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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 69 80
Rank change year-on-year -9 +11 -22
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,374 982 952
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.05% 3.62% 2.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.57% 3.99% 3.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 634 638
10th Percentile £313 £300 £311
25th Percentile £400 £384 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £478 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.52% -4.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £623
90th Percentile £675 £720 £719
UK median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 34 40
10th Percentile £16.00 £24.04 £15.98
25th Percentile £22.88 £34.67 £25.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.98% +64.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £67.85 £68.56 £52.56
90th Percentile £86.51 £85.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £49.50 £30.86
% change year-on-year -31.33% +60.43% +4.26%

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 38,535 24,596 31,653
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.57% 90.73% 85.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,284 15,811 20,551
10th Percentile £325 £300 £306
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -2.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £733 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £518 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +3.40% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,389 1,270 2,240
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.98 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.94 £62.50
90th Percentile £82.60 £72.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%

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 11 July 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 11 July 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 11 July 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 -24 688 £525 +4.90% 415
North of England -18 213 £450 - 133
Midlands 0 157 £475 +13.10% 70
South East -20 141 £490 +3.16% 150
West Midlands -9 115 £475 -5.00% 41
North West -21 114 £430 -4.44% 71
South West +1 83 £475 +26.67% 49
Yorkshire -28 60 £500 +11.11% 33
East of England +3 46 £410 -13.68% 46
East Midlands -2 42 £550 +54.49% 28
North East -8 39 £400 -16.67% 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 65 (4.73%) SharePoint
2 50 (3.64%) CMS
3 37 (2.69%) Confluence
4 26 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (0.87%) WordPress
6 8 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.44%) Drupal
8 5 (0.36%) Skype for Business
9 4 (0.29%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.29%) Hyperledger
9 4 (0.29%) Kentico
9 4 (0.29%) Mendix
10 3 (0.22%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.22%) nginx
10 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.15%) Apache
11 2 (0.15%) Camunda
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
Applications
1 27 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (1.53%) Sketch
3 20 (1.46%) Photoshop
4 18 (1.31%) Chatbot
5 16 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 16 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
6 15 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
7 13 (0.95%) Adobe After Effects
8 12 (0.87%) Adobe XD
9 10 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 9 (0.66%) MS Visio
11 4 (0.29%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.22%) UserZoom
12 3 (0.22%) UXPin
13 2 (0.15%) InVision
13 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
14 1 (0.073%) Blender
14 1 (0.073%) Microsoft Project
14 1 (0.073%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (0.80%) Workday HCM
2 9 (0.66%) Shopify
3 8 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.44%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
6 3 (0.22%) iTrent
6 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.073%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.073%) Magento
8 1 (0.073%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.073%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.073%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 217 (15.79%) Azure
2 189 (13.76%) Figma
3 118 (8.59%) Microsoft 365
