UX Strategist Contract Job Trends in England

User Experience Strategist
UK > England

The median User Experience Strategist daily rate in England is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 583 - 540
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Contract jobs requiring a UX Strategist 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £515 - -
25th Percentile £519 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £550
75th Percentile £575 - £575
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £550 - £550

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 37,244 22,538 34,519
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 92.63% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,300 15,012 22,927
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £621 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,527 898 2,426
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.20 £12.96
25th Percentile £20.90 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £47.00 £31.64 £35.96
Median % change year-on-year +48.55% -12.01% -20.09%
75th Percentile £67.50 £64.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.07 £36.00
% change year-on-year +51.36% -19.25% -20.00%

UX Strategist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'UX Strategist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

UX Strategist job vacancy trend in England

UX Strategist
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UX Strategist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UX Strategist job vacancies in England

UX Strategist
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 UX Strategist within the England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 - 3 £550 - 3
UX Strategist
UK

UX Strategist Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 April 2026, UX Strategist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring UX Strategist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
2 1 (33.33%) Fintech
2 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow

UX Strategist Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Content Writing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
2 1 (33.33%) Fintech
2 1 (33.33%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow