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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 66 84
Rank change year-on-year -30 +18 -16
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,356 1,035 883
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.91% 3.70% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.44% 4.07% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 794 658 517
10th Percentile £305 £300 £309
25th Percentile £400 £372 £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 £680 £686 £718
UK median daily rate £480 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 50 26
10th Percentile £18.08 £15.50 £27.63
25th Percentile £26.50 £25.15 £30.48
Median hourly rate £34.61 £36.50 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% -21.08% -2.63%
75th Percentile £68.37 £54.69 £73.10
90th Percentile £77.00 £64.39 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £38.77 £36.05 £42.50
% change year-on-year +7.53% -15.18% -10.53%

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 39,430 25,460 28,039
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.71% 90.97% 86.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,919 16,157 17,165
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
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 2,918 1,560 1,201
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.42 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.25
Median hourly rate £40.08 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.36% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.28 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +53.96% -40.82% -

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 2 October 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 2 October 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 2 October 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 -26 692 £513 +4.59% 1,942
North of England -8 264 £425 - 428
Midlands -9 151 £463 +2.89% 202
North West -32 134 £400 -5.88% 251
West Midlands +2 120 £463 -7.40% 128
South East -60 94 £403 -10.26% 334
Yorkshire -2 82 £500 +23.08% 126
South West -1 80 £475 - 174
North East -1 47 £325 -27.78% 53
East of England -8 43 £410 -21.90% 139
East Midlands -15 31 £475 +18.16% 74
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 70 (5.16%) SharePoint
2 60 (4.42%) CMS
3 39 (2.88%) Confluence
4 27 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.11%) WordPress
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.52%) Headless CMS
7 7 (0.52%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.37%) Apache
9 5 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.37%) Drupal
9 5 (0.37%) Traefik
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%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.074%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 24 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 19 (1.40%) Photoshop
3 18 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 17 (1.25%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.03%) Sketch
6 13 (0.96%) Chatbot
7 12 (0.88%) Adobe After Effects
8 10 (0.74%) MS Visio
9 9 (0.66%) Adobe XD
10 8 (0.59%) 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
3 5 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.29%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.29%) Shopify
5 3 (0.22%) iTrent
5 3 (0.22%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.15%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.074%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.074%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.074%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 196 (14.45%) Azure
2 147 (10.84%) Figma
3 140 (10.32%) Microsoft 365
4 122 (9.00%) AWS
5 105 (7.74%) Power Platform
6 67 (4.94%) Entra ID
7 58 (4.28%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.54%) GitHub
9 47 (3.47%) SaaS
10 41 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
11 36 (2.65%) GCP
12 33 (2.43%) PowerApps
13 30 (2.21%) OneDrive
14 28 (2.06%) Copilot Studio
14 28 (2.06%) Power Automate
15 17 (1.25%) Azure AI
15 17 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (1.11%) Serverless
17 14 (1.03%) Firebase
18 12 (0.88%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.39%) DNS
2 39 (2.88%) DHCP
3 37 (2.73%) TCP/IP
4 28 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (1.62%) VPN
6 19 (1.40%) Wireless
7 18 (1.33%) Firewall
8 17 (1.25%) LAN
9 16 (1.18%) WAN
10 14 (1.03%) NetScaler
11 11 (0.81%) Network Security
12 9 (0.66%) Internet
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
14 7 (0.52%) Skype
15 6 (0.44%) Intranet
16 5 (0.37%) 5G
16 5 (0.37%) SNMP
16 5 (0.37%) SSL
17 4 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (4.42%) Power BI
2 24 (1.77%) Metadata
3 17 (1.25%) Power Query
4 14 (1.03%) SQL Server
5 13 (0.96%) Tableau
6 11 (0.81%) MySQL
6 11 (0.81%) NoSQL
6 11 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (0.81%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.66%) Looker
8 8 (0.59%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.59%) MongoDB
8 8 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
9 7 (0.52%) Redis
9 7 (0.52%) Star Schema
10 6 (0.44%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.44%) QlikView
11 5 (0.37%) Flink
11 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 75 (5.53%) JIRA
2 69 (5.09%) Git
3 28 (2.06%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.47%) Storybook
5 19 (1.40%) Vite
6 17 (1.25%) Cypress.io
7 13 (0.96%) GitLab
8 12 (0.88%) fastlane
9 9 (0.66%) Android Studio
10 8 (0.59%) Browser DevTools
10 8 (0.59%) Xcode
11 7 (0.52%) REST Assured
12 6 (0.44%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.44%) Claude Code
12 6 (0.44%) JMeter
12 6 (0.44%) Postman
13 5 (0.37%) Gradle
13 5 (0.37%) MSI
13 5 (0.37%) TeamCity
13 5 (0.37%) webpack
General
1 443 (32.67%) Social Skills
2 230 (16.96%) Finance
3 180 (13.27%) Public Sector
4 129 (9.51%) Analytical Skills
5 93 (6.86%) Banking
6 79 (5.83%) Retail
7 76 (5.60%) Marketing
8 46 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 39 (2.88%) Legal
