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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 68 91
Rank change year-on-year -24 +23 -30
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,322 1,027 834
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.89% 3.73% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.41% 4.10% 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 792 645 524
10th Percentile £291 £300 £300
25th Percentile £381 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £613
90th Percentile £680 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 45 31
10th Percentile £16.58 £25.06 £16.25
25th Percentile £25.50 £34.48 £28.28
Median hourly rate £33.99 £47.50 £41.68
Median % change year-on-year -28.44% +13.98% +57.26%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.75 £72.20
90th Percentile £75.60 £72.30 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £47.50 £40.84
% change year-on-year -28.44% +16.31% +54.10%

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 38,779 25,035 28,563
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.92% 90.85% 85.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,017 15,949 18,476
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,559 1,455 1,574
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.22 £14.05
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.92 £17.80
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% +3.61%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +67.00% -37.90% -1.22%

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 21 August 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 21 August 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 21 August 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 -27 674 £520 +4.00% 263
North of England -17 230 £425 -2.52% 119
Midlands -8 145 £475 +9.83% 68
West Midlands -13 116 £475 -8.65% 48
North West -29 111 £397 -11.30% 59
South East -55 108 £410 -11.35% 131
South West -19 78 £475 +6.26% 54
Yorkshire -20 70 £500 +25.00% 38
North East -4 48 £375 -21.88% 23
East of England +10 46 £410 -14.14% 26
East Midlands -15 29 £500 +40.85% 20
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 63 (4.77%) SharePoint
2 52 (3.93%) CMS
3 37 (2.80%) Confluence
4 29 (2.19%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.13%) WordPress
6 8 (0.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.53%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.45%) Apache
8 6 (0.45%) Drupal
9 5 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.30%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.30%) Kentico
10 4 (0.30%) Mendix
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
11 2 (0.15%) nginx
11 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.076%) MTS
Applications
1 21 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 20 (1.51%) Chatbot
3 19 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.44%) Photoshop
4 18 (1.36%) Sketch
5 15 (1.13%) Adobe Illustrator
6 12 (0.91%) Adobe After Effects
7 9 (0.68%) Adobe XD
8 8 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 8 (0.61%) MS Visio
9 2 (0.15%) InVision
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
9 2 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.15%) UserZoom
10 1 (0.076%) Adobe Captivate
10 1 (0.076%) Blender
10 1 (0.076%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.076%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.53%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.45%) Shopify
3 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
3 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.23%) iTrent
4 3 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.23%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.076%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.076%) Magento
6 1 (0.076%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.076%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.076%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 201 (15.20%) Azure
2 157 (11.88%) Figma
3 138 (10.44%) Microsoft 365
4 119 (9.00%) AWS
5 98 (7.41%) Power Platform
6 65 (4.92%) Entra ID
7 55 (4.16%) Microsoft Copilot
8 44 (3.33%) GitHub
9 43 (3.25%) Azure DevOps
10 41 (3.10%) SaaS
