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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 63 82
Rank change year-on-year -30 +19 -21
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,359 1,054 870
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.93% 3.79% 2.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 4.18% 3.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 805 670 536
10th Percentile £289 £300 £313
25th Percentile £381 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £685 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 47 23
10th Percentile £16.73 £15.50 £30.00
25th Percentile £26.13 £31.45 £30.51
Median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% -27.72% +34.67%
75th Percentile £67.86 £63.75 £72.20
90th Percentile £77.00 £71.67 £74.35
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.50
% change year-on-year -6.88% -27.72% +34.67%

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 39,304 25,245 28,138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.88% 90.83% 85.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,151 16,024 17,695
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -2.87% -4.55%
75th Percentile £636 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,693 1,483 1,349
10th Percentile £14.01 £14.31 £14.84
25th Percentile £17.85 £17.87 £20.22
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +2.87%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 10 September 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 -31 685 £516 +3.25% 706
North of England -14 259 £425 - 159
Midlands -14 152 £475 +10.27% 76
North West -29 131 £400 -5.88% 88
West Midlands -5 122 £475 -5.00% 51
South East -51 104 £403 -12.97% 137
South West -7 82 £475 - 80
Yorkshire -16 77 £500 +25.00% 56
North East -8 50 £338 -29.69% 18
East of England -10 42 £438 -16.67% 57
East Midlands -14 30 £500 +39.66% 25
South Coast - 1 £450 -
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 69 (5.08%) SharePoint
2 54 (3.97%) CMS
3 35 (2.58%) Confluence
4 28 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.10%) WordPress
6 9 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.52%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.44%) Apache
9 5 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.37%) Drupal
9 5 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.29%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.29%) Kentico
10 4 (0.29%) Mendix
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 (0.074%) MTS
Applications
1 23 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 19 (1.40%) Photoshop
5 18 (1.32%) Chatbot
6 16 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
6 16 (1.18%) Sketch
7 12 (0.88%) Adobe After Effects
8 11 (0.81%) MS Visio
9 10 (0.74%) Adobe XD
10 9 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
12 2 (0.15%) UserZoom
13 1 (0.074%) Adobe Captivate
13 1 (0.074%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.074%) Blender
13 1 (0.074%) Final Cut Pro
13 1 (0.074%) InVision
13 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.52%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.44%) Shopify
3 5 (0.37%) NetSuite
4 4 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.22%) iTrent
5 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.074%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.074%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.074%) Magento
7 1 (0.074%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 197 (14.50%) Azure
2 153 (11.26%) Figma
3 145 (10.67%) Microsoft 365
4 113 (8.31%) AWS
5 101 (7.43%) Power Platform
6 61 (4.49%) Microsoft Copilot
7 59 (4.34%) Entra ID
8 47 (3.46%) GitHub
9 44 (3.24%) Azure DevOps
9 44 (3.24%) SaaS
10 37 (2.72%) GCP
11 35 (2.58%) PowerApps
12 33 (2.43%) OneDrive
13 28 (2.06%) Copilot Studio
13 28 (2.06%) Power Automate
14 20 (1.47%) Azure AI
15 17 (1.25%) Serverless
16 16 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
17 13 (0.96%) Firebase
18 12 (0.88%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.16%) DNS
2 37 (2.72%) DHCP
3 32 (2.35%) TCP/IP
4 29 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (1.55%) Wireless
