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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 65 79
Rank change year-on-year -6 +14 -17
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,286 883 978
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.14% 3.61% 2.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.71% 3.96% 3.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 579 664
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £499 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.80% -0.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £614
90th Percentile £688 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +2.08% -4.00% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 22 43
10th Percentile £16.00 £25.58 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.12 £46.25 £21.89
Median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.47% +109.80% -3.77%
75th Percentile £61.25 £80.35 £62.89
90th Percentile £82.00 £94.50 £74.13
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £26.56
% change year-on-year -36.47% +101.43% -10.26%

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 34,677 22,323 31,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 91.22% 86.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,105 14,603 20,624
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,142 946 2,251
10th Percentile £15.31 £14.41 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £15.97
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% +0.69%
75th Percentile £67.96 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.18 £36.02
% change year-on-year +50.82% -21.77% +1.04%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 -19 655 £513 -0.49% 365
North of England +3 203 £450 +0.33% 143
Midlands +5 158 £488 +21.88% 72
North West +6 125 £420 -6.67% 92
South East -19 123 £488 +14.71% 138
West Midlands -9 107 £475 - 49
South West -7 68 £475 +26.67% 56
Yorkshire -24 53 £513 +28.04% 32
East Midlands +7 51 £550 +54.06% 21
East of England -17 31 £410 -13.68% 61
North East -10 23 £450 -0.55% 19
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 50 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 44 (3.42%) Confluence
3 36 (2.80%) CMS
4 20 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.54%) WordPress
7 5 (0.39%) Apache
7 5 (0.39%) Drupal
8 4 (0.31%) Camunda
8 4 (0.31%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.31%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.31%) Kentico
9 3 (0.23%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.23%) Mendix
9 3 (0.23%) nginx
9 3 (0.23%) Skype for Business
9 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.16%) Appian
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (2.02%) Sketch
2 24 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (1.56%) Photoshop
4 19 (1.48%) Chatbot
5 18 (1.40%) Adobe XD
6 15 (1.17%) Adobe Illustrator
6 15 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
7 13 (1.01%) Adobe After Effects
7 13 (1.01%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.31%) InVision
10 3 (0.23%) Adobe Captivate
10 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.23%) Trello
10 3 (0.23%) UXPin
11 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
11 2 (0.16%) UserZoom
12 1 (0.078%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 11 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.62%) Shopify
3 8 (0.62%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.47%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.16%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle iProcurement
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.078%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.078%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.078%) iTrent
8 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 202 (15.71%) Azure
2 177 (13.76%) Figma
3 102 (7.93%) AWS
4 100 (7.78%) Microsoft 365
5 94 (7.31%) Power Platform
6 54 (4.20%) Entra ID
7 46 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
8 44 (3.42%) GCP
9 38 (2.95%) SaaS
10 37 (2.88%) GitHub
11 36 (2.80%) Microsoft Copilot
12 32 (2.49%) PowerApps