11 39 (2.95%) GCP
12 32 (2.42%) PowerApps
13 31 (2.34%) OneDrive
14 25 (1.89%) Copilot Studio
14 25 (1.89%) Power Automate
15 18 (1.36%) Azure AI
15 18 (1.36%) Serverless
16 14 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
17 12 (0.91%) GitHub Copilot
18 11 (0.83%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.18%) DNS
2 36 (2.72%) DHCP
3 31 (2.34%) TCP/IP
4 30 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (1.66%) Wireless
6 21 (1.59%) LAN
7 17 (1.29%) VPN
8 16 (1.21%) Firewall
8 16 (1.21%) WAN
9 12 (0.91%) Internet
10 11 (0.83%) SD-WAN
11 9 (0.68%) Cisco Wireless
11 9 (0.68%) Intranet
11 9 (0.68%) Skype
12 8 (0.61%) Network Security
13 7 (0.53%) 5G
13 7 (0.53%) NetScaler
13 7 (0.53%) WLAN
14 6 (0.45%) SSL
15 5 (0.38%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.16%) Power BI
2 24 (1.82%) Metadata
3 15 (1.13%) Power Query
3 15 (1.13%) Tableau
4 12 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
4 12 (0.91%) Relational Database
4 12 (0.91%) SQL Server
5 11 (0.83%) NoSQL
6 10 (0.76%) Looker
7 9 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
8 8 (0.61%) MongoDB
8 8 (0.61%) Redis
9 7 (0.53%) MySQL
10 6 (0.45%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.45%) Qlik Sense
10 6 (0.45%) Star Schema
11 5 (0.38%) Flink
11 5 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 4 (0.30%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 79 (5.98%) JIRA
2 59 (4.46%) Git
3 24 (1.82%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.59%) Cypress.io
5 17 (1.29%) Vite
6 14 (1.06%) GitLab
7 10 (0.76%) Android Studio
7 10 (0.76%) Browser DevTools
7 10 (0.76%) fastlane
7 10 (0.76%) Storybook
8 9 (0.68%) Xcode
9 7 (0.53%) Gradle
10 6 (0.45%) Postman
11 5 (0.38%) Claude Code
11 5 (0.38%) Crashlytics
11 5 (0.38%) Fiddler
11 5 (0.38%) MSI
11 5 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
11 5 (0.38%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.30%) JUnit
General
1 419 (31.69%) Social Skills
2 238 (18.00%) Finance
3 173 (13.09%) Public Sector
4 128 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
5 104 (7.87%) Banking
6 78 (5.90%) Retail
7 65 (4.92%) Marketing
8 46 (3.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
10 32 (2.42%) Legal
11 27 (2.04%) Automotive
12 26 (1.97%) Publishing
13 25 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
14 24 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
15 20 (1.51%) Manufacturing
16 19 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
17 14 (1.06%) Investment Banking
18 12 (0.91%) Military
19 10 (0.76%) Front Office
20 9 (0.68%) Law
Job Titles
1 285 (21.56%) Designer
2 176 (13.31%) Senior
3 175 (13.24%) Developer
4 117 (8.85%) UX Designer
5 111 (8.40%) Lead
6 91 (6.88%) Analyst
7 68 (5.14%) Consultant
7 68 (5.14%) UI Designer
8 53 (4.01%) User Researcher
9 52 (3.93%) IT Support
9 52 (3.93%) Support Engineer
10 51 (3.86%) Architect
11 50 (3.78%) Senior Designer
12 47 (3.56%) Content Designer
13 46 (3.48%) Product Manager
14 43 (3.25%) Business Analyst
15 39 (2.95%) User Experience Researcher
16 37 (2.80%) UI/UX Designer
17 36 (2.72%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 36 (2.72%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 121 (9.15%) React
2 101 (7.64%) CSS
3 87 (6.58%) HTML
4 82 (6.20%) REST
5 46 (3.48%) RESTful
6 44 (3.33%) AngularJS
7 39 (2.95%) Terraform
8 37 (2.80%) GraphQL
9 36 (2.72%) HTML5
10 35 (2.65%) .NET
10 35 (2.65%) CSS3
11 30 (2.27%) Next.js
12 21 (1.59%) Jest
12 21 (1.59%) Spring
13 20 (1.51%) OAuth
13 20 (1.51%) Spring Boot
14 18 (1.36%) ASP.NET
14 18 (1.36%) Playwright
14 18 (1.36%) SOAP
15 17 (1.29%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 117 (8.85%) Product Ownership
2 78 (5.90%) Onboarding
3 77 (5.82%) Mobile App
4 43 (3.25%) Cloud Native
5 37 (2.80%) AI Agents
6 29 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (1.97%) Data Protection Act
9 24 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (1.66%) Management Information System
11 20 (1.51%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.51%) Social Media
12 19 (1.44%) NHS
13 18 (1.36%) Educational Technology
14 17 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
14 17 (1.29%) Graphic Design
15 16 (1.21%) Data Structures