6 18 (1.32%) VPN
7 17 (1.25%) LAN
8 15 (1.10%) Firewall
8 15 (1.10%) WAN
9 10 (0.74%) Internet
9 10 (0.74%) NetScaler
10 9 (0.66%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
11 8 (0.59%) Intranet
11 8 (0.59%) Skype
12 7 (0.52%) Network Security
13 6 (0.44%) 5G
13 6 (0.44%) WLAN
14 5 (0.37%) SNMP
14 5 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (4.19%) Power BI
2 25 (1.84%) Metadata
3 13 (0.96%) Power Query
3 13 (0.96%) Tableau
4 12 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (0.88%) SQL Server
5 11 (0.81%) NoSQL
6 10 (0.74%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (0.66%) Looker
8 8 (0.59%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.52%) MySQL
9 7 (0.52%) Redis
10 6 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
10 6 (0.44%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.37%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.37%) Flink
11 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 74 (5.45%) JIRA
2 67 (4.93%) Git
3 26 (1.91%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.40%) Cypress.io
4 19 (1.40%) Vite
5 16 (1.18%) Storybook
6 14 (1.03%) GitLab
7 12 (0.88%) fastlane
8 10 (0.74%) Android Studio
9 9 (0.66%) Browser DevTools
9 9 (0.66%) Xcode
10 7 (0.52%) Postman
10 7 (0.52%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.44%) Gradle
11 6 (0.44%) JMeter
12 5 (0.37%) Claude Code
12 5 (0.37%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.37%) MSI
12 5 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
General
1 440 (32.38%) Social Skills
2 235 (17.29%) Finance
3 182 (13.39%) Public Sector
4 137 (10.08%) Analytical Skills
5 102 (7.51%) Banking
6 80 (5.89%) Retail
7 67 (4.93%) Marketing
8 48 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
10 35 (2.58%) Legal
11 28 (2.06%) Automotive
12 27 (1.99%) Publishing
13 25 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 25 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
14 19 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (1.25%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.18%) Military
17 13 (0.96%) Investment Banking
18 12 (0.88%) Front Office
19 9 (0.66%) Law
Job Titles
1 276 (20.31%) Designer
2 190 (13.98%) Developer
3 176 (12.95%) Senior
4 122 (8.98%) Lead
5 117 (8.61%) UX Designer
6 93 (6.84%) Analyst
7 68 (5.00%) UI Designer
8 64 (4.71%) Consultant
9 57 (4.19%) Architect
10 55 (4.05%) IT Support
11 53 (3.90%) Support Engineer
12 52 (3.83%) User Researcher
13 51 (3.75%) Product Manager
14 50 (3.68%) Senior Designer
15 45 (3.31%) Business Analyst
16 43 (3.16%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 42 (3.09%) Content Designer
18 39 (2.87%) User Experience Researcher
19 38 (2.80%) IT Engineer
19 38 (2.80%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (9.71%) React
2 104 (7.65%) CSS
3 91 (6.70%) HTML
4 80 (5.89%) REST
5 44 (3.24%) RESTful
6 42 (3.09%) AngularJS
7 39 (2.87%) GraphQL
7 39 (2.87%) HTML5
7 39 (2.87%) Terraform
8 38 (2.80%) .NET
9 37 (2.72%) CSS3
10 30 (2.21%) Next.js
11 24 (1.77%) OAuth
11 24 (1.77%) Spring
12 23 (1.69%) Spring Boot
13 21 (1.55%) Jest
13 21 (1.55%) Node.js
13 21 (1.55%) Playwright
14 18 (1.32%) ASP.NET
14 18 (1.32%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 127 (9.35%) Product Ownership
2 80 (5.89%) Onboarding
3 74 (5.45%) Mobile App
4 43 (3.16%) Cloud Native
5 40 (2.94%) AI Agents
6 31 (2.28%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
8 27 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
8 27 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
9 24 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
10 20 (1.47%) Data Centre
10 20 (1.47%) Social Media
11 19 (1.40%) NHS
12 18 (1.32%) Educational Technology
13 17 (1.25%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.10%) Data Structures
15 14 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
15 14 (1.03%) Taxonomies
15 14 (1.03%) Virtual Reality
16 13 (0.96%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 146 (10.74%) Windows
2 59 (4.34%) Android
3 58 (4.27%) Apple iOS
4 54 (3.97%) Windows 10
5 32 (2.35%) Mac OS
6 31 (2.28%) Windows Server
