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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 67 83
Rank change year-on-year -26 +16 -19
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,347 1,042 862
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.89% 3.77% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.42% 4.16% 3.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 796 665 517
10th Percentile £300 £300 £309
25th Percentile £393 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £600
90th Percentile £688 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £480 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -3.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 47 24
10th Percentile £17.25 £15.50 £27.59
25th Percentile £26.75 £27.58 £30.33
Median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.25
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% -27.36% +18.24%
75th Percentile £67.89 £55.88 £74.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £66.31 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £36.36 £36.50 £50.25
% change year-on-year -0.38% -27.36% +5.79%

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 39,416 25,077 27,731
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.69% 90.84% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,046 15,915 17,172
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -2.61% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £626 £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 2,836 1,513 1,250
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.72 £17.87 £20.14
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -2.27%
75th Percentile £67.84 £47.12 £66.58
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 -28 692 £518 +3.50% 1,804
North of England -15 257 £435 +3.88% 375
Midlands -12 151 £475 +6.26% 210
North West -28 126 £400 -5.88% 218
West Midlands +1 119 £469 -6.14% 147
South East -58 93 £400 -10.81% 303
Yorkshire -11 81 £500 +25.00% 117
South West 0 78 £475 -5.00% 155
North East +1 49 £338 -27.42% 43
East of England -13 42 £410 -21.90% 109
East Midlands -21 32 £500 +39.66% 63
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 (5.12%) SharePoint
2 61 (4.53%) CMS
3 36 (2.67%) Confluence
4 28 (2.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.11%) WordPress
6 9 (0.67%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.52%) Headless CMS
7 7 (0.52%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.45%) Apache
8 6 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.37%) Drupal
10 4 (0.30%) Kentico
10 4 (0.30%) Mendix
11 3 (0.22%) Traefik
12 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
12 2 (0.15%) IIS
12 2 (0.15%) Moodle
12 2 (0.15%) nginx
12 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 24 (1.78%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 18 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.34%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.26%) Chatbot
5 16 (1.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 15 (1.11%) Sketch
7 12 (0.89%) Adobe After Effects
8 10 (0.74%) Adobe XD
9 9 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 8 (0.59%) MS Visio
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%) Blender
13 1 (0.074%) Final Cut Pro
13 1 (0.074%) InVision
13 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Project
13 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.52%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.37%) Shopify
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.22%) iTrent
5 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.074%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.074%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.074%) Magento
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.074%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.074%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 194 (14.40%) Azure
2 145 (10.76%) Figma
3 141 (10.47%) Microsoft 365
4 120 (8.91%) AWS
5 100 (7.42%) Power Platform
6 64 (4.75%) Entra ID
7 59 (4.38%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.56%) GitHub
9 45 (3.34%) SaaS
10 39 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
11 36 (2.67%) GCP
12 33 (2.45%) PowerApps
13 31 (2.30%) OneDrive
14 28 (2.08%) Copilot Studio
14 28 (2.08%) Power Automate
15 20 (1.48%) Azure AI
16 17 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
17 15 (1.11%) Serverless
18 12 (0.89%) Firebase
18 12 (0.89%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.34%) DNS
2 38 (2.82%) DHCP
3 36 (2.67%) TCP/IP
4 28 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (1.56%) VPN
6 19 (1.41%) Wireless
7 18 (1.34%) Firewall
8 17 (1.26%) LAN
9 16 (1.19%) WAN
10 12 (0.89%) NetScaler
11 11 (0.82%) Network Security
12 9 (0.67%) Internet
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.59%) Skype
14 6 (0.45%) Intranet
15 5 (0.37%) 5G
15 5 (0.37%) SMS
15 5 (0.37%) SNMP
15 5 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (3.86%) Power BI
2 26 (1.93%) Metadata
3 13 (0.97%) Power Query
3 13 (0.97%) SQL Server
3 13 (0.97%) Tableau
4 11 (0.82%) NoSQL
4 11 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
5 9 (0.67%) Looker
5 9 (0.67%) Relational Database
6 8 (0.59%) MySQL
6 8 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
7 7 (0.52%) MongoDB
7 7 (0.52%) Redis
7 7 (0.52%) Star Schema
8 6 (0.45%) BigQuery
8 6 (0.45%) QlikView
9 5 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.37%) Flink
9 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 71 (5.27%) Git
1 71 (5.27%) JIRA
2 28 (2.08%) Jenkins
3 19 (1.41%) Storybook
3 19 (1.41%) Vite
4 18 (1.34%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.04%) GitLab
6 10 (0.74%) fastlane
7 9 (0.67%) Android Studio
7 9 (0.67%) Browser DevTools
8 8 (0.59%) Xcode
9 7 (0.52%) REST Assured
10 6 (0.45%) JMeter
10 6 (0.45%) Postman
11 5 (0.37%) Claude Code
11 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
11 5 (0.37%) Gradle
11 5 (0.37%) MSI
12 4 (0.30%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 441 (32.74%) Social Skills
2 231 (17.15%) Finance
3 181 (13.44%) Public Sector
4 128 (9.50%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (7.28%) Banking
6 78 (5.79%) Retail
7 72 (5.35%) Marketing
