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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 66 81
Rank change year-on-year -29 +15 -14
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,354 1,050 877
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.91% 3.77% 2.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.43% 4.15% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 796 671 519
10th Percentile £300 £300 £309
25th Percentile £398 £373 £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% -3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 48 25
10th Percentile £17.25 £15.50 £25.78
25th Percentile £26.75 £25.15 £30.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% -27.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £67.89 £55.44 £74.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £65.67 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £36.36 £36.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -0.38% -27.00% +5.26%

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 39,443 25,283 28,060
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.68% 90.86% 86.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,053 16,051 17,283
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -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 2,841 1,529 1,252
10th Percentile £13.99 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.72 £17.87 £20.09
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -2.39%
75th Percentile £67.84 £47.12 £66.61
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 24 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 24 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 24 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 -27 694 £520 +4.00% 1,774
North of England -8 258 £430 +2.69% 370
Midlands -13 154 £475 +6.26% 207
North West -31 127 £400 -5.88% 216
West Midlands 0 122 £475 -5.00% 144
South East -58 94 £400 -10.51% 303
Yorkshire 0 81 £500 +25.00% 112
South West 0 79 £475 -5.00% 155
North East -4 49 £338 -27.42% 45
East of England -15 42 £410 -18.00% 107
East Midlands -19 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 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 61 (4.51%) CMS
3 39 (2.88%) Confluence
4 28 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
5 15 (1.11%) WordPress
6 9 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.52%) Headless CMS
7 7 (0.52%) Skype for Business
8 6 (0.44%) Apache
8 6 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
9 5 (0.37%) Drupal
9 5 (0.37%) Traefik
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
Applications
1 23 (1.70%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 18 (1.33%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
5 16 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
6 15 (1.11%) Chatbot
6 15 (1.11%) Sketch
7 12 (0.89%) Adobe After Effects
8 10 (0.74%) Adobe XD
9 9 (0.66%) MS Visio
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%) 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
6 2 (0.15%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.074%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.074%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.074%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.074%) Magento
7 1 (0.074%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.074%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.074%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 197 (14.55%) Azure
2 146 (10.78%) Figma
3 142 (10.49%) Microsoft 365
4 122 (9.01%) AWS
5 102 (7.53%) Power Platform
6 64 (4.73%) Entra ID
7 59 (4.36%) Microsoft Copilot
8 49 (3.62%) GitHub
9 46 (3.40%) SaaS
10 40 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
11 36 (2.66%) GCP
12 33 (2.44%) PowerApps
13 31 (2.29%) OneDrive
14 28 (2.07%) Copilot Studio
14 28 (2.07%) Power Automate
15 19 (1.40%) 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 46 (3.40%) DNS
2 39 (2.88%) DHCP
3 37 (2.73%) TCP/IP
4 28 (2.07%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (1.55%) VPN
6 19 (1.40%) Wireless
7 18 (1.33%) Firewall
8 17 (1.26%) LAN
9 16 (1.18%) WAN
10 13 (0.96%) NetScaler
11 11 (0.81%) Network Security
12 9 (0.66%) Internet
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Wireless
13 8 (0.59%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.59%) Skype
14 6 (0.44%) 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 54 (3.99%) Power BI
2 26 (1.92%) Metadata
3 15 (1.11%) SQL Server
4 13 (0.96%) Power Query
4 13 (0.96%) Tableau
5 11 (0.81%) NoSQL
5 11 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (0.74%) MySQL
7 9 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
7 9 (0.66%) Looker
7 9 (0.66%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
9 7 (0.52%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.52%) Redis
9 7 (0.52%) Star Schema
10 6 (0.44%) BigQuery
10 6 (0.44%) QlikView
11 5 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.37%) Flink
11 5 (0.37%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 74 (5.47%) JIRA
2 71 (5.24%) Git
3 28 (2.07%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.48%) Storybook
4 20 (1.48%) Vite
5 18 (1.33%) Cypress.io
6 14 (1.03%) GitLab
7 10 (0.74%) fastlane
8 9 (0.66%) Android Studio
8 9 (0.66%) Browser DevTools
9 8 (0.59%) Xcode
10 7 (0.52%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.44%) JMeter
11 6 (0.44%) Postman
12 5 (0.37%) Claude Code
12 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.37%) Gradle
12 5 (0.37%) MSI
13 4 (0.30%) Crashlytics
13 4 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
General
1 444 (32.79%) Social Skills
2 234 (17.28%) Finance
3 181 (13.37%) Public Sector
4 128 (9.45%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (7.24%) Banking
6 78 (5.76%) Retail
7 73 (5.39%) Marketing
8 46 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 42 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
10 41 (3.03%) Legal
11 28 (2.07%) Automotive
12 27 (1.99%) Publishing
