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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 66 80
Rank change year-on-year -13 +14 -21
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,275 916 964
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.97% 3.70% 2.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.49% 4.05% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 818 585 646
10th Percentile £315 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £380 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -5.00% -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% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 28 44
10th Percentile £16.00 £32.97 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.50 £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 £52.49 £70.75 £68.60
90th Percentile £87.16 £88.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £32.39
% change year-on-year -36.47% +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 36,560 22,594 31,972
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.16% 91.33% 85.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,106 14,607 20,685
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £415 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £726 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,294 1,062 2,382
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.79
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.10 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.00 £27.45 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year +71.22% -27.28% +7.09%
75th Percentile £68.00 £57.50 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £26.27 £37.34
% change year-on-year +67.37% -29.66% +6.69%

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 17 June 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 17 June 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 17 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 -25 647 £520 +4.00% 394
North of England -19 192 £450 +3.21% 350
Midlands +3 155 £475 +18.16% 185
South East -14 133 £490 +3.16% 380
North West -10 119 £425 -4.92% 176
West Midlands -5 108 £475 -7.32% 94
South West -1 73 £475 +26.67% 118
Yorkshire -37 50 £519 +31.50% 96
East Midlands +5 47 £550 +55.81% 91
East of England -9 34 £410 -13.68% 203
North East -23 23 £450 -6.25% 79
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 56 (4.39%) SharePoint
2 42 (3.29%) CMS
3 41 (3.22%) Confluence
4 23 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 9 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.55%) WordPress
7 5 (0.39%) Drupal
7 5 (0.39%) Skype for Business
8 4 (0.31%) Camunda
8 4 (0.31%) Ethereum
8 4 (0.31%) Hyperledger
8 4 (0.31%) Kentico
8 4 (0.31%) Mendix
9 3 (0.24%) nginx
9 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.16%) Apache
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
11 1 (0.078%) Appian
Applications
1 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
1 22 (1.73%) Photoshop
2 21 (1.65%) Sketch
3 20 (1.57%) Chatbot
4 17 (1.33%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.10%) Adobe After Effects
6 13 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
7 12 (0.94%) Adobe XD
8 10 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 10 (0.78%) MS Visio
9 8 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 4 (0.31%) Adobe Captivate
11 3 (0.24%) InVision
11 3 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.24%) UserZoom
11 3 (0.24%) UXPin
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
12 2 (0.16%) Trello
13 1 (0.078%) Blender
13 1 (0.078%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 11 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.71%) Workday HCM
3 8 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.63%) Shopify
4 6 (0.47%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.24%) Oracle iProcurement
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.078%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.078%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.078%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.078%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.078%) SAP QM
8 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 201 (15.76%) Azure
