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 3 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 66 82
Rank change year-on-year -29 +16 -15
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,354 1,035 882
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.91% 3.69% 2.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.44% 4.06% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 793 659 516
10th Percentile £305 £300 £311
25th Percentile £400 £373 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £680 £686 £720
UK median daily rate £480 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 50 26
10th Percentile £18.08 £15.50 £27.63
25th Percentile £26.50 £25.15 £30.48
Median hourly rate £34.61 £36.50 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% -21.08% -2.63%
75th Percentile £68.37 £54.69 £73.10
90th Percentile £77.00 £64.39 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £38.77 £36.05 £42.50
% change year-on-year +7.53% -15.18% -10.53%

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 39,417 25,490 28,010
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.73% 90.96% 86.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,890 16,169 17,141
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £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 2,936 1,564 1,197
10th Percentile £13.85 £14.44 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.59 £17.87 £20.25
Median hourly rate £40.08 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.36% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £47.00 £67.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.43 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.72 £25.15 £42.27
% change year-on-year +53.96% -40.49% -0.55%

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 3 October 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 3 October 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 3 October 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 -25 692 £511 +3.28% 1,775
North of England -4 265 £425 +1.49% 521
Midlands -6 150 £463 +2.89% 264
North West -32 136 £400 -4.19% 288
West Midlands +3 119 £463 -7.40% 156
South East -60 93 £400 -10.81% 382
Yorkshire -6 82 £500 +21.21% 155
South West -2 80 £475 +5.56% 199
North East -5 46 £325 -27.78% 84
East of England -7 43 £410 -21.90% 163
East Midlands -17 31 £475 +18.16% 108
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 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 60 (4.43%) CMS
3 39 (2.88%) Confluence
4 26 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.11%) WordPress
6 8 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.52%) Headless CMS
7 7 (0.52%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.37%) Apache
9 5 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.37%) Drupal
10 4 (0.30%) Kentico
10 4 (0.30%) Mendix
10 4 (0.30%) Traefik
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
11 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.074%) MTS
Applications
1 24 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 19 (1.40%) Photoshop
3 18 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 17 (1.26%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.03%) Sketch
6 13 (0.96%) Chatbot
7 12 (0.89%) Adobe After Effects
8 10 (0.74%) MS Visio
9 9 (0.66%) Adobe XD
10 8 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.074%) Blender
13 1 (0.074%) Final Cut Pro
13 1 (0.074%) InVision
13 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (0.52%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.30%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.30%) Shopify
5 3 (0.22%) iTrent
5 3 (0.22%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.15%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.074%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.074%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 195 (14.40%) Azure
2 148 (10.93%) Figma
3 139 (10.27%) Microsoft 365
4 123 (9.08%) AWS
5 105 (7.75%) Power Platform
6 66 (4.87%) Entra ID
7 58 (4.28%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.55%) GitHub
9 47 (3.47%) SaaS
10 41 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
11 36 (2.66%) GCP
12 33 (2.44%) PowerApps
