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 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 64 78
Rank change year-on-year -13 +14 -15
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,250 884 993
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.09% 3.63% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.64% 3.98% 3.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 846 580 673
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £395 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -2.91%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £601
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £488 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +1.56% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 20 46
10th Percentile £16.00 £25.21 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.29 £45.00 £23.75
Median hourly rate £44.50 £51.50 £29.14
Median % change year-on-year -13.59% +76.76% -13.92%
75th Percentile £65.67 £83.60 £61.63
90th Percentile £82.20 £95.60 £73.67
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £53.50 £31.71
% change year-on-year -6.54% +68.72% -9.40%

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 34,370 22,228 32,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.91% 91.19% 86.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,972 14,556 21,057
10th Percentile £316 £309 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,137 921 2,257
10th Percentile £15.34 £14.70 £12.97
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £16.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -3.59%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.56 £29.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year +43.29% -18.31% -1.39%

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 3 May 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 3 May 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 3 May 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 -18 647 £513 -1.44% 368
North of England +4 198 £449 -0.33% 151
Midlands -6 147 £500 +25.00% 89
North West +4 122 £420 -6.67% 90
South East -24 113 £480 +3.78% 128
West Midlands -20 96 £475 +1.33% 60
South West -12 69 £469 +25.00% 52
Yorkshire -18 52 £513 +28.04% 38
East Midlands +2 51 £550 +53.63% 29
East of England -25 30 £418 -12.11% 65
North East -9 22 £418 -7.73% 24
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 45 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 43 (3.44%) Confluence
3 35 (2.80%) CMS
4 17 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 6 (0.48%) WordPress
7 5 (0.40%) Apache
7 5 (0.40%) Drupal
8 4 (0.32%) Camunda
8 4 (0.32%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.32%) Headless CMS
8 4 (0.32%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.32%) Mendix
8 4 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.24%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.24%) nginx
9 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) Kentico
Applications
1 27 (2.16%) Sketch
2 23 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.60%) Adobe XD
3 20 (1.60%) Chatbot
4 14 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (1.12%) MS Visio
5 13 (1.04%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.72%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.64%) Adobe Illustrator
8 6 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 5 (0.40%) InVision
9 5 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
10 4 (0.32%) Trello
10 4 (0.32%) UserZoom
11 3 (0.24%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
11 3 (0.24%) UXPin
12 2 (0.16%) Autodesk Smoke
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 11 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
1 11 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.72%) Shopify
3 8 (0.64%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.48%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.16%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.080%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.080%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.080%) iTrent
6 1 (0.080%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.080%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.080%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.080%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.080%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 193 (15.44%) Azure
