (0.18%) OmniGraffle
13 2 (0.18%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 19 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.24%) 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
1 195 (17.32%) Azure
2 128 (11.37%) Figma
3 125 (11.10%) AWS
4 77 (6.84%) Power Platform
5 75 (6.66%) SaaS
6 72 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
7 57 (5.06%) GCP
8 49 (4.35%) Entra ID
9 39 (3.46%) GitHub
10 38 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
11 23 (2.04%) Google Analytics
11 23 (2.04%) Serverless
12 21 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
13 20 (1.78%) Miro
14 19 (1.69%) Google Workspace
15 18 (1.60%) Sauce Labs
16 17 (1.51%) PowerApps
17 15 (1.33%) Google Tag Manager
17 15 (1.33%) Power Automate
18 14 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (2.49%) DNS
2 25 (2.22%) Wireless
3 13 (1.15%) 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 (0.53%) Unified Communications
8 5 (0.44%) Intranet
8 5 (0.44%) SSL
8 5 (0.44%) WAN
9 4 (0.36%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.36%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (4.26%) Power BI
2 36 (3.20%) MySQL
2 36 (3.20%) Relational Database
3 27 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (2.31%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.78%) NoSQL
6 19 (1.69%) Tableau
7 15 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.98%) BigQuery
8 11 (0.98%) Looker
8 11 (0.98%) MongoDB
9 8 (0.71%) Metadata
9 8 (0.71%) Redis
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%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.27%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 113 (10.04%) JIRA
2 77 (6.84%) Git
3 45 (4.00%) GitLab
4 34 (3.02%) Jenkins
5 29 (2.58%) Xcode
6 26 (2.31%) Android Studio
6 26 (2.31%) Eclipse
7 21 (1.87%) Cypress.io
8 20 (1.78%) Browser DevTools
9 18 (1.60%) Gradle
10 15 (1.33%) Axure RP
11 13 (1.15%) JUnit
11 13 (1.15%) Postman
12 12 (1.07%) CircleCI
13 10 (0.89%) Artifactory
14 9 (0.80%) Visual Website Optimizer
14 9 (0.80%) webpack
15 8 (0.71%) Cucumber
15 8 (0.71%) IntelliJ
15 8 (0.71%) Selenium
General
1 395 (35.08%) Social Skills
2 209 (18.56%) Finance
3 143 (12.70%) Analytical Skills
4 134 (11.90%) Public Sector
5 81 (7.19%) Banking
6 77 (6.84%) Marketing
7 35 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (2.40%) Legal
9 24 (2.13%) Retail
10 22 (1.95%) Manufacturing
10 22 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
12 15 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (1.24%) Telecoms
14 13 (1.15%) Investment Banking
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
1 184 (16.34%) Designer
2 181 (16.07%) Developer
3 155 (13.77%) Senior
4 102 (9.06%) UX Designer
5 96 (8.53%) Analyst
6 88 (7.82%) Lead
7 50 (4.44%) Business Analyst
8 45 (4.00%) Consultant
9 43 (3.82%) Senior Designer
10 41 (3.64%) Product Designer
11 37 (3.29%) Support Engineer
12 36 (3.20%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 35 (3.11%) Architect
14 32 (2.84%) Full-Stack Developer
15 31 (2.75%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
16 30 (2.66%) Service Designer
16 30 (2.66%) UI Designer
17 27 (2.40%) Software Engineer
18 25 (2.22%) IT Support
18 25 (2.22%) UX Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (13.68%) CSS
1 154 (13.68%) React
2 138 (12.26%) HTML
3 83 (7.37%) AngularJS
3 83 (7.37%) REST
4 74 (6.57%) RESTful
5 48 (4.26%) GraphQL
6 47 (4.17%) Node.js
7 43 (3.82%) HTML5
8 37 (3.29%) .NET
9 33 (2.93%) Spring
10 31 (2.75%) CSS3
11 30 (2.66%) Jest
11 30 (2.66%) Spring Boot
12 25 (2.22%) Playwright
13 24 (2.13%) Next.js
14 22 (1.95%) Redux
15 20 (1.78%) OAuth
15 20 (1.78%) SOAP
16 19 (1.69%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 101 (8.97%) Mobile App
2 96 (8.53%) Product Ownership
3 63 (5.60%) Onboarding
4 27 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
5 23 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
6 20 (1.78%) e-Learning
7 17 (1.51%) Management Information System
8 16 (1.42%) Data Structures
