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 7 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 67 81
Rank change year-on-year -12 +14 -24
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,341 963 956
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.02% 3.62% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.54% 3.99% 3.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 829 617 638
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £384 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £623
90th Percentile £675 £722 £719
UK median daily rate £490 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.16% -5.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 34 44
10th Percentile £16.00 £24.04 £16.25
25th Percentile £22.88 £34.67 £24.69
Median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.98% +64.17% +13.21%
75th Percentile £67.85 £68.56 £58.25
90th Percentile £86.51 £85.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £49.50 £30.86
% change year-on-year -31.33% +60.43% +4.26%

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 37,874 24,162 31,847
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.36% 90.93% 85.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,840 15,529 20,666
10th Percentile £325 £300 £305
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.80% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £730 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £517 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +2.28% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,373 1,216 2,288
10th Percentile £15.32 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.95 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -4.70%
75th Percentile £68.55 £55.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% -3.85%

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 7 July 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 7 July 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 7 July 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 -24 668 £525 +5.00% 490
North of England -17 209 £450 - 171
Midlands +1 155 £475 +13.10% 78
South East -20 138 £500 +5.26% 167
West Midlands -6 114 £475 -5.00% 43
North West -18 113 £437 -3.00% 90
South West -1 80 £475 +26.67% 52
Yorkshire -24 60 £500 +25.00% 43
East of England -3 44 £410 -13.68% 54
East Midlands +2 41 £550 +54.49% 34
North East -16 36 £413 -14.06% 38
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 (4.70%) SharePoint
2 48 (3.58%) CMS
3 36 (2.68%) Confluence
4 26 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.82%) WordPress
6 8 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.45%) Drupal
8 5 (0.37%) Skype for Business
9 4 (0.30%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.30%) Hyperledger
9 4 (0.30%) Kentico
9 4 (0.30%) Mendix
10 3 (0.22%) nginx
10 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.15%) Apache
11 2 (0.15%) Camunda
11 2 (0.15%) HCL Notes
11 2 (0.15%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.15%) IIS
11 2 (0.15%) Moodle
Applications
1 27 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (1.49%) Photoshop
2 20 (1.49%) Sketch
3 18 (1.34%) Chatbot
4 16 (1.19%) Adobe Illustrator
5 15 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
6 14 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 13 (0.97%) Adobe After Effects
8 12 (0.89%) Adobe XD
9 10 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 9 (0.67%) MS Visio
11 4 (0.30%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.22%) UserZoom
12 3 (0.22%) UXPin
13 2 (0.15%) InVision
13 2 (0.15%) Oracle Smart View
14 1 (0.075%) Blender
14 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
14 1 (0.075%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
1 11 (0.82%) Workday HCM
2 9 (0.67%) Shopify
3 8 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.45%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.30%) Oracle iProcurement
6 3 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.15%) iTrent
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.15%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.075%) Eloqua
8 1 (0.075%) Magento
8 1 (0.075%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.075%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.075%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 211 (15.73%) Azure