13 30 (2.33%) Power Automate
14 24 (1.87%) Google Workspace
15 23 (1.79%) OneDrive
16 22 (1.71%) Copilot Studio
16 22 (1.71%) GitHub Actions
17 21 (1.63%) Serverless
18 20 (1.56%) Google Sheets
19 19 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.24%) DNS
2 15 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (1.09%) DHCP
4 12 (0.93%) Internet
4 12 (0.93%) LAN
5 11 (0.86%) Intranet
5 11 (0.86%) TCP/IP
5 11 (0.86%) Wireless
6 10 (0.78%) SD-WAN
7 9 (0.70%) VPN
8 7 (0.54%) WAN
9 6 (0.47%) 5G
9 6 (0.47%) Cisco Wireless
9 6 (0.47%) WLAN
10 5 (0.39%) Firewall
10 5 (0.39%) HTTP
10 5 (0.39%) Skype
10 5 (0.39%) SMS
10 5 (0.39%) SSL
11 4 (0.31%) 802.11
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.82%) Power BI
2 20 (1.56%) Relational Database
3 19 (1.48%) NoSQL
3 19 (1.48%) SQL Server
4 17 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (1.24%) Metadata
6 15 (1.17%) MySQL
7 12 (0.93%) Power Query
8 11 (0.86%) Tableau
9 9 (0.70%) MongoDB
10 8 (0.62%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.47%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.47%) Pinecone
11 6 (0.47%) ZAP BI
12 5 (0.39%) Looker
12 5 (0.39%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.39%) Redis
12 5 (0.39%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 89 (6.92%) JIRA
2 62 (4.82%) Git
3 32 (2.49%) GitLab
4 23 (1.79%) Cypress.io
5 19 (1.48%) Jenkins
6 16 (1.24%) JUnit
7 15 (1.17%) Gradle
8 12 (0.93%) Android Studio
8 12 (0.93%) Browser DevTools
9 11 (0.86%) Vite
9 11 (0.86%) Xcode
10 10 (0.78%) Axure RP
10 10 (0.78%) CircleCI
11 8 (0.62%) fastlane
12 6 (0.47%) Eclipse
12 6 (0.47%) Mocha
12 6 (0.47%) Postman
12 6 (0.47%) Selenium
13 5 (0.39%) Artifactory
13 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 387 (30.09%) Social Skills
2 239 (18.58%) Finance
3 159 (12.36%) Public Sector
4 127 (9.88%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (7.62%) Banking
6 56 (4.35%) Marketing
7 53 (4.12%) Retail
8 32 (2.49%) Legal
9 30 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
10 29 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (1.71%) Automotive
12 20 (1.56%) Manufacturing
13 19 (1.48%) Publishing
14 17 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (0.86%) Investment Banking
16 11 (0.86%) Local Government
17 9 (0.70%) Front Office
18 8 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 270 (21.00%) Designer
2 196 (15.24%) Senior
3 165 (12.83%) Developer
4 127 (9.88%) UX Designer
5 117 (9.10%) Analyst
6 75 (5.83%) Lead
7 66 (5.13%) Consultant
8 61 (4.74%) UI Designer
9 57 (4.43%) Product Designer
10 54 (4.20%) Senior Designer
11 53 (4.12%) Architect
11 53 (4.12%) Business Analyst
12 45 (3.50%) Content Designer
13 43 (3.34%) User Experience Researcher
14 40 (3.11%) UI/UX Designer
15 39 (3.03%) IT Support
16 36 (2.80%) User Researcher
17 35 (2.72%) Product Manager
18 34 (2.64%) Service Designer
19 33 (2.57%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (10.65%) React
2 116 (9.02%) CSS
3 102 (7.93%) HTML
4 86 (6.69%) REST
5 64 (4.98%) AngularJS
6 58 (4.51%) RESTful
7 48 (3.73%) Spring
8 47 (3.65%) Spring Boot
9 39 (3.03%) .NET
10 38 (2.95%) GraphQL
11 31 (2.41%) Node.js
12 27 (2.10%) HTML5
13 26 (2.02%) CSS3
14 25 (1.94%) Next.js
14 25 (1.94%) Redux
15 24 (1.87%) JSON
16 21 (1.63%) SOAP
17 20 (1.56%) Jest
17 20 (1.56%) OAuth
18 17 (1.32%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 122 (9.49%) Product Ownership
2 61 (4.74%) Mobile App
3 51 (3.97%) Onboarding
4 30 (2.33%) AI Agents
5 27 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (1.79%) Cloud Native
7 22 (1.71%) Data Structures
8 19 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
9 17 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 17 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 17 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
10 15 (1.17%) Virtual Reality
11 13 (1.01%) Augmented Reality
11 13 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.01%) Social Media
12 12 (0.93%) Algorithms
12 12 (0.93%) Data Centre
12 12 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (0.93%) Taxonomies
12 12 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 101 (7.85%) Windows