13 30 (2.22%) OneDrive
14 28 (2.07%) Copilot Studio
14 28 (2.07%) Power Automate
15 17 (1.26%) Azure AI
15 17 (1.26%) GitHub Actions
16 15 (1.11%) Serverless
17 14 (1.03%) Firebase
18 12 (0.89%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.40%) DNS
2 39 (2.88%) DHCP
3 37 (2.73%) TCP/IP
4 28 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (1.62%) VPN
6 19 (1.40%) Wireless
7 18 (1.33%) Firewall
8 17 (1.26%) LAN
9 16 (1.18%) WAN
10 14 (1.03%) NetScaler
11 11 (0.81%) Network Security
12 9 (0.66%) Internet
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
14 7 (0.52%) Skype
15 6 (0.44%) Intranet
16 5 (0.37%) 5G
16 5 (0.37%) SNMP
16 5 (0.37%) SSL
17 4 (0.30%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (4.43%) Power BI
2 24 (1.77%) Metadata
3 17 (1.26%) Power Query
4 14 (1.03%) SQL Server
5 13 (0.96%) Tableau
6 12 (0.89%) NoSQL
7 11 (0.81%) MySQL
7 11 (0.81%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.66%) Looker
10 8 (0.59%) MongoDB
10 8 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
11 7 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
11 7 (0.52%) Redis
11 7 (0.52%) Star Schema
12 6 (0.44%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.44%) QlikView
13 5 (0.37%) Flink
13 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.30%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 75 (5.54%) JIRA
2 69 (5.10%) Git
3 28 (2.07%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.48%) Storybook
5 19 (1.40%) Vite
6 17 (1.26%) Cypress.io
7 13 (0.96%) GitLab
8 12 (0.89%) fastlane
9 9 (0.66%) Android Studio
10 8 (0.59%) Browser DevTools
10 8 (0.59%) Claude Code
10 8 (0.59%) Xcode
11 7 (0.52%) REST Assured
12 6 (0.44%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.44%) JMeter
12 6 (0.44%) Postman
13 5 (0.37%) Gradle
13 5 (0.37%) MSI
13 5 (0.37%) TeamCity
13 5 (0.37%) webpack
General
1 444 (32.79%) Social Skills
2 231 (17.06%) Finance
3 180 (13.29%) Public Sector
4 128 (9.45%) Analytical Skills
5 93 (6.87%) Banking
6 78 (5.76%) Retail
7 76 (5.61%) Marketing
8 46 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 39 (2.88%) Legal
10 38 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (2.07%) Automotive
12 26 (1.92%) Publishing
13 23 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.26%) Military
17 16 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
18 14 (1.03%) Investment Banking
19 12 (0.89%) Front Office
20 8 (0.59%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 267 (19.72%) Designer
2 204 (15.07%) Developer
3 169 (12.48%) Senior
4 125 (9.23%) Lead
5 120 (8.86%) UX Designer
6 87 (6.43%) Analyst
7 65 (4.80%) UI Designer
8 56 (4.14%) Architect
8 56 (4.14%) User Researcher
9 53 (3.91%) IT Support
10 52 (3.84%) Consultant
11 51 (3.77%) Support Engineer
12 49 (3.62%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 48 (3.55%) Senior Designer
14 47 (3.47%) Product Manager
15 45 (3.32%) Business Analyst
16 41 (3.03%) User Experience Researcher
17 38 (2.81%) Content Designer
18 36 (2.66%) UI/UX Designer
19 34 (2.51%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (9.97%) React
2 100 (7.39%) CSS
3 88 (6.50%) HTML
4 80 (5.91%) REST
5 43 (3.18%) RESTful
6 40 (2.95%) AngularJS
7 37 (2.73%) GraphQL
7 37 (2.73%) HTML5
8 35 (2.58%) Terraform
9 33 (2.44%) .NET
9 33 (2.44%) CSS3
10 28 (2.07%) Next.js
11 26 (1.92%) OAuth
12 21 (1.55%) Node.js
12 21 (1.55%) Playwright
13 20 (1.48%) OAuth2
13 20 (1.48%) Spring
13 20 (1.48%) Spring Boot
14 18 (1.33%) OpenID
14 18 (1.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 134 (9.90%) Product Ownership
2 81 (5.98%) Mobile App
3 75 (5.54%) Onboarding
4 44 (3.25%) Cloud Native
5 41 (3.03%) AI Agents
6 32 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 27 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
8 26 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (1.62%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.48%) Social Media
12 18 (1.33%) Educational Technology
12 18 (1.33%) NHS
13 16 (1.18%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.11%) Taxonomies
15 14 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
16 13 (0.96%) Data Structures
16 13 (0.96%) Virtual Team
17 12 (0.89%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 151 (11.15%) Windows
