User Experience Contracts in England

UX
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring User Experience skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Experience over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 76 63
Rank change year-on-year +12 -13 -4
Contract jobs citing User Experience 886 1,000 1,779
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.64% 2.69% 3.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.99% 3.11% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 584 677 1,253
10th Percentile £300 £300 £350
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% -1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £613
90th Percentile £738 £700 £706
UK median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 47 24
10th Percentile £25.16 £16.25 £16.85
25th Percentile £43.75 £23.75 £18.57
Median hourly rate £53.50 £31.71 £33.85
Median % change year-on-year +68.72% -6.31% -32.98%
75th Percentile £84.23 £63.14 £48.94
90th Percentile £95.70 £73.51 £67.18
UK median hourly rate £53.50 £31.71 £35.00
% change year-on-year +68.72% -9.40% -30.69%

All Process and 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 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in England

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience in England.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in England

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in England

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience in England.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in England

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 2025. 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 +8 545 £515 +3.00% 1,206
North of England +13 97 £449 -5.63% 340
South East +22 73 £458 -8.35% 402
North West +22 64 £450 -5.26% 225
Midlands +27 61 £400 -15.79% 176
South West +45 50 £375 -11.76% 139
West Midlands +16 48 £469 -6.25% 121
Yorkshire -9 20 £400 -17.94% 85
East of England +35 18 £475 +22.58% 148
East Midlands +17 13 £358 -10.50% 44
North East +4 12 £453 -35.36% 36
User Experience
UK