2 44 (3.42%) Android
3 39 (3.03%) Apple iOS
4 35 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 24 (1.87%) Mac OS
6 14 (1.09%) Linux
7 8 (0.62%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.47%) Unix
9 4 (0.31%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (31.57%) UX Design
2 387 (30.09%) Agile
3 194 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
4 192 (14.93%) AI
5 187 (14.54%) Analytics
6 165 (12.83%) User Research
7 160 (12.44%) Stakeholder Management
8 159 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 143 (11.12%) CI/CD
10 140 (10.89%) Roadmaps
11 138 (10.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 123 (9.56%) DevOps
13 120 (9.33%) UX Research
14 115 (8.94%) Prototyping
15 112 (8.71%) Decision-Making
16 103 (8.01%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 102 (7.93%) Wireframes
18 95 (7.39%) Service Design
19 91 (7.08%) Workshop Facilitation
20 87 (6.77%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 144 (11.20%) JavaScript
2 106 (8.24%) Java
3 99 (7.70%) SQL
4 94 (7.31%) Python
5 91 (7.08%) TypeScript
6 47 (3.65%) PowerShell
7 36 (2.80%) C#
8 31 (2.41%) Kotlin
9 18 (1.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 17 (1.32%) Bash
11 13 (1.01%) Swift
12 7 (0.54%) Korn
13 6 (0.47%) Perl
13 6 (0.47%) VBA
14 5 (0.39%) Apex Code
14 5 (0.39%) R
15 4 (0.31%) Go
15 4 (0.31%) PHP
15 4 (0.31%) VBScript
16 3 (0.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 163 (12.67%) Security Cleared
2 122 (9.49%) SC Cleared
3 120 (9.33%) Degree
4 28 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (1.87%) DV Cleared
6 22 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.01%) Azure Certification
9 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.54%) CCNP
10 7 (0.54%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.47%) CCA
11 6 (0.47%) CCIE
11 6 (0.47%) Citrix Certification
11 6 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.39%) PMI Certification
12 5 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.31%) CCNA
13 4 (0.31%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.31%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (16.17%) Accessibility
2 106 (8.24%) QA
3 66 (5.13%) WCAG
4 46 (3.58%) Data Quality
5 33 (2.57%) GDPR
6 18 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
7 13 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.54%) SLA
9 6 (0.47%) PMO
10 3 (0.23%) GMP
10 3 (0.23%) GRC
10 3 (0.23%) GxP
10 3 (0.23%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.23%) NCSC
11 2 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.16%) COBIT
11 2 (0.16%) EU AI Act
11 2 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 65 (5.05%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.19%) Docker
3 20 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.47%) Firmware
6 4 (0.31%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
7 3 (0.23%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.23%) XenApp
7 3 (0.23%) XenDesktop
8 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
9 1 (0.078%) ISA Server
9 1 (0.078%) Varnish
9 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 51 (3.97%) Kubernetes
2 40 (3.11%) Terraform
3 38 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
4 33 (2.57%) SCCM
5 20 (1.56%) Grafana
6 17 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 15 (1.17%) Ansible
8 9 (0.70%) Prometheus
9 7 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.31%) Podman
11 3 (0.23%) HP ALM
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.16%) Argo
12 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.16%) Nagios
12 2 (0.16%) Packer
12 2 (0.16%) Rancher
12 2 (0.16%) SysTrack
12 2 (0.16%) WSUS
13 1 (0.078%) Clonezilla
Vendors
1 204 (15.86%) Microsoft
2 73 (5.68%) Adobe
3 60 (4.67%) Google
4 58 (4.51%) ServiceNow
5 42 (3.27%) Oracle
6 39 (3.03%) Salesforce
7 38 (2.95%) SAP
8 23 (1.79%) Citrix
9 18 (1.40%) VMware
10 17 (1.32%) Workday
11 16 (1.24%) Apple
11 16 (1.24%) Splunk
12 15 (1.17%) Cisco
13 14 (1.09%) Dynatrace
14 11 (0.86%) Aruba
15 9 (0.70%) MuleSoft
16 8 (0.62%) Foundry
17 7 (0.54%) HP
17 7 (0.54%) Zscaler
18 6 (0.47%) Databricks