9 15 (1.33%) Data Centre
9 15 (1.33%) Learning Management System
10 14 (1.24%) Low-Code
10 14 (1.24%) NHS
11 13 (1.15%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.15%) Virtual Team
12 12 (1.07%) CMDB
12 12 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
13 11 (0.98%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (0.98%) Graphic Design
13 11 (0.98%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 126 (11.19%) Windows
2 71 (6.31%) Android
3 57 (5.06%) Apple iOS
4 36 (3.20%) Linux
4 36 (3.20%) Windows 10
5 23 (2.04%) Unix
6 21 (1.87%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.62%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.18%) VMS
10 1 (0.089%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.089%) tvOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (35.88%) Agile
2 362 (32.15%) UX Design
3 202 (17.94%) Analytics
4 192 (17.05%) Problem-Solving
5 145 (12.88%) CI/CD
6 137 (12.17%) Stakeholder Management
7 136 (12.08%) User Research
8 127 (11.28%) DevOps
9 126 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 122 (10.83%) Roadmaps
11 120 (10.66%) AI
12 118 (10.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 102 (9.06%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 91 (8.08%) Front End Development
15 90 (7.99%) Decision-Making
16 87 (7.73%) Wireframes
17 85 (7.55%) Service Design
18 83 (7.37%) Usability Testing
18 83 (7.37%) UX Research
19 80 (7.10%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 186 (16.52%) JavaScript
2 111 (9.86%) Python
3 107 (9.50%) Java
3 107 (9.50%) SQL
4 88 (7.82%) TypeScript
5 60 (5.33%) PowerShell
6 41 (3.64%) C#
7 34 (3.02%) Kotlin
8 26 (2.31%) Swift
9 23 (2.04%) Perl
10 21 (1.87%) Bash
11 13 (1.15%) PHP
12 12 (1.07%) C++
13 11 (0.98%) Objective-C
13 11 (0.98%) PL/SQL
14 10 (0.89%) Go
15 7 (0.62%) Lisp
16 5 (0.44%) C
16 5 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.44%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 151 (13.41%) Security Cleared
2 106 (9.41%) Degree
3 104 (9.24%) SC Cleared
4 26 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (1.42%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.15%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.07%) PMI Certification
9 11 (0.98%) MOS
10 9 (0.80%) OCA
10 9 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
11 8 (0.71%) CCNP
11 8 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.53%) MCP
13 6 (0.53%) PMP
14 3 (0.27%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
15 2 (0.18%) A+ Certification
15 2 (0.18%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 187 (16.61%) Accessibility
2 116 (10.30%) QA
3 61 (5.42%) GDPR
4 55 (4.88%) WCAG
5 31 (2.75%) Data Quality
6 25 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 18 (1.60%) SLA
8 16 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.62%) GxP
10 6 (0.53%) NCSC
11 5 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.44%) PMO
11 5 (0.44%) 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 70 (6.22%) Active Directory
2 50 (4.44%) Docker
3 21 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.44%) 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 47 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 44 (3.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 33 (2.93%) SCCM
4 26 (2.31%) Terraform
5 16 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
6 15 (1.33%) Grafana
7 13 (1.15%) Ansible
8 7 (0.62%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.53%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.44%) 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
1 198 (17.58%) Microsoft
2 78 (6.93%) Google
3 76 (6.75%) Adobe
4 69 (6.13%) ServiceNow
5 51 (4.53%) Oracle
6 40 (3.55%) Salesforce
6 40 (3.55%) SAP
7 28 (2.49%) Splunk
8 22 (1.95%) VMware
9 17 (1.51%) Apple
10 16 (1.42%) Citrix
11 13 (1.15%) Cisco
11 13 (1.15%) Red Hat
12 11 (0.98%) Hotjar
12 11 (0.98%) Optimizely
13 10 (0.89%) Amplitude
13 10 (0.89%) Zscaler
14 9 (0.80%) MuleSoft
15 8 (0.71%) OpenAI
15 8 (0.71%) Sitecore