2 62 (4.58%) Apple iOS
3 59 (4.36%) Android
4 57 (4.21%) Windows 10
5 36 (2.66%) Windows Server
6 31 (2.29%) Mac OS
7 17 (1.26%) Linux
8 14 (1.03%) Unix
9 9 (0.66%) 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
1 424 (31.31%) UX Design
2 389 (28.73%) Agile
3 260 (19.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 252 (18.61%) AI
5 225 (16.62%) Problem-Solving
6 202 (14.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 186 (13.74%) Analytics
8 174 (12.85%) User Research
9 160 (11.82%) CI/CD
10 155 (11.45%) Decision-Making
11 151 (11.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 150 (11.08%) Roadmaps
13 107 (7.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 106 (7.83%) DevOps
14 106 (7.83%) Service Design
14 106 (7.83%) Workshop Facilitation
15 104 (7.68%) Prototyping
16 103 (7.61%) Scrum
16 103 (7.61%) UX Research
17 96 (7.09%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 131 (9.68%) JavaScript
2 108 (7.98%) TypeScript
3 86 (6.35%) SQL
4 83 (6.13%) Java
5 77 (5.69%) Python
6 50 (3.69%) PowerShell
7 30 (2.22%) C#
8 28 (2.07%) Kotlin
9 22 (1.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 17 (1.26%) Swift
11 16 (1.18%) Bash
12 9 (0.66%) Go
13 7 (0.52%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.52%) VB
13 7 (0.52%) VBScript
14 6 (0.44%) PHP
14 6 (0.44%) Scala
15 5 (0.37%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.37%) C++
15 5 (0.37%) Perl
Qualifications
1 221 (16.32%) Security Cleared
2 168 (12.41%) SC Cleared
3 101 (7.46%) Degree
4 35 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 25 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (1.48%) DV Cleared
7 17 (1.26%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.11%) PMP
9 14 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.59%) AWS Certification
10 8 (0.59%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 6 (0.44%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 5 (0.37%) CISSP
13 5 (0.37%) MCSE
14 4 (0.30%) CCA
14 4 (0.30%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 208 (15.36%) Accessibility
2 92 (6.79%) QA
3 75 (5.54%) WCAG
4 47 (3.47%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.40%) GDPR
6 18 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (0.81%) PMO
8 10 (0.74%) SLA
9 6 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.15%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
12 2 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.074%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.074%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.074%) WAI
System Software
1 107 (7.90%) Active Directory
2 44 (3.25%) Docker
3 26 (1.92%) Virtual Desktop
4 24 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
5 16 (1.18%) Hyper-V
6 11 (0.81%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 10 (0.74%) XenApp
8 9 (0.66%) XenDesktop
9 7 (0.52%) BitLocker
10 6 (0.44%) vSphere
11 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
12 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
13 3 (0.22%) UAG
13 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
14 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
14 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
15 1 (0.074%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 50 (3.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (3.40%) Kubernetes
3 28 (2.07%) SCCM
4 20 (1.48%) Grafana
4 20 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.11%) Jamf Pro
6 13 (0.96%) Ansible
7 11 (0.81%) Prometheus
8 6 (0.44%) SysTrack
8 6 (0.44%) vCenter Server
9 5 (0.37%) Istio
10 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
11 3 (0.22%) Podman
11 3 (0.22%) 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%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.15%) vMotion
Vendors
1 242 (17.87%) Microsoft
2 83 (6.13%) ServiceNow
3 60 (4.43%) Adobe
4 44 (3.25%) Oracle
5 43 (3.18%) Google
6 30 (2.22%) SAP
7 29 (2.14%) Salesforce
8 27 (1.99%) Citrix
8 27 (1.99%) VMware
9 25 (1.85%) Splunk
10 23 (1.70%) Dynatrace
11 19 (1.40%) Apple
12 16 (1.18%) Zscaler
13 15 (1.11%) Cisco
14 14 (1.03%) Foundry
14 14 (1.03%) Workday
15 12 (0.89%) OpenAI
16 9 (0.66%) Aruba
16 9 (0.66%) Okta
17 7 (0.52%) IBM