8 46 (3.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 42 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
10 39 (2.90%) Legal
11 28 (2.08%) Automotive
12 27 (2.00%) Publishing
13 22 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.41%) Manufacturing
16 16 (1.19%) Military
17 13 (0.97%) Front Office
17 13 (0.97%) Investment Banking
18 10 (0.74%) Law
Job Titles
1 269 (19.97%) Designer
2 193 (14.33%) Developer
3 175 (12.99%) Senior
4 125 (9.28%) Lead
5 117 (8.69%) UX Designer
6 82 (6.09%) Analyst
7 65 (4.83%) UI Designer
8 64 (4.75%) Architect
9 57 (4.23%) Consultant
10 52 (3.86%) IT Support
10 52 (3.86%) User Researcher
11 51 (3.79%) Support Engineer
12 50 (3.71%) Senior Designer
13 48 (3.56%) Product Manager
14 46 (3.41%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 42 (3.12%) User Experience Researcher
16 41 (3.04%) Content Designer
17 39 (2.90%) Business Analyst
18 36 (2.67%) UI/UX Designer
19 34 (2.52%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 131 (9.73%) React
2 98 (7.28%) CSS
3 86 (6.38%) HTML
4 80 (5.94%) REST
5 39 (2.90%) HTML5
5 39 (2.90%) RESTful
6 38 (2.82%) AngularJS
6 38 (2.82%) GraphQL
6 38 (2.82%) Terraform
7 34 (2.52%) .NET
7 34 (2.52%) CSS3
8 29 (2.15%) Next.js
9 27 (2.00%) OAuth
10 22 (1.63%) Spring
11 21 (1.56%) Node.js
11 21 (1.56%) OAuth2
11 21 (1.56%) Playwright
11 21 (1.56%) Spring Boot
12 20 (1.48%) Jest
13 19 (1.41%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 136 (10.10%) Product Ownership
2 75 (5.57%) Mobile App
3 74 (5.49%) Onboarding
4 45 (3.34%) Cloud Native
5 41 (3.04%) AI Agents
6 30 (2.23%) Management Information System
7 28 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
8 26 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (1.63%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.48%) NHS
11 20 (1.48%) Social Media
12 18 (1.34%) Educational Technology
13 16 (1.19%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.11%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.11%) Taxonomies
15 13 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.82%) IoT
16 11 (0.82%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 150 (11.14%) Windows
2 57 (4.23%) Android
2 57 (4.23%) Apple iOS
3 56 (4.16%) Windows 10
4 35 (2.60%) Windows Server
5 32 (2.38%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.26%) Linux
7 13 (0.97%) Unix
8 9 (0.67%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 426 (31.63%) UX Design
2 388 (28.80%) Agile
3 252 (18.71%) AI
4 251 (18.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 229 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
6 192 (14.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 177 (13.14%) Analytics
8 164 (12.18%) CI/CD
9 162 (12.03%) User Research
10 147 (10.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 146 (10.84%) Roadmaps
12 137 (10.17%) Decision-Making
13 108 (8.02%) DevOps
14 104 (7.72%) Scrum
14 104 (7.72%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 101 (7.50%) Prototyping
16 100 (7.42%) Service Design
16 100 (7.42%) UX Research
17 99 (7.35%) ITIL
17 99 (7.35%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 128 (9.50%) JavaScript
2 109 (8.09%) TypeScript
3 83 (6.16%) SQL
4 81 (6.01%) Java
4 81 (6.01%) Python
5 48 (3.56%) PowerShell
6 29 (2.15%) C#
7 26 (1.93%) Kotlin
8 19 (1.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (1.19%) Bash
10 15 (1.11%) Swift
11 9 (0.67%) Go
12 7 (0.52%) PHP
12 7 (0.52%) VB
12 7 (0.52%) VBScript
13 6 (0.45%) Scala
13 6 (0.45%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.37%) Apex Code
14 5 (0.37%) C++
15 3 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 220 (16.33%) Security Cleared
2 166 (12.32%) SC Cleared
3 102 (7.57%) Degree
4 35 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (1.63%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.34%) Azure Certification
8 17 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (1.19%) PMP
10 8 (0.59%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 7 (0.52%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.45%) MCSE
13 5 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (0.37%) CISSP
13 5 (0.37%) Master's Degree
14 4 (0.30%) RHCA
14 4 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (15.37%) Accessibility
2 92 (6.83%) QA
3 73 (5.42%) WCAG
4 46 (3.41%) Data Quality
5 18 (1.34%) GDPR
6 13 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
7 10 (0.74%) SLA
8 7 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 7 (0.52%) PMO
9 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.22%) GRC
11 2 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.15%) PSD2
11 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.074%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.074%) SEPA
12 1 (0.074%) WAI
System Software
1 103 (7.65%) Active Directory
2 45 (3.34%) Docker
3 24 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
4 23 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 15 (1.11%) Hyper-V
6 9 (0.67%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 9 (0.67%) XenApp
7 8 (0.59%) XenDesktop
8 7 (0.52%) BitLocker
9 6 (0.45%) vSphere
10 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
11 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
12 3 (0.22%) UAG
12 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
14 1 (0.074%) Firmware
14 1 (0.074%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 49 (3.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 44 (3.27%) Kubernetes
3 31 (2.30%) SCCM
4 21 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.41%) Grafana
6 15 (1.11%) Jamf Pro
7 14 (1.04%) Ansible
8 11 (0.82%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.45%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.37%) SysTrack
11 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
11 4 (0.30%) Podman
12 3 (0.22%) Istio
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
Vendors
1 246 (18.26%) Microsoft
2 85 (6.31%) ServiceNow
3 64 (4.75%) Adobe
4 43 (3.19%) Google
5 42 (3.12%) Oracle
6 31 (2.30%) Salesforce
7 30 (2.23%) SAP
8 26 (1.93%) VMware
9 25 (1.86%) Citrix
10 24 (1.78%) Splunk
11 23 (1.71%) Dynatrace
12 17 (1.26%) Apple
13 16 (1.19%) Cisco
13 16 (1.19%) Foundry
13 16 (1.19%) Zscaler
14 14 (1.04%) Workday
15 13 (0.97%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.67%) Aruba
16 9 (0.67%) Okta
17 7 (0.52%) Databricks