4 110 (8.01%) AWS
5 99 (7.21%) Power Platform
6 58 (4.22%) Entra ID
7 51 (3.71%) Azure DevOps
7 51 (3.71%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.49%) SaaS
9 42 (3.06%) GitHub
10 40 (2.91%) GCP
10 40 (2.91%) PowerApps
11 32 (2.33%) OneDrive
12 31 (2.26%) Power Automate
13 28 (2.04%) Copilot Studio
14 21 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
15 20 (1.46%) Serverless
16 18 (1.31%) Azure AI
17 15 (1.09%) Google Workspace
18 12 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (2.62%) DNS
2 30 (2.18%) DHCP
3 26 (1.89%) TCP/IP
4 22 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.46%) Wireless
6 19 (1.38%) LAN
7 14 (1.02%) Internet
8 12 (0.87%) WAN
9 11 (0.80%) Firewall
9 11 (0.80%) Intranet
9 11 (0.80%) VPN
10 10 (0.73%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.58%) Cisco Wireless
12 7 (0.51%) 5G
12 7 (0.51%) Skype
12 7 (0.51%) WLAN
13 6 (0.44%) Network Security
14 5 (0.36%) HTTP
14 5 (0.36%) SMS
14 5 (0.36%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.08%) Power BI
2 21 (1.53%) Metadata
3 19 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.38%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.31%) NoSQL
4 18 (1.31%) Power Query
5 15 (1.09%) SQL Server
6 12 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (0.80%) MySQL
8 10 (0.73%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.66%) Tableau
10 6 (0.44%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.44%) Oracle Database
10 6 (0.44%) ZAP BI
11 5 (0.36%) Redis
11 5 (0.36%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.29%) Db2
12 4 (0.29%) EDRMS
12 4 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 3 (0.22%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 81 (5.90%) JIRA
2 59 (4.29%) Git
3 25 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.53%) Cypress.io
5 20 (1.46%) GitLab
6 18 (1.31%) Vite
7 12 (0.87%) JUnit
8 10 (0.73%) Android Studio
8 10 (0.73%) Browser DevTools
8 10 (0.73%) fastlane
9 9 (0.66%) Storybook
9 9 (0.66%) Xcode
10 8 (0.58%) Gradle
10 8 (0.58%) Postman
11 6 (0.44%) Selenium
12 5 (0.36%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.36%) Claude Code
12 5 (0.36%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.36%) REST Assured
12 5 (0.36%) webpack
General
1 427 (31.08%) Social Skills
2 259 (18.85%) Finance
3 174 (12.66%) Public Sector
4 138 (10.04%) Analytical Skills
5 114 (8.30%) Banking
6 79 (5.75%) Retail
7 68 (4.95%) Marketing
8 41 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (2.69%) Legal
10 30 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
11 29 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
12 28 (2.04%) Publishing
13 27 (1.97%) Automotive
14 22 (1.60%) Manufacturing
14 22 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (0.95%) Investment Banking
17 11 (0.80%) Front Office
18 9 (0.66%) Military
19 8 (0.58%) Law
Job Titles
1 298 (21.69%) Designer
2 189 (13.76%) Senior
3 181 (13.17%) Developer
4 133 (9.68%) UX Designer
5 110 (8.01%) Analyst
6 109 (7.93%) Lead
7 76 (5.53%) UI Designer
8 69 (5.02%) Consultant
9 57 (4.15%) Architect
10 56 (4.08%) Senior Designer
11 54 (3.93%) Business Analyst
12 52 (3.78%) Content Designer
13 50 (3.64%) Product Designer
14 47 (3.42%) Product Manager
15 46 (3.35%) UI/UX Designer
16 45 (3.28%) User Experience Researcher
16 45 (3.28%) User Researcher
17 44 (3.20%) IT Support
18 36 (2.62%) Support Engineer
19 32 (2.33%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (9.10%) React
2 102 (7.42%) CSS
3 87 (6.33%) HTML
4 84 (6.11%) REST
5 56 (4.08%) RESTful
6 49 (3.57%) AngularJS
7 44 (3.20%) .NET
8 40 (2.91%) Spring
9 39 (2.84%) Spring Boot
10 35 (2.55%) GraphQL
11 31 (2.26%) HTML5
12 30 (2.18%) CSS3
13 26 (1.89%) Node.js
14 24 (1.75%) Next.js
15 23 (1.67%) JSON
16 21 (1.53%) Jest
16 21 (1.53%) Redux
17 20 (1.46%) ASP.NET
18 19 (1.38%) Kafka
19 18 (1.31%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 144 (10.48%) Product Ownership
2 69 (5.02%) Mobile App
3 66 (4.80%) Onboarding
4 37 (2.69%) AI Agents
4 37 (2.69%) Cloud Native
5 30 (2.18%) Enterprise Software
6 27 (1.97%) Data Protection Act
6 27 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
7 24 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 21 (1.53%) Data Structures
9 20 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
9 20 (1.46%) Data Centre
10 18 (1.31%) Social Media
