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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 60 80
Rank change year-on-year -15 +20 -21
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,288 890 963
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.09% 3.70% 2.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.64% 4.05% 3.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 830 576 649
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.02% -1.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £625
90th Percentile £675 £738 £703
UK median daily rate £490 £480 £500
% change year-on-year +2.08% -4.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 24 44
10th Percentile £16.00 £33.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.01 £42.94 £22.82
Median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £26.03
Median % change year-on-year -36.47% +105.53% -1.77%
75th Percentile £61.25 £75.12 £62.94
90th Percentile £82.30 £92.50 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £53.50 £29.14
% change year-on-year -36.47% +83.63% -1.55%

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 35,421 21,987 31,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.00% 91.31% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,454 14,284 20,634
10th Percentile £325 £305 £300
25th Percentile £413 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £621 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,213 963 2,325
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.60 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.34% -23.73% +0.43%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.99 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.84% -23.32% +0.29%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 -19 646 £513 -0.49% 598
North of England -10 203 £450 +0.67% 183
Midlands +6 166 £475 +17.72% 79
North West +1 129 £420 -6.67% 119
South East -12 127 £490 +7.93% 164
West Midlands -8 115 £475 -7.32% 57
South West -7 71 £475 +26.67% 47
Yorkshire -29 54 £525 +33.08% 44
East Midlands +5 51 £550 +54.49% 21
East of England -19 32 £410 -14.14% 70
North East -20 20 £450 -6.25% 22
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 55 (4.27%) SharePoint
2 41 (3.18%) Confluence
3 39 (3.03%) CMS
4 23 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 13 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.54%) WordPress
7 5 (0.39%) Apache
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
9 3 (0.23%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.23%) Mendix
9 3 (0.23%) nginx
9 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.16%) Appian
10 2 (0.16%) HCL Notes
10 2 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (2.02%) Sketch
2 24 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (1.79%) Photoshop
4 19 (1.48%) Chatbot
5 18 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
6 17 (1.32%) Adobe XD
7 15 (1.16%) Adobe After Effects
7 15 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
8 11 (0.85%) MS Visio
9 9 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 8 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 4 (0.31%) Adobe Captivate
11 4 (0.31%) InVision
12 3 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.23%) Trello
12 3 (0.23%) UserZoom
12 3 (0.23%) UXPin
13 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
13 2 (0.16%) Oracle Smart View
14 1 (0.078%) Blender
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.62%) Shopify
2 8 (0.62%) Workday HCM
3 6 (0.47%) Sage X3
4 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle iProcurement
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.16%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.078%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.078%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.078%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.078%) Magento
6 1 (0.078%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.078%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.078%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.078%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 195 (15.14%) Azure
2 177 (13.74%) Figma
3 110 (8.54%) AWS
4 105 (8.15%) Microsoft 365
5 89 (6.91%) Power Platform
6 56 (4.35%) Entra ID
7 43 (3.34%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (3.18%) GCP
9 40 (3.11%) Microsoft Copilot
10 38 (2.95%) GitHub
10 38 (2.95%) SaaS
11 31 (2.41%) PowerApps
12 27 (2.10%) Power Automate
13 26 (2.02%) OneDrive
14 24 (1.86%) Google Workspace
15 23 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
16 22 (1.71%) Serverless
17 20 (1.55%) Copilot Studio
17 20 (1.55%) Google Sheets
18 19 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.48%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (1.40%) DNS
3 17 (1.32%) DHCP
4 16 (1.24%) Wireless
5 14 (1.09%) LAN
6 13 (1.01%) Internet
7 12 (0.93%) Intranet
8 11 (0.85%) TCP/IP
9 9 (0.70%) SD-WAN
10 8 (0.62%) Cisco Wireless
11 7 (0.54%) 5G
11 7 (0.54%) Skype
11 7 (0.54%) VPN
11 7 (0.54%) WAN
11 7 (0.54%) WLAN
12 5 (0.39%) 802.11
12 5 (0.39%) Firewall
12 5 (0.39%) HTTP
12 5 (0.39%) SMS
13 4 (0.31%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (4.35%) Power BI
2 20 (1.55%) Relational Database
3 19 (1.48%) Metadata
3 19 (1.48%) SQL Server
4 17 (1.32%) NoSQL
4 17 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (1.09%) MySQL
6 13 (1.01%) Power Query
7 11 (0.85%) Tableau
8 9 (0.70%) MongoDB
9 7 (0.54%) DynamoDB
10 6 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 6 (0.47%) Pinecone
10 6 (0.47%) ZAP BI
11 5 (0.39%) BigQuery
11 5 (0.39%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.39%) Redis
11 5 (0.39%) Star Schema
12 4 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 85 (6.60%) JIRA
2 62 (4.81%) Git
3 31 (2.41%) GitLab
4 21 (1.63%) Cypress.io
5 18 (1.40%) Jenkins
6 15 (1.16%) Gradle
6 15 (1.16%) JUnit
7 12 (0.93%) Android Studio
8 11 (0.85%) Browser DevTools
8 11 (0.85%) Vite
9 10 (0.78%) CircleCI
9 10 (0.78%) Xcode
10 9 (0.70%) fastlane
11 7 (0.54%) Axure RP
12 6 (0.47%) Mocha
12 6 (0.47%) Postman
13 5 (0.39%) Artifactory
13 5 (0.39%) Crashlytics
13 5 (0.39%) Selenium
13 5 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 388 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 231 (17.93%) Finance
3 155 (12.03%) Public Sector
4 123 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
5 96 (7.45%) Banking
6 63 (4.89%) Retail
7 57 (4.43%) Marketing
8 35 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.41%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (2.17%) Legal
12 27 (2.10%) Automotive
13 23 (1.79%) Manufacturing
14 21 (1.63%) Publishing
15 17 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
16 12 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
16 12 (0.93%) Investment Banking
16 12 (0.93%) Local Government
17 9 (0.70%) Front Office
18 8 (0.62%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 277 (21.51%) Designer
2 196 (15.22%) Senior
3 169 (13.12%) Developer
4 124 (9.63%) UX Designer
5 108 (8.39%) Analyst
6 85 (6.60%) Lead
7 69 (5.36%) UI Designer
8 61 (4.74%) Consultant
9 56 (4.35%) Senior Designer
10 54 (4.19%) Product Designer
11 50 (3.88%) Architect
12 48 (3.73%) Business Analyst
12 48 (3.73%) Content Designer
13 46 (3.57%) User Experience Researcher
14 43 (3.34%) IT Support
14 43 (3.34%) UI/UX Designer
15 40 (3.11%) Product Manager
16 35 (2.72%) User Researcher
17 33 (2.56%) Service Designer
18 32 (2.48%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 140 (10.87%) React
2 120 (9.32%) CSS
3 107 (8.31%) HTML
4 87 (6.75%) REST
5 68 (5.28%) AngularJS
6 58 (4.50%) RESTful
7 49 (3.80%) Spring
8 48 (3.73%) Spring Boot
9 42 (3.26%) .NET
10 35 (2.72%) GraphQL
11 30 (2.33%) Node.js
12 28 (2.17%) HTML5
13 27 (2.10%) CSS3
14 25 (1.94%) JSON
15 24 (1.86%) Redux
16 21 (1.63%) Next.js
16 21 (1.63%) SOAP
17 20 (1.55%) Jest
18 19 (1.48%) OAuth
19 18 (1.40%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 123 (9.55%) Product Ownership
2 61 (4.74%) Mobile App
3 53 (4.11%) Onboarding
4 26 (2.02%) AI Agents
4 26 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
5 25 (1.94%) Cloud Native
6 22 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
7 18 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (1.40%) Data Structures
8 17 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 16 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
10 15 (1.16%) Data Centre
10 15 (1.16%) Virtual Reality
11 14 (1.09%) Graphic Design
11 14 (1.09%) Social Media
12 13 (1.01%) Augmented Reality
12 13 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (1.01%) Taxonomies
13 12 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 101 (7.84%) Windows
2 41 (3.18%) Android
3 40 (3.11%) Apple iOS
4 35 (2.72%) Windows 10
5 23 (1.79%) Mac OS
6 13 (1.01%) Linux
7 7 (0.54%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.47%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.39%) Unix
10 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 424 (32.92%) UX Design
2 387 (30.05%) Agile
3 197 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
4 195 (15.14%) AI
5 181 (14.05%) Analytics
6 163 (12.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 162 (12.58%) User Research
8 160 (12.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 145 (11.26%) CI/CD
10 140 (10.87%) Roadmaps
11 138 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 120 (9.32%) DevOps
13 116 (9.01%) Prototyping
14 115 (8.93%) UX Research
15 114 (8.85%) Decision-Making
16 105 (8.15%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 103 (8.00%) Wireframes
18 96 (7.45%) Service Design
19 89 (6.91%) Usability Testing
20 86 (6.68%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 146 (11.34%) JavaScript
2 106 (8.23%) Java
3 95 (7.38%) SQL
4 93 (7.22%) TypeScript
5 88 (6.83%) Python
6 48 (3.73%) PowerShell
7 40 (3.11%) C#
8 31 (2.41%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 16 (1.24%) Bash
11 13 (1.01%) Swift
12 8 (0.62%) Korn
13 6 (0.47%) VBA
13 6 (0.47%) VBScript
14 5 (0.39%) Apex Code
14 5 (0.39%) Perl
14 5 (0.39%) R
14 5 (0.39%) VB
15 3 (0.23%) PHP
15 3 (0.23%) Rust
Qualifications
1 157 (12.19%) Security Cleared
2 125 (9.70%) Degree
3 115 (8.93%) SC Cleared
4 27 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
5 23 (1.79%) DV Cleared
6 19 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.01%) Azure Certification
8 10 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (0.62%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.54%) CCIE
10 7 (0.54%) CCNP
11 6 (0.47%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.39%) CCA
12 5 (0.39%) Citrix Certification
12 5 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.31%) CWNA
13 4 (0.31%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.31%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 207 (16.07%) Accessibility
2 96 (7.45%) QA
3 72 (5.59%) WCAG
4 42 (3.26%) Data Quality
5 29 (2.25%) GDPR
6 17 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 12 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.39%) PMO
9 5 (0.39%) SLA
10 3 (0.23%) GMP
10 3 (0.23%) GxP
10 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.16%) GRC
11 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.16%) NCSC
11 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.078%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.078%) WAI
System Software
1 62 (4.81%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.18%) Docker
3 20 (1.55%) Virtual Desktop
4 16 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.47%) Firmware
6 5 (0.39%) BitLocker
7 4 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.23%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
9 2 (0.16%) XenApp
9 2 (0.16%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.078%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.078%) Varnish
10 1 (0.078%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 50 (3.88%) Kubernetes
2 41 (3.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 40 (3.11%) Terraform
4 33 (2.56%) SCCM
5 19 (1.48%) Grafana
6 16 (1.24%) Single Sign-On
7 14 (1.09%) Ansible
8 9 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
9 8 (0.62%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.31%) Podman
11 3 (0.23%) Clonezilla
11 3 (0.23%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.16%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.16%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.16%) Packer
12 2 (0.16%) WSUS
13 1 (0.078%) Argo
13 1 (0.078%) Nagios
13 1 (0.078%) Rancher
13 1 (0.078%) WMI
Vendors
1 207 (16.07%) Microsoft
2 78 (6.06%) Adobe
3 59 (4.58%) ServiceNow
4 58 (4.50%) Google
5 38 (2.95%) Oracle
5 38 (2.95%) Salesforce
6 35 (2.72%) SAP
7 21 (1.63%) Citrix
8 17 (1.32%) Workday
9 16 (1.24%) Apple
9 16 (1.24%) Cisco
9 16 (1.24%) VMware
10 15 (1.16%) Dynatrace
10 15 (1.16%) Splunk
11 12 (0.93%) Aruba
12 9 (0.70%) MuleSoft
13 7 (0.54%) Databricks
13 7 (0.54%) Foundry
13 7 (0.54%) OpenAI
14 6 (0.47%) Zscaler