2 173 (13.84%) Figma
3 100 (8.00%) AWS
4 92 (7.36%) Microsoft 365
5 90 (7.20%) Power Platform
6 48 (3.84%) Entra ID
7 42 (3.36%) Azure DevOps
7 42 (3.36%) GCP
8 37 (2.96%) Microsoft Copilot
9 34 (2.72%) GitHub
10 33 (2.64%) PowerApps
10 33 (2.64%) SaaS
11 30 (2.40%) Power Automate
12 23 (1.84%) Google Workspace
13 22 (1.76%) Copilot Studio
13 22 (1.76%) Serverless
14 19 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
14 19 (1.52%) Google Sheets
15 18 (1.44%) GitHub Actions
16 17 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.04%) DNS
2 12 (0.96%) Internet
2 12 (0.96%) Intranet
2 12 (0.96%) LAN
3 11 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (0.88%) Wireless
4 10 (0.80%) SD-WAN
5 9 (0.72%) DHCP
6 8 (0.64%) VPN
7 7 (0.56%) TCP/IP
7 7 (0.56%) WAN
8 6 (0.48%) Cisco Wireless
8 6 (0.48%) WLAN
9 5 (0.40%) 5G
9 5 (0.40%) Firewall
9 5 (0.40%) HTTP
9 5 (0.40%) SMS
9 5 (0.40%) SSL
10 4 (0.32%) 802.11
10 4 (0.32%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (4.64%) Power BI
2 20 (1.60%) Relational Database
3 19 (1.52%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.44%) NoSQL
5 16 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (1.28%) MySQL
5 16 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (1.12%) Metadata
7 11 (0.88%) Tableau
8 10 (0.80%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.72%) Power Query
10 8 (0.64%) BigQuery
11 7 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 7 (0.56%) Pinecone
12 6 (0.48%) Looker
12 6 (0.48%) ZAP BI
13 5 (0.40%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.40%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.40%) Redis
14 4 (0.32%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 92 (7.36%) JIRA
2 62 (4.96%) Git
3 31 (2.48%) GitLab
4 23 (1.84%) Cypress.io
5 17 (1.36%) JUnit
6 15 (1.20%) Jenkins
7 13 (1.04%) Gradle
8 11 (0.88%) Axure RP
8 11 (0.88%) Browser DevTools
8 11 (0.88%) CircleCI
9 10 (0.80%) Android Studio
10 9 (0.72%) Xcode
11 8 (0.64%) Selenium
11 8 (0.64%) Vite
12 6 (0.48%) Eclipse
12 6 (0.48%) Mocha
12 6 (0.48%) Postman
13 5 (0.40%) Artifactory
13 5 (0.40%) Cucumber
13 5 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 393 (31.44%) Social Skills
2 243 (19.44%) Finance
3 157 (12.56%) Public Sector
4 134 (10.72%) Analytical Skills
5 97 (7.76%) Banking
6 52 (4.16%) Marketing
7 50 (4.00%) Retail
8 34 (2.72%) Legal
9 30 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
11 18 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 18 (1.44%) Publishing
12 17 (1.36%) Manufacturing
13 16 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
14 15 (1.20%) Automotive
14 15 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
15 11 (0.88%) Investment Banking
16 10 (0.80%) Front Office
16 10 (0.80%) Local Government
17 9 (0.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 262 (20.96%) Designer
2 196 (15.68%) Senior
3 158 (12.64%) Developer
4 126 (10.08%) UX Designer
5 118 (9.44%) Analyst
6 69 (5.52%) Lead
7 64 (5.12%) Consultant
8 58 (4.64%) Product Designer
9 56 (4.48%) Business Analyst
10 55 (4.40%) Architect
11 54 (4.32%) Senior Designer
12 52 (4.16%) UI Designer
13 45 (3.60%) Content Designer
14 42 (3.36%) User Experience Researcher
14 42 (3.36%) User Researcher
15 38 (3.04%) UI/UX Designer
16 37 (2.96%) IT Support
17 35 (2.80%) Support Engineer
18 34 (2.72%) Service Designer
19 32 (2.56%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (11.04%) React
2 122 (9.76%) CSS
3 108 (8.64%) HTML
4 81 (6.48%) REST
5 62 (4.96%) AngularJS
6 55 (4.40%) RESTful
7 49 (3.92%) Spring
8 48 (3.84%) Spring Boot
9 37 (2.96%) .NET
10 36 (2.88%) Node.js
11 33 (2.64%) GraphQL
12 28 (2.24%) HTML5
12 28 (2.24%) Redux
13 27 (2.16%) CSS3
14 25 (2.00%) Next.js
15 22 (1.76%) JSON
16 20 (1.60%) Jest
17 18 (1.44%) Playwright
17 18 (1.44%) SOAP
18 17 (1.36%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 115 (9.20%) Product Ownership
2 61 (4.88%) Mobile App
3 51 (4.08%) Onboarding
4 33 (2.64%) AI Agents
5 29 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (1.76%) Cloud Native
6 22 (1.76%) Data Structures
7 21 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (1.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 16 (1.28%) Virtual Reality
10 15 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.12%) Augmented Reality
12 13 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (0.96%) Distributed Systems
14 11 (0.88%) Algorithms