10 38 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (2.06%) Automotive
12 26 (1.92%) Publishing
13 23 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.25%) Military
17 16 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
18 14 (1.03%) Investment Banking
19 12 (0.88%) Front Office
20 8 (0.59%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 266 (19.62%) Designer
2 204 (15.04%) Developer
3 170 (12.54%) Senior
4 125 (9.22%) Lead
5 120 (8.85%) UX Designer
6 87 (6.42%) Analyst
7 65 (4.79%) UI Designer
8 57 (4.20%) Architect
9 56 (4.13%) User Researcher
10 53 (3.91%) Consultant
10 53 (3.91%) IT Support
11 51 (3.76%) Support Engineer
12 48 (3.54%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 48 (3.54%) Senior Designer
13 47 (3.47%) Product Manager
14 45 (3.32%) Business Analyst
15 42 (3.10%) User Experience Researcher
16 37 (2.73%) Content Designer
17 36 (2.65%) UI/UX Designer
18 34 (2.51%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (9.88%) React
2 99 (7.30%) CSS
3 87 (6.42%) HTML
4 80 (5.90%) REST
5 43 (3.17%) RESTful
6 40 (2.95%) AngularJS
7 37 (2.73%) HTML5
8 36 (2.65%) GraphQL
9 35 (2.58%) Terraform
10 33 (2.43%) .NET
10 33 (2.43%) CSS3
11 28 (2.06%) Next.js
12 26 (1.92%) OAuth
13 21 (1.55%) Node.js
13 21 (1.55%) Playwright
14 20 (1.47%) OAuth2
14 20 (1.47%) Spring
14 20 (1.47%) Spring Boot
15 18 (1.33%) OpenID
15 18 (1.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 133 (9.81%) Product Ownership
2 81 (5.97%) Mobile App
3 75 (5.53%) Onboarding
4 45 (3.32%) Cloud Native
5 40 (2.95%) AI Agents
6 32 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 26 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (1.62%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.47%) Social Media
12 18 (1.33%) Educational Technology
12 18 (1.33%) NHS
13 16 (1.18%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.11%) Taxonomies
15 14 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.96%) Data Structures
16 13 (0.96%) Virtual Team
17 12 (0.88%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 152 (11.21%) Windows
2 62 (4.57%) Apple iOS
3 58 (4.28%) Android
3 58 (4.28%) Windows 10
4 36 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 31 (2.29%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.25%) Linux
7 14 (1.03%) Unix
8 9 (0.66%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 421 (31.05%) UX Design
2 389 (28.69%) Agile
3 258 (19.03%) Stakeholder Management
4 250 (18.44%) AI
5 227 (16.74%) Problem-Solving
6 201 (14.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 186 (13.72%) Analytics
8 174 (12.83%) User Research
9 159 (11.73%) CI/CD
10 155 (11.43%) Decision-Making
11 152 (11.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 151 (11.14%) Roadmaps
13 106 (7.82%) DevOps
13 106 (7.82%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 105 (7.74%) Service Design
14 105 (7.74%) Workshop Facilitation
15 103 (7.60%) Prototyping
15 103 (7.60%) UX Research
16 102 (7.52%) Scrum
17 98 (7.23%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 130 (9.59%) JavaScript
2 108 (7.96%) TypeScript
3 85 (6.27%) SQL
4 82 (6.05%) Java
5 78 (5.75%) Python
6 50 (3.69%) PowerShell
7 30 (2.21%) C#
8 28 (2.06%) Kotlin
9 22 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 17 (1.25%) Swift
11 16 (1.18%) Bash
12 9 (0.66%) Go
13 7 (0.52%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.52%) VB
13 7 (0.52%) VBScript
14 6 (0.44%) PHP
14 6 (0.44%) Scala
15 5 (0.37%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.37%) Objective-C
15 5 (0.37%) Perl
Qualifications
1 222 (16.37%) Security Cleared
2 169 (12.46%) SC Cleared
3 102 (7.52%) Degree
4 35 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (1.47%) DV Cleared
7 17 (1.25%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.11%) PMP
9 8 (0.59%) AWS Certification
9 8 (0.59%) DBS Check
9 8 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (0.44%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.37%) CISSP
12 5 (0.37%) MCSE
13 4 (0.29%) CCIE
13 4 (0.29%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (15.34%) Accessibility
2 93 (6.86%) QA
3 75 (5.53%) WCAG
4 47 (3.47%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.40%) GDPR
6 18 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (0.81%) PMO
8 10 (0.74%) SLA
9 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.22%) GRC
13 2 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.074%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.074%) WAI
System Software
1 108 (7.96%) Active Directory
2 44 (3.24%) Docker
3 26 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 24 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.18%) Hyper-V
6 11 (0.81%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 10 (0.74%) XenApp
8 9 (0.66%) XenDesktop
9 7 (0.52%) BitLocker
10 6 (0.44%) vSphere
11 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
13 3 (0.22%) UAG
13 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
14 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
15 1 (0.074%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 51 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (3.32%) Kubernetes
3 29 (2.14%) SCCM
4 20 (1.47%) Grafana
4 20 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.11%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (0.96%) Ansible
7 11 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.44%) SysTrack
8 6 (0.44%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.37%) Istio
10 4 (0.29%) Clonezilla
11 3 (0.22%) Podman
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%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.15%) vMotion
Vendors
1 243 (17.92%) Microsoft
2 84 (6.19%) ServiceNow
3 60 (4.42%) Adobe
4 44 (3.24%) Oracle
5 43 (3.17%) Google
6 30 (2.21%) SAP
7 29 (2.14%) Salesforce
8 27 (1.99%) Citrix
8 27 (1.99%) VMware
9 25 (1.84%) Splunk
10 23 (1.70%) Dynatrace
11 19 (1.40%) Apple
12 16 (1.18%) Zscaler
13 15 (1.11%) Cisco
14 14 (1.03%) Foundry
14 14 (1.03%) Workday
15 12 (0.88%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.66%) Aruba
16 9 (0.66%) Okta
17 7 (0.52%) IBM