16 15 (1.13%) Virtual Reality
17 13 (0.98%) Algorithms
17 13 (0.98%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 145 (10.97%) Windows
2 55 (4.16%) Android
3 54 (4.08%) Windows 10
4 51 (3.86%) Apple iOS
5 30 (2.27%) Mac OS
6 26 (1.97%) Windows Server
7 18 (1.36%) Linux
8 11 (0.83%) Unix
9 9 (0.68%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 423 (32.00%) UX Design
2 378 (28.59%) Agile
3 254 (19.21%) AI
4 232 (17.55%) Problem-Solving
5 219 (16.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 178 (13.46%) Analytics
7 177 (13.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 160 (12.10%) User Research
9 156 (11.80%) CI/CD
10 146 (11.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 134 (10.14%) Roadmaps
12 130 (9.83%) Decision-Making
13 107 (8.09%) DevOps
14 105 (7.94%) Prototyping
15 104 (7.87%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 102 (7.72%) Scrum
17 98 (7.41%) Service Design
17 98 (7.41%) Workshop Facilitation
18 96 (7.26%) ITIL
19 95 (7.19%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 123 (9.30%) JavaScript
2 94 (7.11%) TypeScript
3 87 (6.58%) Python
4 83 (6.28%) Java
4 83 (6.28%) SQL
5 52 (3.93%) PowerShell
6 29 (2.19%) C#
7 26 (1.97%) Kotlin
8 20 (1.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (1.21%) Bash
10 13 (0.98%) Swift
11 8 (0.61%) VBScript
12 7 (0.53%) Go
12 7 (0.53%) PHP
12 7 (0.53%) VB
13 6 (0.45%) Apex Code
13 6 (0.45%) Scala
13 6 (0.45%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.38%) Korn
15 4 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 210 (15.89%) Security Cleared
2 158 (11.95%) SC Cleared
3 114 (8.62%) Degree
4 32 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
6 23 (1.74%) DV Cleared
7 20 (1.51%) Azure Certification
8 19 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (0.91%) PMP
10 10 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
12 8 (0.61%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 7 (0.53%) DBS Check
14 6 (0.45%) CCIE
14 6 (0.45%) CCNP
14 6 (0.45%) MCSE
15 5 (0.38%) CCA
15 5 (0.38%) CISSP
15 5 (0.38%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 204 (15.43%) Accessibility
2 82 (6.20%) QA
3 70 (5.30%) WCAG
4 42 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.44%) GDPR
6 13 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 7 (0.53%) PMO
8 6 (0.45%) SLA
9 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.30%) GRC
11 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.15%) PSD2
12 1 (0.076%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.076%) GMP
12 1 (0.076%) GxP
12 1 (0.076%) NIST
12 1 (0.076%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.076%) WAI
System Software
1 95 (7.19%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.10%) Docker
3 27 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
4 19 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.83%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.53%) BitLocker
7 6 (0.45%) Firmware
7 6 (0.45%) vSphere
8 5 (0.38%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 5 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.38%) XenApp
8 5 (0.38%) XenDesktop
9 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
10 3 (0.23%) UAG
11 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.076%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 49 (3.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 45 (3.40%) Kubernetes
3 33 (2.50%) SCCM
4 21 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.44%) Grafana
6 15 (1.13%) Jamf Pro
7 13 (0.98%) Ansible
8 12 (0.91%) Prometheus
9 5 (0.38%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
10 4 (0.30%) Podman
10 4 (0.30%) SysTrack
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 3 (0.23%) 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%) vMotion
13 1 (0.076%) Istio
Vendors
1 234 (17.70%) Microsoft
2 75 (5.67%) ServiceNow
3 69 (5.22%) Adobe
4 44 (3.33%) Google
5 43 (3.25%) Oracle
6 31 (2.34%) SAP
7 29 (2.19%) Salesforce
8 25 (1.89%) Citrix
9 22 (1.66%) Dynatrace
9 22 (1.66%) VMware
10 20 (1.51%) Splunk
11 19 (1.44%) Apple
12 18 (1.36%) Cisco
13 17 (1.29%) Workday
14 14 (1.06%) Foundry
14 14 (1.06%) Zscaler
15 12 (0.91%) Aruba
15 12 (0.91%) OpenAI
16 10 (0.76%) Okta
17 9 (0.68%) Databricks