11 17 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 17 (1.24%) Graphic Design
11 17 (1.24%) Taxonomies
12 15 (1.09%) Algorithms
13 14 (1.02%) Educational Technology
13 14 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
14 13 (0.95%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 121 (8.81%) Windows
2 47 (3.42%) Apple iOS
3 45 (3.28%) Android
4 37 (2.69%) Windows 10
5 25 (1.82%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.16%) Linux
6 16 (1.16%) Windows Server
7 8 (0.58%) Unix
8 6 (0.44%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 444 (32.31%) UX Design
2 406 (29.55%) Agile
3 246 (17.90%) AI
4 222 (16.16%) Problem-Solving
5 198 (14.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 180 (13.10%) Analytics
7 176 (12.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 168 (12.23%) User Research
9 162 (11.79%) CI/CD
10 153 (11.14%) Roadmaps
10 153 (11.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 133 (9.68%) Decision-Making
12 129 (9.39%) Prototyping
13 128 (9.32%) DevOps
14 116 (8.44%) UX Research
15 109 (7.93%) Wireframes
16 108 (7.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 104 (7.57%) Service Design
18 99 (7.21%) Scrum
18 99 (7.21%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 124 (9.02%) JavaScript
2 101 (7.35%) TypeScript
3 100 (7.28%) Java
4 98 (7.13%) SQL
5 85 (6.19%) Python
6 49 (3.57%) PowerShell
7 42 (3.06%) C#
8 27 (1.97%) Kotlin
9 24 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.02%) Swift
11 12 (0.87%) Bash
12 8 (0.58%) Korn
13 7 (0.51%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.51%) R
14 6 (0.44%) Go
14 6 (0.44%) VBA
14 6 (0.44%) VBScript
15 5 (0.36%) PHP
15 5 (0.36%) VB
16 4 (0.29%) C++
Qualifications
1 193 (14.05%) Security Cleared
2 146 (10.63%) SC Cleared
3 130 (9.46%) Degree
4 29 (2.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (1.67%) DV Cleared
6 22 (1.60%) Azure Certification
6 22 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.51%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.51%) CCIE
9 7 (0.51%) CCNP
9 7 (0.51%) Citrix Certification
9 7 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (0.44%) CCA
10 6 (0.44%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.44%) PMP
11 5 (0.36%) CISSP
11 5 (0.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 221 (16.08%) Accessibility
2 95 (6.91%) QA
3 66 (4.80%) WCAG
4 43 (3.13%) Data Quality
5 28 (2.04%) GDPR
6 18 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.58%) PMO
8 7 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.36%) SLA
11 4 (0.29%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 1 (0.073%) GMP
13 1 (0.073%) GxP
13 1 (0.073%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.073%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.073%) WAI
System Software
1 73 (5.31%) Active Directory
2 40 (2.91%) Docker
3 24 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
4 15 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.44%) Firmware
5 6 (0.44%) vSphere
6 5 (0.36%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.29%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.22%) UAG
8 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.15%) XenApp
9 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.073%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 44 (3.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 43 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 38 (2.77%) Terraform
4 35 (2.55%) SCCM
5 18 (1.31%) Grafana
6 16 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
8 12 (0.87%) Ansible
9 9 (0.66%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.36%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.29%) Clonezilla
12 3 (0.22%) Podman
12 3 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 3 (0.22%) WSUS
13 2 (0.15%) Argo
13 2 (0.15%) Failover Clustering
13 2 (0.15%) Packer
13 2 (0.15%) SCOM
13 2 (0.15%) vMotion
14 1 (0.073%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 237 (17.25%) Microsoft
2 74 (5.39%) Adobe
3 64 (4.66%) ServiceNow
4 48 (3.49%) Google
5 45 (3.28%) SAP
6 40 (2.91%) Oracle
7 37 (2.69%) Salesforce
8 21 (1.53%) Citrix
8 21 (1.53%) Workday
9 19 (1.38%) Dynatrace
10 18 (1.31%) VMware
11 17 (1.24%) Apple
11 17 (1.24%) Cisco
12 16 (1.16%) Foundry
13 15 (1.09%) Splunk
14 12 (0.87%) Aruba
15 10 (0.73%) OpenAI
15 10 (0.73%) Zscaler
16 8 (0.58%) Databricks
16 8 (0.58%) Solace