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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 16 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 66 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +13 | -20 |
| Contract jobs citing User Experience | 1,277 | 922 | 963 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 2.98% | 3.73% | 2.57% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.50% | 4.09% | 3.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 820 | 588 | 646 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £380 | £401 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £486 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.30% | -4.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £594 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £738 | £716 |
| UK median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | -2.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 28 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £32.97 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.41 | £35.25 | £24.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £53.00 | £30.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.68% | +71.77% | +17.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.69 | £70.75 | £68.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.45 | £88.50 | £74.44 |
| UK median hourly rate | £33.99 | £53.50 | £32.39 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.48% | +65.17% | +22.23% |
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 | 36,481 | 22,561 | 31,958 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.14% | 91.35% | 85.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,067 | 14,578 | 20,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £302 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.46% | -0.98% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £506 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.28% | -3.62% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,283 | 1,053 | 2,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.25 | £14.20 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.81 | £18.13 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.00 | £27.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.91% | -26.67% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £56.25 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.32 | £37.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.02% | -29.21% | +6.23% |
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
Daily Rate Trend in England
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 16 June 2026.
User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in England
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 16 June 2026.
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 16 June 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 | 647 | £520 | +4.00% | 490 |
| North of England | -20 | 195 | £450 | +5.88% | 143 |
| Midlands | +2 | 156 | £475 | +18.16% | 60 |
| South East | -12 | 133 | £490 | +3.16% | 157 |
| North West | -11 | 120 | £425 | -4.92% | 102 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 109 | £475 | -7.32% | 42 |
| South West | -6 | 73 | £475 | +26.67% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 52 | £519 | +31.50% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 47 | £550 | +55.81% | 18 |
| East of England | -15 | 31 | £410 | -13.68% | 47 |
| North East | -24 | 23 | £450 | -6.25% | 23 |
| 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:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||