14 11 (0.88%) Management Information System
15 10 (0.80%) NHS
15 10 (0.80%) Social Media
15 10 (0.80%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 95 (7.60%) Windows
2 37 (2.96%) Android
2 37 (2.96%) Windows 10
3 30 (2.40%) Apple iOS
4 19 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 12 (0.96%) Linux
6 8 (0.64%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.48%) Unix
8 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.16%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.080%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 396 (31.68%) UX Design
2 385 (30.80%) Agile
3 195 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
4 192 (15.36%) AI
5 189 (15.12%) Analytics
6 175 (14.00%) User Research
7 155 (12.40%) Stakeholder Management
8 151 (12.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 146 (11.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 139 (11.12%) CI/CD
11 138 (11.04%) Roadmaps
12 125 (10.00%) DevOps
13 123 (9.84%) UX Research
14 117 (9.36%) Prototyping
15 106 (8.48%) Decision-Making
16 104 (8.32%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 104 (8.32%) Wireframes
17 98 (7.84%) Service Design
18 93 (7.44%) Workshop Facilitation
19 92 (7.36%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 148 (11.84%) JavaScript
2 107 (8.56%) Java
3 103 (8.24%) SQL
4 93 (7.44%) TypeScript
5 90 (7.20%) Python
6 42 (3.36%) PowerShell
7 39 (3.12%) C#
8 25 (2.00%) Kotlin
9 15 (1.20%) Bash
9 15 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.72%) Swift
11 7 (0.56%) Korn
12 6 (0.48%) Go
12 6 (0.48%) Perl
12 6 (0.48%) VBA
13 5 (0.40%) R
14 4 (0.32%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.32%) PHP
14 4 (0.32%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.24%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 158 (12.64%) Security Cleared
2 118 (9.44%) SC Cleared
3 109 (8.72%) Degree
4 29 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (1.76%) DV Cleared
6 19 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (0.96%) Azure Certification
8 11 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (0.64%) CCNP
9 8 (0.64%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.56%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.48%) CCA
11 6 (0.48%) CCIE
11 6 (0.48%) Citrix Certification
12 4 (0.32%) CCNA
12 4 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.32%) OCA
12 4 (0.32%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 202 (16.16%) Accessibility
2 112 (8.96%) QA
3 62 (4.96%) WCAG
4 41 (3.28%) Data Quality
5 37 (2.96%) GDPR
6 22 (1.76%) Actionable Recommendations
7 13 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.72%) SLA
9 7 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.56%) PMO
10 4 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.24%) GMP
11 3 (0.24%) GRC
11 3 (0.24%) GxP
11 3 (0.24%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.24%) NCSC
12 2 (0.16%) COBIT
12 2 (0.16%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (5.36%) Active Directory
2 39 (3.12%) Docker
3 19 (1.52%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.48%) Firmware
6 5 (0.40%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.24%) XenApp
7 3 (0.24%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.080%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.080%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.080%) Varnish
9 1 (0.080%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 49 (3.92%) Kubernetes
2 38 (3.04%) Terraform
3 32 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 28 (2.24%) SCCM
5 21 (1.68%) Grafana
6 15 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (1.04%) Ansible
8 9 (0.72%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.32%) Podman
10 3 (0.24%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 2 (0.16%) Argo
11 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.16%) Nagios
11 2 (0.16%) Rancher
11 2 (0.16%) SysTrack
11 2 (0.16%) WSUS
12 1 (0.080%) AirWatch
12 1 (0.080%) WMI
Vendors
1 196 (15.68%) Microsoft
2 70 (5.60%) Adobe
3 61 (4.88%) Google
4 50 (4.00%) ServiceNow
5 45 (3.60%) Oracle
6 44 (3.52%) SAP
7 41 (3.28%) Salesforce
8 23 (1.84%) Citrix
9 18 (1.44%) VMware
10 17 (1.36%) Workday
11 16 (1.28%) Splunk
12 14 (1.12%) Cisco
13 13 (1.04%) Apple
14 9 (0.72%) Aruba
14 9 (0.72%) Foundry
14 9 (0.72%) MuleSoft
15 8 (0.64%) Sitecore
15 8 (0.64%) Zscaler
16 7 (0.56%) Dynatrace
17 6 (0.48%) Solace