7 18 (1.32%) Linux
8 11 (0.81%) Unix
9 9 (0.66%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 433 (31.86%) UX Design
2 384 (28.26%) Agile
3 258 (18.98%) AI
4 240 (17.66%) Stakeholder Management
5 235 (17.29%) Problem-Solving
6 194 (14.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 186 (13.69%) Analytics
8 161 (11.85%) CI/CD
9 159 (11.70%) User Research
10 146 (10.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 141 (10.38%) Roadmaps
12 139 (10.23%) Decision-Making
13 108 (7.95%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 106 (7.80%) DevOps
14 106 (7.80%) Scrum
15 102 (7.51%) Prototyping
16 101 (7.43%) Workshop Facilitation
17 100 (7.36%) Service Design
18 97 (7.14%) ITIL
18 97 (7.14%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 134 (9.86%) JavaScript
2 102 (7.51%) TypeScript
3 87 (6.40%) Python
4 85 (6.25%) Java
5 81 (5.96%) SQL
6 48 (3.53%) PowerShell
7 33 (2.43%) C#
8 26 (1.91%) Kotlin
9 18 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 16 (1.18%) Bash
11 15 (1.10%) Swift
12 8 (0.59%) Go
12 8 (0.59%) VBScript
13 7 (0.52%) PHP
13 7 (0.52%) VB
14 6 (0.44%) Scala
14 6 (0.44%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.37%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.37%) Korn
16 4 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 208 (15.31%) Security Cleared
2 159 (11.70%) SC Cleared
3 107 (7.87%) Degree
4 32 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
5 28 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (1.62%) DV Cleared
7 21 (1.55%) Azure Certification
8 20 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.03%) PMP
10 9 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.59%) AWS Certification
11 8 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 7 (0.52%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.44%) MCSE
14 5 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 5 (0.37%) CCIE
14 5 (0.37%) CCNP
14 5 (0.37%) CISSP
14 5 (0.37%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 211 (15.53%) Accessibility
2 88 (6.48%) QA
3 75 (5.52%) WCAG
4 43 (3.16%) Data Quality
5 22 (1.62%) GDPR
6 13 (0.96%) Actionable Recommendations
7 9 (0.66%) SLA
8 7 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 7 (0.52%) PMO
9 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.29%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 1 (0.074%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.074%) NIST
13 1 (0.074%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.074%) WAI
13 1 (0.074%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 99 (7.28%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.02%) Docker
3 27 (1.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 21 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
5 14 (1.03%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.59%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 7 (0.52%) BitLocker
7 7 (0.52%) XenApp
7 7 (0.52%) XenDesktop
8 6 (0.44%) vSphere
9 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (0.22%) UAG
12 2 (0.15%) Firmware
12 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.074%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 45 (3.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.16%) Kubernetes
3 31 (2.28%) SCCM
4 21 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.40%) Grafana
6 16 (1.18%) Jamf Pro
7 13 (0.96%) Ansible
8 11 (0.81%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.37%) SysTrack
9 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.29%) Clonezilla
10 4 (0.29%) Podman
11 3 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.22%) 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 (0.074%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 246 (18.10%) Microsoft
2 82 (6.03%) ServiceNow
3 69 (5.08%) Adobe
4 44 (3.24%) Google
4 44 (3.24%) Oracle
5 32 (2.35%) SAP
6 29 (2.13%) Salesforce
7 25 (1.84%) Citrix
8 24 (1.77%) Dynatrace
8 24 (1.77%) VMware
9 21 (1.55%) Splunk
10 20 (1.47%) Apple
11 18 (1.32%) Cisco
12 17 (1.25%) Workday
13 16 (1.18%) Foundry
14 13 (0.96%) OpenAI
14 13 (0.96%) Zscaler
15 11 (0.81%) Aruba
16 10 (0.74%) Okta
17 8 (0.59%) Databricks