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 36 (4.06%) CMS
2 33 (3.72%) Confluence
3 32 (3.61%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.81%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.79%) Drupal
6 5 (0.56%) Headless CMS
6 5 (0.56%) SharePoint 2010
7 4 (0.45%) Apache
7 4 (0.45%) IIS
7 4 (0.45%) nginx
8 3 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.34%) JBoss
8 3 (0.34%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.23%) Mendix
9 2 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.11%) Moodle
10 1 (0.11%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 33 (3.72%) Sketch
2 26 (2.93%) Adobe XD
3 16 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.47%) Chatbot
5 11 (1.24%) InVision
5 11 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.24%) Siemens NX
6 9 (1.02%) MS Visio
6 9 (1.02%) Trello
7 8 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 8 (0.90%) Autodesk Smoke
8 5 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.56%) InfoPath
9 4 (0.45%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.34%) Adobe After Effects
10 3 (0.34%) UserZoom
10 3 (0.34%) Zeplin
11 2 (0.23%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (0.23%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 17 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (1.24%) Teamcenter
3 9 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.56%) Shopify
4 5 (0.56%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.23%) Magento
6 2 (0.23%) Maximo
6 2 (0.23%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.11%) Advent Portfolio Exchange
7 1 (0.11%) Endur
7 1 (0.11%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.11%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 130 (14.67%) Figma
2 115 (12.98%) Azure
3 104 (11.74%) AWS
4 61 (6.88%) GCP
5 54 (6.09%) Power Platform
6 48 (5.42%) Microsoft 365
7 35 (3.95%) SaaS
8 25 (2.82%) Entra ID
9 21 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
10 17 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (1.81%) PowerApps
12 15 (1.69%) Serverless
13 13 (1.47%) GitHub
13 13 (1.47%) Power Automate
14 11 (1.24%) Google Analytics
15 10 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
16 8 (0.90%) Amazon S3
16 8 (0.90%) Google Workspace
16 8 (0.90%) Snowflake
17 7 (0.79%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.13%) Intranet
1 10 (1.13%) VPN
2 9 (1.02%) HTTP
3 8 (0.90%) Firewall
4 7 (0.79%) Unified Communications
5 6 (0.68%) Internet
5 6 (0.68%) Remote Desktop
6 5 (0.56%) DNS
6 5 (0.56%) POP3
6 5 (0.56%) SMTP
6 5 (0.56%) Wireless
7 4 (0.45%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.34%) LAN
8 3 (0.34%) WAN
9 2 (0.23%) DHCP
9 2 (0.23%) MPLS
9 2 (0.23%) Network Security
9 2 (0.23%) WebEx
9 2 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.11%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (4.85%) PostgreSQL
2 39 (4.40%) Power BI
3 23 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (2.03%) Tableau
5 17 (1.92%) SQL Server
6 12 (1.35%) Relational Database
7 11 (1.24%) MongoDB
7 11 (1.24%) NoSQL
8 9 (1.02%) Metadata
9 8 (0.90%) MySQL
10 7 (0.79%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.68%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
11 6 (0.68%) Looker
11 6 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.56%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.56%) Qlik Sense
13 4 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.45%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 61 (6.88%) JIRA
2 48 (5.42%) Git
3 19 (2.14%) Axure RP
4 15 (1.69%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.58%) Jenkins
6 11 (1.24%) Postman
7 10 (1.13%) Mocha
8 9 (1.02%) Selenium
8 9 (1.02%) Visual Studio Code
9 8 (0.90%) Jasmine
10 7 (0.79%) REST Assured
10 7 (0.79%) Subversion
10 7 (0.79%) TeamCity
10 7 (0.79%) webpack
11 5 (0.56%) Babel
11 5 (0.56%) Balsamiq
11 5 (0.56%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.56%) Grunt
11 5 (0.56%) gulp
11 5 (0.56%) Vite
General
1 274 (30.93%) Social Skills
2 204 (23.02%) Finance
3 111 (12.53%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (9.37%) Public Sector
5 81 (9.14%) Banking
6 78 (8.80%) Marketing
7 43 (4.85%) Retail
8 39 (4.40%) Front Office
9 38 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.71%) Legal
12 20 (2.26%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (2.26%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.58%) Games
13 14 (1.58%) Manufacturing
14 12 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.35%) Retail Banking
15 10 (1.13%) Electronics
15 10 (1.13%) Local Government
16 9 (1.02%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 236 (26.64%) Developer
2 160 (18.06%) Designer
3 115 (12.98%) Senior
4 79 (8.92%) UX Designer
5 74 (8.35%) Analyst
6 66 (7.45%) React Developer
7 49 (5.53%) Software Engineer
8 46 (5.19%) Architect
9 44 (4.97%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 38 (4.29%) Lead
11 36 (4.06%) Developer/Software Engineer
12 34 (3.84%) Business Analyst
12 34 (3.84%) Product Designer
12 34 (3.84%) Senior Designer
13 33 (3.72%) Consultant
14 32 (3.61%) UI Designer
15 29 (3.27%) Senior Developer
16 26 (2.93%) UI/UX Designer
16 26 (2.93%) User Experience Researcher
17 25 (2.82%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (14.90%) HTML
2 130 (14.67%) CSS
3 112 (12.64%) React
4 72 (8.13%) Node.js
5 54 (6.09%) Redux
5 54 (6.09%) RESTful
6 49 (5.53%) AngularJS
7 46 (5.19%) .NET
8 36 (4.06%) HTML5
9 31 (3.50%) jQuery
10 25 (2.82%) REST
11 22 (2.48%) XML
12 20 (2.26%) CSS3
13 14 (1.58%) Jest
14 13 (1.47%) JSON
14 13 (1.47%) Sass
14 13 (1.47%) Vue
15 12 (1.35%) GraphQL
15 12 (1.35%) Web Services
16 11 (1.24%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 87 (9.82%) Product Ownership
2 57 (6.43%) Mobile App
3 36 (4.06%) Fixed Income
4 34 (3.84%) Onboarding
5 20 (2.26%) Management Information System
5 20 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
6 13 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (1.47%) Life Science
7 12 (1.35%) e-Learning
8 11 (1.24%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.13%) Algorithms
9 10 (1.13%) Animation
9 10 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.13%) Learning Management System
9 10 (1.13%) Social Media
10 9 (1.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (1.02%) Public Cloud
11 8 (0.90%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 58 (6.55%) Windows
2 40 (4.51%) Apple iOS
3 33 (3.72%) Android
4 19 (2.14%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.69%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.79%) Linux
7 5 (0.56%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.56%) Mac OS X
7 5 (0.56%) Unix
8 4 (0.45%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 296 (33.41%) Agile
2 293 (33.07%) UX Design
3 187 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
4 119 (13.43%) User Research
5 93 (10.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 91 (10.27%) Software Engineering
7 90 (10.16%) Analytics
7 90 (10.16%) Wireframes
8 87 (9.82%) CI/CD
9 85 (9.59%) Roadmaps
10 79 (8.92%) DevOps
10 79 (8.92%) Prototyping
11 77 (8.69%) Project Management
12 74 (8.35%) Front End Development
13 70 (7.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 65 (7.34%) Artificial Intelligence
14 65 (7.34%) Decision-Making
15 64 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
15 64 (7.22%) Usability Testing
16 62 (7.00%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 180 (20.32%) JavaScript
2 88 (9.93%) TypeScript
3 79 (8.92%) Python
4 76 (8.58%) SQL
5 55 (6.21%) C#
6 41 (4.63%) Java
7 15 (1.69%) Kotlin
7 15 (1.69%) PowerShell
8 12 (1.35%) Swift
9 10 (1.13%) Objective-C
10 7 (0.79%) ABAP
11 5 (0.56%) Apex Code
11 5 (0.56%) COBOL
11 5 (0.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.45%) Bash
12 4 (0.45%) PHP
12 4 (0.45%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.34%) Dart
13 3 (0.34%) R
13 3 (0.34%) Scala
Qualifications
1 101 (11.40%) Security Cleared
2 90 (10.16%) Degree
3 83 (9.37%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (1.24%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.13%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.90%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.56%) CBAP
10 5 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.56%) CISSP
11 4 (0.45%) CCNP
11 4 (0.45%) MCSE
11 4 (0.45%) PhD
11 4 (0.45%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.45%) PMP
12 3 (0.34%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.34%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.23%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (10.84%) Accessibility
2 61 (6.88%) QA
3 29 (3.27%) WCAG
4 22 (2.48%) Data Quality
5 8 (0.90%) GDPR
6 7 (0.79%) SLA
7 5 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.56%) NIST
8 4 (0.45%) NCSC
9 3 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.34%) GRC
10 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.23%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.11%) MiFID
11 1 (0.11%) PMO
11 1 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 52 (5.87%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.14%) Docker
3 7 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.45%) BitLocker
4 4 (0.45%) OpenAM
5 2 (0.23%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.11%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.11%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
6 1 (0.11%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 19 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (1.58%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.58%) Terraform
4 10 (1.13%) SCCM
5 5 (0.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (0.45%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.34%) Grafana
8 2 (0.23%) Ansible
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Ranger
9 1 (0.11%) HP Data Protector
9 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.11%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.11%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 125 (14.11%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.88%) Adobe
3 50 (5.64%) SAP
4 41 (4.63%) ServiceNow
5 31 (3.50%) Google
5 31 (3.50%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.58%) Workday
7 13 (1.47%) OutSystems
8 12 (1.35%) Cisco
8 12 (1.35%) VMware
9 11 (1.24%) Oracle
10 10 (1.13%) Databricks
11 6 (0.68%) Citrix
11 6 (0.68%) Optimizely
11 6 (0.68%) Sitecore
11 6 (0.68%) Zscaler
12 5 (0.56%) CheckPoint
12 5 (0.56%) CyberArk
12 5 (0.56%) Proofpoint
13 4 (0.45%) Apple