13 22 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
14 21 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.40%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.26%) Military
17 13 (0.96%) Front Office
17 13 (0.96%) Investment Banking
18 10 (0.74%) Law
Job Titles
1 267 (19.72%) Designer
2 196 (14.48%) Developer
3 176 (13.00%) Senior
4 127 (9.38%) Lead
5 118 (8.71%) UX Designer
6 82 (6.06%) Analyst
7 66 (4.87%) UI Designer
8 63 (4.65%) Architect
9 56 (4.14%) Consultant
10 53 (3.91%) IT Support
11 52 (3.84%) Support Engineer
11 52 (3.84%) User Researcher
12 50 (3.69%) Senior Designer
13 48 (3.55%) Product Manager
14 47 (3.47%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 42 (3.10%) User Experience Researcher
16 40 (2.95%) Business Analyst
16 40 (2.95%) Content Designer
17 37 (2.73%) UI/UX Designer
18 35 (2.58%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 133 (9.82%) React
2 98 (7.24%) CSS
3 86 (6.35%) HTML
4 81 (5.98%) REST
5 39 (2.88%) HTML5
5 39 (2.88%) RESTful
6 38 (2.81%) AngularJS
6 38 (2.81%) GraphQL
6 38 (2.81%) Terraform
7 34 (2.51%) .NET
7 34 (2.51%) CSS3
8 29 (2.14%) Next.js
9 27 (1.99%) OAuth
10 22 (1.62%) Spring
11 21 (1.55%) Node.js
11 21 (1.55%) OAuth2
11 21 (1.55%) Playwright
11 21 (1.55%) SOAP
11 21 (1.55%) Spring Boot
12 20 (1.48%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 137 (10.12%) Product Ownership
2 76 (5.61%) Onboarding
3 75 (5.54%) Mobile App
4 44 (3.25%) Cloud Native
5 41 (3.03%) AI Agents
6 31 (2.29%) Management Information System
7 27 (1.99%) Data Protection Act
7 27 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
10 22 (1.62%) Data Centre
11 20 (1.48%) NHS
11 20 (1.48%) Social Media
12 18 (1.33%) Educational Technology
13 16 (1.18%) Graphic Design
14 15 (1.11%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.11%) Taxonomies
15 13 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.81%) Low-Code
16 11 (0.81%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 151 (11.15%) Windows
2 57 (4.21%) Apple iOS
2 57 (4.21%) Windows 10
3 56 (4.14%) Android
4 36 (2.66%) Windows Server
5 32 (2.36%) Mac OS
6 17 (1.26%) Linux
7 13 (0.96%) Unix
8 9 (0.66%) 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 (31.46%) UX Design
2 390 (28.80%) Agile
3 253 (18.69%) AI
3 253 (18.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 231 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
5 198 (14.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 179 (13.22%) Analytics
7 164 (12.11%) CI/CD
8 162 (11.96%) User Research
9 151 (11.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 149 (11.00%) Roadmaps
11 140 (10.34%) Decision-Making
12 109 (8.05%) DevOps
13 106 (7.83%) Scrum
14 104 (7.68%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 102 (7.53%) Service Design
16 101 (7.46%) Prototyping
16 101 (7.46%) Service Management
16 101 (7.46%) UX Research
16 101 (7.46%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 129 (9.53%) JavaScript
2 110 (8.12%) TypeScript
3 85 (6.28%) SQL
4 83 (6.13%) Java
5 81 (5.98%) Python
6 48 (3.55%) PowerShell
7 29 (2.14%) C#
8 26 (1.92%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 16 (1.18%) Bash
11 15 (1.11%) Swift
12 9 (0.66%) Go
13 7 (0.52%) PHP
13 7 (0.52%) VB
13 7 (0.52%) VBScript
14 6 (0.44%) Scala
14 6 (0.44%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.37%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.37%) C++
16 3 (0.22%) Perl
Qualifications
1 224 (16.54%) Security Cleared
2 170 (12.56%) SC Cleared
3 101 (7.46%) Degree
4 36 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 24 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (1.62%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.33%) Azure Certification
8 17 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (1.18%) 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 (0.44%) 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%) CCA
14 4 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 206 (15.21%) Accessibility
2 94 (6.94%) QA
3 73 (5.39%) WCAG
4 46 (3.40%) Data Quality
5 18 (1.33%) GDPR
6 15 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
7 10 (0.74%) SLA
8 9 (0.66%) PMO
9 7 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 6 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.22%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
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%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.074%) SEPA
13 1 (0.074%) WAI
System Software
1 105 (7.75%) Active Directory
2 47 (3.47%) Docker
3 24 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
3 24 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.18%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.74%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 10 (0.74%) XenApp
6 9 (0.66%) XenDesktop
7 7 (0.52%) BitLocker
8 6 (0.44%) vSphere
9 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (0.22%) UAG
11 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
12 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.074%) Firmware
13 1 (0.074%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 49 (3.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (3.40%) Kubernetes
3 31 (2.29%) SCCM
4 21 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
5 19 (1.40%) Grafana
6 15 (1.11%) Jamf Pro
7 14 (1.03%) Ansible
8 11 (0.81%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.44%) vCenter Server
10 5 (0.37%) Istio
10 5 (0.37%) SysTrack
11 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
11 4 (0.30%) Podman
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 (18.17%) Microsoft
2 85 (6.28%) ServiceNow
3 64 (4.73%) Adobe
4 44 (3.25%) Oracle
5 42 (3.10%) Google
6 32 (2.36%) Salesforce
7 31 (2.29%) SAP
8 27 (1.99%) VMware
9 26 (1.92%) Citrix
10 24 (1.77%) Splunk
11 23 (1.70%) Dynatrace
12 16 (1.18%) Apple
12 16 (1.18%) Cisco
12 16 (1.18%) Foundry
12 16 (1.18%) Zscaler
13 14 (1.03%) Workday
14 13 (0.96%) OpenAI
15 9 (0.66%) Aruba
15 9 (0.66%) Okta
16 7 (0.52%) Databricks