User Experience Manager Contract Job Trends in London

UX Manager
England > London

The median UX Manager daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 408 - 392
Rank change year-on-year - - +97
Contract jobs requiring a User Experience Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% - 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £463
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.00%
75th Percentile - - £469
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £578 £400 £463
% change year-on-year +44.38% -13.51% -26.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,480 11,742 16,607
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 93.41% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,969 8,052 12,007
10th Percentile £350 £341 £325
25th Percentile £425 £431 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £680 £675
90th Percentile £753 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 145 338
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.33 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.03 £24.00 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.65 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.23% +26.00% -21.43%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.45 £36.34
% change year-on-year +54.35% -16.20% -18.83%

User Experience Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'User Experience Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

User Experience Manager job vacancy trend in London

User Experience Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Manager job vacancies in London

User Experience Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for User Experience Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for User Experience Manager job vacancies in London

User Experience Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, User Experience Manager 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 London region featuring User Experience Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

User Experience Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)