2 173 (13.57%) Figma
3 107 (8.39%) Microsoft 365
4 105 (8.24%) AWS
5 91 (7.14%) Power Platform
6 55 (4.31%) Entra ID
7 47 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
8 45 (3.53%) Microsoft Copilot
9 37 (2.90%) GitHub
10 35 (2.75%) SaaS
11 34 (2.67%) PowerApps
12 32 (2.51%) GCP
13 31 (2.43%) OneDrive
14 29 (2.27%) Power Automate
15 23 (1.80%) Copilot Studio
15 23 (1.80%) GitHub Actions
16 21 (1.65%) Google Workspace
16 21 (1.65%) Serverless
17 18 (1.41%) Google Sheets
18 17 (1.33%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.04%) DNS
2 24 (1.88%) DHCP
3 22 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
4 20 (1.57%) Wireless
5 18 (1.41%) TCP/IP
6 14 (1.10%) LAN
7 13 (1.02%) Internet
8 11 (0.86%) Intranet
9 9 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 8 (0.63%) Cisco Wireless
11 7 (0.55%) 5G
11 7 (0.55%) Skype
11 7 (0.55%) VPN
11 7 (0.55%) WAN
11 7 (0.55%) WLAN
12 6 (0.47%) Firewall
13 5 (0.39%) 802.11
13 5 (0.39%) HTTP
13 5 (0.39%) SMS
14 4 (0.31%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.39%) Power BI
2 21 (1.65%) Metadata
3 19 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (1.49%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.25%) Power Query
6 15 (1.18%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (0.94%) MySQL
9 9 (0.71%) MongoDB
9 9 (0.71%) Tableau
10 6 (0.47%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.47%) Pinecone
10 6 (0.47%) Redis
10 6 (0.47%) ZAP BI
11 5 (0.39%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.31%) EDRMS
12 4 (0.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 4 (0.31%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 80 (6.27%) JIRA
2 57 (4.47%) Git
3 20 (1.57%) GitLab
3 20 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.49%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.10%) JUnit
6 11 (0.86%) Vite
7 10 (0.78%) fastlane
7 10 (0.78%) Gradle
8 9 (0.71%) Android Studio
8 9 (0.71%) Browser DevTools
8 9 (0.71%) Xcode
9 7 (0.55%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.47%) Postman
11 5 (0.39%) Axure RP
11 5 (0.39%) Crashlytics
11 5 (0.39%) Mocha
11 5 (0.39%) Selenium
11 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.31%) Cucumber
General
1 384 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 234 (18.35%) Finance
3 153 (12.00%) Public Sector
4 117 (9.18%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (7.69%) Banking
6 72 (5.65%) Retail
7 55 (4.31%) Marketing
8 37 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 30 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (2.27%) Automotive
11 28 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (2.12%) Legal
13 23 (1.80%) Publishing
14 19 (1.49%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
16 14 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
17 12 (0.94%) Investment Banking
18 10 (0.78%) Front Office
18 10 (0.78%) Local Government
19 7 (0.55%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 272 (21.33%) Designer
2 182 (14.27%) Senior
3 169 (13.25%) Developer
4 122 (9.57%) UX Designer
5 103 (8.08%) Analyst
6 88 (6.90%) Lead
7 70 (5.49%) UI Designer
8 66 (5.18%) Consultant
9 51 (4.00%) Architect
9 51 (4.00%) Senior Designer
10 50 (3.92%) Content Designer
11 49 (3.84%) Product Designer
12 47 (3.69%) User Experience Researcher
13 45 (3.53%) Business Analyst
13 45 (3.53%) IT Support
14 42 (3.29%) UI/UX Designer
15 38 (2.98%) Product Manager
16 34 (2.67%) User Researcher
17 31 (2.43%) Senior Developer
18 30 (2.35%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (9.80%) React
2 106 (8.31%) CSS
3 93 (7.29%) HTML
4 76 (5.96%) REST
5 56 (4.39%) AngularJS
6 50 (3.92%) RESTful
7 44 (3.45%) .NET
8 43 (3.37%) Spring
9 42 (3.29%) Spring Boot
10 28 (2.20%) GraphQL
11 24 (1.88%) Node.js
12 23 (1.80%) JSON
13 22 (1.73%) HTML5
14 21 (1.65%) CSS3
14 21 (1.65%) Next.js
14 21 (1.65%) OAuth
14 21 (1.65%) Redux
15 20 (1.57%) ASP.NET
16 19 (1.49%) SOAP
17 18 (1.41%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 126 (9.88%) Product Ownership
2 60 (4.71%) Mobile App
3 57 (4.47%) Onboarding
4 30 (2.35%) AI Agents
5 28 (2.20%) Cloud Native
5 28 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
6 25 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
7 20 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
8 18 (1.41%) Data Centre
8 18 (1.41%) Data Structures
8 18 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 16 (1.25%) Taxonomies
11 15 (1.18%) Graphic Design
12 14 (1.10%) Social Media
13 13 (1.02%) Algorithms
13 13 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
13 13 (1.02%) Virtual Reality
14 12 (0.94%) Educational Technology
Operating Systems
1 101 (7.92%) Windows
2 43 (3.37%) Apple iOS
3 37 (2.90%) Android
4 31 (2.43%) Windows 10
5 22 (1.73%) Mac OS
6 12 (0.94%) Linux
7 11 (0.86%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.47%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.31%) Unix
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
1 419 (32.86%) UX Design
2 380 (29.80%) Agile
3 215 (16.86%) AI
4 195 (15.29%) Problem-Solving
5 176 (13.80%) Analytics
6 171 (13.41%) Stakeholder Management
7 153 (12.00%) User Research
8 152 (11.92%) Continuous Improvement
9 142 (11.14%) Roadmaps
10 135 (10.59%) CI/CD
10 135 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 119 (9.33%) DevOps
11 119 (9.33%) Prototyping
12 112 (8.78%) UX Research
13 111 (8.71%) Decision-Making
14 103 (8.08%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 103 (8.08%) Wireframes
15 92 (7.22%) Service Design
16 87 (6.82%) Usability Testing
17 85 (6.67%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 132 (10.35%) JavaScript
2 96 (7.53%) Java
3 92 (7.22%) TypeScript
4 91 (7.14%) SQL
5 83 (6.51%) Python
6 46 (3.61%) PowerShell
7 43 (3.37%) C#
8 23 (1.80%) Kotlin
9 20 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 13 (1.02%) Swift
11 10 (0.78%) Bash
12 8 (0.63%) Korn
13 6 (0.47%) Apex Code
13 6 (0.47%) R
13 6 (0.47%) VBA
13 6 (0.47%) VBScript
14 5 (0.39%) VB
15 3 (0.24%) Perl
15 3 (0.24%) PHP
15 3 (0.24%) Rust
Qualifications
1 162 (12.71%) Security Cleared
2 126 (9.88%) Degree
3 121 (9.49%) SC Cleared
4 25 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (1.57%) DV Cleared
7 16 (1.25%) Azure Certification
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
10 7 (0.55%) CCA
10 7 (0.55%) CCIE
10 7 (0.55%) CCNP
10 7 (0.55%) Citrix Certification
10 7 (0.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (0.47%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.47%) PMP
12 5 (0.39%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.39%) MCSE
13 4 (0.31%) CWNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 197 (15.45%) Accessibility
2 87 (6.82%) QA
3 65 (5.10%) WCAG
4 40 (3.14%) Data Quality
5 24 (1.88%) GDPR
6 17 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 6 (0.47%) PMO
8 5 (0.39%) SLA
9 3 (0.24%) GRC
10 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.16%) NCSC
10 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.078%) COBIT
11 1 (0.078%) GMP
11 1 (0.078%) GxP
11 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.078%) WAI
System Software
1 65 (5.10%) Active Directory
2 37 (2.90%) Docker
3 23 (1.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.47%) Firmware
6 5 (0.39%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
9 2 (0.16%) XenApp
9 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.078%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 41 (3.22%) Kubernetes
1 41 (3.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (2.90%) Terraform
3 33 (2.59%) SCCM
4 18 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
5 15 (1.18%) Grafana
6 13 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
7 10 (0.78%) Ansible
8 7 (0.55%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.31%) Clonezilla
10 3 (0.24%) Podman
10 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 3 (0.24%) WSUS
11 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
11 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.16%) Packer
11 2 (0.16%) SCOM
11 2 (0.16%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.16%) vMotion
12 1 (0.078%) Argo
Vendors
1 212 (16.63%) Microsoft
2 70 (5.49%) Adobe
3 67 (5.25%) ServiceNow
4 48 (3.76%) Google
5 39 (3.06%) Salesforce
5 39 (3.06%) SAP
6 33 (2.59%) Oracle
7 19 (1.49%) Citrix
8 18 (1.41%) Dynatrace
9 17 (1.33%) Apple
9 17 (1.33%) Workday
10 16 (1.25%) Cisco
11 13 (1.02%) VMware
12 12 (0.94%) Aruba
12 12 (0.94%) Splunk
13 11 (0.86%) Foundry
14 8 (0.63%) OpenAI
15 7 (0.55%) Databricks
15 7 (0.55%) Okta
15 7 (0.55%) Zscaler