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

User-Centered Design (UCD)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.31% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £418 - -
25th Percentile £426 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 - -
75th Percentile £476 - -
90th Percentile £483 - -
East of England median daily rate £451 £406 £613
% change year-on-year +11.02% -33.67% +2.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 572 339 610
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 87.60% 86.26% 87.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 138 320
10th Percentile £187 £263 £275
25th Percentile £406 £339 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £597 £650
90th Percentile £713 £675 £750
East of England median daily rate £492 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.62% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 85 159
10th Percentile £16.54 £15.61 £25.80
25th Percentile £18.50 £35.00 £42.38
Median hourly rate £44.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% - -
75th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £86.50 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £21.00 £28.34 £22.00
% change year-on-year -25.89% +28.80% -4.35%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. 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
Stevenage - 2 £451 -
User-Centered Design (UCD)
East of England

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Designer
2 1 (50.00%) Product Designer
2 1 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Designer
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Product Designer
2 1 (50.00%) UI Designer
2 1 (50.00%) UI/UX Designer
2 1 (50.00%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) Wireframes
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Conceptual Models
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Design Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Ideation Sessions
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GMP
1 1 (50.00%) GxP
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft