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

User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East > Hampshire

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 66 93
Rank change year-on-year -20 +27 +19
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 5 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.36% 0.27% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.31% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile - £460 £425
25th Percentile - £475 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £364 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year -27.20% +4.17% +37.14%
75th Percentile £454 £525 £511
90th Percentile - £540 £525
South East median daily rate £500 £558 £530
% change year-on-year -10.31% +5.19% -3.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,164 636 1,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 82.91% 86.65% 85.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 764 441 670
10th Percentile £313 £356 £388
25th Percentile £450 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £558
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -1.35% +6.19%
75th Percentile £648 £613 £675
90th Percentile £738 £675 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £506
% change year-on-year -0.10% -1.09% +1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 37 122
10th Percentile £15.03 £19.38 £13.05
25th Percentile £16.38 £27.00 £20.63
Median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.83% -36.36% +28.87%
75th Percentile £35.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £51.81 £72.75 £75.16
South East median hourly rate £25.08 £43.94 £47.50
% change year-on-year -42.93% -7.49% +5.56%

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

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

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

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

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

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

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
Portsmouth - 5 £364 -
User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East

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

General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) User Researcher
2 2 (40.00%) Designer
2 2 (40.00%) Service Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 5 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 5 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (60.00%) Cognitive Psychology
2 3 (60.00%) Design Persona
2 3 (60.00%) Front End Development
2 3 (60.00%) Market Research
2 3 (60.00%) Psychology
2 3 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
2 3 (60.00%) Quantitative Research
2 3 (60.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (60.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) UX Design
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (40.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (40.00%) WCAG