User-Centered Design (UCD) Contract Job Trends in Exeter

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Exeter requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 15 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 4 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 3.45% 3.13% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 3.39% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £427 -
25th Percentile £481 £451 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £493 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% - -
75th Percentile £494 £534 -
90th Percentile - £559 -
Devon median daily rate £488 £575 -
% change year-on-year -15.22% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Exeter

User-Centered Design (UCD) 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 Exeter.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 80 59 141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 68.97% 92.19% 83.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 46 120
10th Percentile £203 £328 £325
25th Percentile £213 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £461 £465
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.81% -15.45%
75th Percentile £475 £600 £581
90th Percentile £548 £620 £675
Devon median daily rate £450 £500 £465
% change year-on-year -10.00% +7.53% -7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 11
10th Percentile - - £10.42
25th Percentile - - £13.86
Median hourly rate - - £27.52
Median % change year-on-year - - -43.85%
75th Percentile - - £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £24.71 £65.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -61.98% +116.67% -45.45%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

User-Centered Design (UCD) job vacancy trend in Exeter

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (50.00%) Advertising
2 1 (25.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Designer
1 2 (50.00%) Interaction Designer
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Product Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior User Researcher
2 1 (25.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Service Design
1 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (50.00%) Community of Practice
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Interaction Design
2 2 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (25.00%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Usability Testing
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Accessibility