2 182 (13.57%) Figma
3 117 (8.72%) Microsoft 365
4 105 (7.83%) AWS
5 96 (7.16%) Power Platform
6 57 (4.25%) Entra ID
7 52 (3.88%) Microsoft Copilot
8 48 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
9 46 (3.43%) SaaS
10 40 (2.98%) PowerApps
11 39 (2.91%) GitHub
12 38 (2.83%) GCP
13 33 (2.46%) OneDrive
14 31 (2.31%) Power Automate
15 28 (2.09%) Copilot Studio
16 22 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
17 20 (1.49%) Serverless
18 18 (1.34%) Azure AI
19 16 (1.19%) Google Workspace
20 13 (0.97%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 35 (2.61%) DNS
2 30 (2.24%) DHCP
3 26 (1.94%) TCP/IP
4 22 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.49%) Wireless
6 19 (1.42%) LAN
7 14 (1.04%) Internet
8 12 (0.89%) WAN
9 11 (0.82%) Firewall
9 11 (0.82%) VPN
10 10 (0.75%) Intranet
10 10 (0.75%) SD-WAN
11 8 (0.60%) Cisco Wireless
12 7 (0.52%) 5G
12 7 (0.52%) Skype
12 7 (0.52%) WLAN
13 5 (0.37%) 802.11
13 5 (0.37%) HTTP
13 5 (0.37%) Network Security
13 5 (0.37%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.18%) Power BI
2 21 (1.57%) Metadata
3 19 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.42%) Relational Database
4 18 (1.34%) Power Query
5 17 (1.27%) NoSQL
6 15 (1.12%) SQL Server
7 12 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (0.82%) MySQL
9 10 (0.75%) MongoDB
10 9 (0.67%) Tableau
11 6 (0.45%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.45%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.45%) ZAP BI
12 5 (0.37%) Redis
12 5 (0.37%) Star Schema
13 4 (0.30%) Db2
13 4 (0.30%) EDRMS
13 4 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 3 (0.22%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 77 (5.74%) JIRA
2 56 (4.18%) Git
3 23 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.49%) Cypress.io
5 19 (1.42%) GitLab
6 18 (1.34%) Vite
7 13 (0.97%) JUnit
8 10 (0.75%) Android Studio
8 10 (0.75%) Browser DevTools
8 10 (0.75%) fastlane
9 9 (0.67%) Xcode
10 8 (0.60%) Gradle
10 8 (0.60%) Postman
10 8 (0.60%) Storybook
11 6 (0.45%) Selenium
12 5 (0.37%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.37%) Crashlytics
12 5 (0.37%) Fiddler
12 5 (0.37%) REST Assured
12 5 (0.37%) webpack
General
1 419 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 249 (18.57%) Finance
3 167 (12.45%) Public Sector
4 134 (9.99%) Analytical Skills
5 111 (8.28%) Banking
6 78 (5.82%) Retail
7 66 (4.92%) Marketing
8 40 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (2.46%) Legal
10 30 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
11 29 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
12 27 (2.01%) Automotive
13 26 (1.94%) Publishing
14 21 (1.57%) Manufacturing
15 20 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
16 17 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (0.97%) Investment Banking
18 11 (0.82%) Front Office
19 8 (0.60%) Aerospace
19 8 (0.60%) Law
Job Titles
1 289 (21.55%) Designer
2 185 (13.80%) Senior
3 177 (13.20%) Developer
4 129 (9.62%) UX Designer
5 105 (7.83%) Analyst
5 105 (7.83%) Lead
6 73 (5.44%) UI Designer
7 68 (5.07%) Consultant
8 56 (4.18%) Senior Designer
9 55 (4.10%) Architect
10 51 (3.80%) Content Designer
11 50 (3.73%) Business Analyst
11 50 (3.73%) Product Designer
12 45 (3.36%) IT Support
12 45 (3.36%) User Experience Researcher
12 45 (3.36%) User Researcher
13 44 (3.28%) Product Manager
13 44 (3.28%) UI/UX Designer
14 36 (2.68%) Support Engineer
15 31 (2.31%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 124 (9.25%) React
2 98 (7.31%) CSS
3 83 (6.19%) HTML
3 83 (6.19%) REST
4 54 (4.03%) RESTful
5 49 (3.65%) AngularJS
6 44 (3.28%) .NET
7 40 (2.98%) Spring
8 39 (2.91%) Spring Boot
9 35 (2.61%) GraphQL
10 26 (1.94%) HTML5
11 25 (1.86%) CSS3
12 24 (1.79%) Next.js
13 23 (1.72%) JSON
13 23 (1.72%) Node.js
14 22 (1.64%) Redux
15 20 (1.49%) ASP.NET
15 20 (1.49%) Jest
16 18 (1.34%) SOAP
17 17 (1.27%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 138 (10.29%) Product Ownership
2 66 (4.92%) Mobile App
3 65 (4.85%) Onboarding
4 37 (2.76%) AI Agents
5 36 (2.68%) Cloud Native
6 30 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 26 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
8 24 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
9 20 (1.49%) Data Centre
10 19 (1.42%) Data Structures
11 18 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
12 17 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 17 (1.27%) Social Media
12 17 (1.27%) Taxonomies
13 16 (1.19%) Graphic Design
14 14 (1.04%) Algorithms
14 14 (1.04%) Educational Technology
14 14 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
15 13 (0.97%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 118 (8.80%) Windows
2 46 (3.43%) Apple iOS
3 44 (3.28%) Android
4 37 (2.76%) Windows 10
5 24 (1.79%) Mac OS
6 16 (1.19%) Windows Server
7 15 (1.12%) Linux
8 7 (0.52%) Unix
9 6 (0.45%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 435 (32.44%) UX Design
2 396 (29.53%) Agile
3 239 (17.82%) AI
4 213 (15.88%) Problem-Solving
5 192 (14.32%) Stakeholder Management
6 178 (13.27%) Analytics
7 166 (12.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 165 (12.30%) User Research
9 153 (11.41%) CI/CD
10 151 (11.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 146 (10.89%) Roadmaps
12 129 (9.62%) Decision-Making
13 123 (9.17%) DevOps
13 123 (9.17%) Prototyping
14 116 (8.65%) UX Research
15 105 (7.83%) Wireframes
16 103 (7.68%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 102 (7.61%) Service Design
18 97 (7.23%) Scrum
19 96 (7.16%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 122 (9.10%) JavaScript
2 100 (7.46%) TypeScript
3 99 (7.38%) Java
4 98 (7.31%) SQL
5 83 (6.19%) Python
6 48 (3.58%) PowerShell
7 42 (3.13%) C#
8 27 (2.01%) Kotlin
9 24 (1.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 14 (1.04%) Swift
11 11 (0.82%) Bash
12 8 (0.60%) Korn
13 7 (0.52%) Apex Code
13 7 (0.52%) R
14 6 (0.45%) Go
14 6 (0.45%) VBA
14 6 (0.45%) VBScript
15 5 (0.37%) VB
16 4 (0.30%) C++
16 4 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 185 (13.80%) Security Cleared
2 140 (10.44%) SC Cleared
3 129 (9.62%) Degree
4 28 (2.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.64%) Azure Certification
5 22 (1.64%) DV Cleared
5 22 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.52%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.52%) CCIE
9 7 (0.52%) CCNP
9 7 (0.52%) Citrix Certification
9 7 (0.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (0.45%) CCA
10 6 (0.45%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.45%) PMP
11 5 (0.37%) CISSP
11 5 (0.37%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 212 (15.81%) Accessibility
2 92 (6.86%) QA
3 66 (4.92%) WCAG
4 43 (3.21%) Data Quality
5 27 (2.01%) GDPR
6 18 (1.34%) Actionable Recommendations
7 8 (0.60%) PMO
8 7 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 6 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.37%) SLA
11 3 (0.22%) GRC
12 2 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.15%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.15%) PSD2
13 1 (0.075%) COBIT
13 1 (0.075%) GMP
13 1 (0.075%) GxP
13 1 (0.075%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.075%) WAI
System Software
1 73 (5.44%) Active Directory
2 39 (2.91%) Docker
3 23 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.45%) Firmware
6 5 (0.37%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.37%) vSphere
7 4 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.22%) UAG
8 3 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.15%) VMware NSX
9 2 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.15%) XenApp
9 2 (0.15%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.075%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 44 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (3.06%) Kubernetes
3 36 (2.68%) Terraform
4 34 (2.54%) SCCM
5 17 (1.27%) Grafana
6 16 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
7 13 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
8 11 (0.82%) Ansible
9 8 (0.60%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.37%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.30%) Clonezilla
12 3 (0.22%) 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
14 1 (0.075%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 232 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.37%) Adobe
3 64 (4.77%) ServiceNow
4 48 (3.58%) Google
5 44 (3.28%) SAP
6 38 (2.83%) Oracle
7 37 (2.76%) Salesforce
8 20 (1.49%) Citrix
8 20 (1.49%) Workday
9 19 (1.42%) Dynatrace
10 17 (1.27%) Cisco
11 16 (1.19%) Apple
11 16 (1.19%) Foundry
11 16 (1.19%) VMware
12 15 (1.12%) Splunk
13 12 (0.89%) Aruba
14 10 (0.75%) OpenAI
14 10 (0.75%) Zscaler
15 7 (0.52%) Databricks
15 7 (0.52%) Okta