User Experience Contracts in London

UX
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring User Experience skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Experience over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 67 54
Rank change year-on-year +14 -13 -1
Contract jobs citing User Experience 534 580 1,141
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 4.40% 3.33% 4.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.77% 3.76% 4.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 414 803
10th Percentile £319 £313 £369
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £504 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.13% -8.32% -
75th Percentile £650 £625 £650
90th Percentile £777 £749 £745
England median daily rate £499 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -0.20% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 18 11
10th Percentile £36.35 £16.68 £25.75
25th Percentile £46.25 £20.96 £29.22
Median hourly rate £53.00 £36.69 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -2.15% -28.57%
75th Percentile £63.75 £51.75 £60.00
90th Percentile - £57.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £58.00 £25.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year +127.45% -3.77% -52.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

User Experience 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,187 15,413 23,359
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.22% 88.53% 90.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,539 11,060 16,862
10th Percentile £350 £343 £375
25th Percentile £431 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £593
Median % change year-on-year - -7.17% +3.04%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 306 269
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.72 £18.40
25th Percentile £23.75 £20.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £31.35 £27.83 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.65% -28.65% +7.11%
75th Percentile £49.75 £48.75 £64.25
90th Percentile £63.45 £66.88 £82.60
England median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.08% -2.67% +50.00%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in London

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience in London.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in London

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in London over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in London

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience in London.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in London

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in London over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in London

User Experience
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the London region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Central London +10 77 £538 +4.88% 104
West London +18 10 £400 -13.51% 166
East London +18 4 £495 -8.12% 10
South London -2 2 £700 +60.00% 12
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (5.43%) CMS
2 19 (3.56%) Confluence
3 17 (3.18%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.31%) Drupal
5 5 (0.94%) SharePoint 2010
6 4 (0.75%) Headless CMS
6 4 (0.75%) IIS
6 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.56%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.56%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.56%) JBoss
7 3 (0.56%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.37%) Apache
8 2 (0.37%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.19%) Mendix
9 1 (0.19%) Moodle
9 1 (0.19%) nginx
Applications
1 24 (4.49%) Sketch
2 15 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.25%) Adobe XD
4 11 (2.06%) Chatbot
4 11 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
6 7 (1.31%) Autodesk Smoke
7 6 (1.12%) Trello
8 5 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 5 (0.94%) InfoPath
8 5 (0.94%) InVision
9 4 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
9 4 (0.75%) Photoshop
10 3 (0.56%) Adobe After Effects
10 3 (0.56%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.37%) Blender
11 2 (0.37%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.37%) SPSS
11 2 (0.37%) Stata
Business Applications
1 11 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.94%) Shopify
3 2 (0.37%) Magento
3 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.19%) Advent Portfolio Exchange
4 1 (0.19%) Endur
4 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.19%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.19%) SessionCam
Cloud Services
1 96 (17.98%) Figma
2 78 (14.61%) AWS
3 61 (11.42%) Azure
4 43 (8.05%) GCP
5 35 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (6.18%) Power Platform
7 19 (3.56%) Entra ID
8 18 (3.37%) SaaS
9 16 (3.00%) Serverless
10 14 (2.62%) GitHub
11 12 (2.25%) PowerApps
12 10 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
12 10 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (1.87%) Power Automate
13 9 (1.69%) Amazon S3
14 8 (1.50%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (1.31%) Amazon Cognito
15 7 (1.31%) Google Analytics
16 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.50%) Remote Desktop
2 5 (0.94%) Internet
3 4 (0.75%) DNS
3 4 (0.75%) HTTP
3 4 (0.75%) VPN
4 3 (0.56%) DHCP
4 3 (0.56%) Firewall
4 3 (0.56%) Intranet
4 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.37%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.37%) WebEx
6 1 (0.19%) Broadband
6 1 (0.19%) IPsec
6 1 (0.19%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.19%) LAN
6 1 (0.19%) MPLS
6 1 (0.19%) PSTN
6 1 (0.19%) SMS
6 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.12%) PostgreSQL
2 20 (3.75%) Power BI
3 13 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.43%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.50%) DynamoDB
4 8 (1.50%) Tableau
5 7 (1.31%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.31%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.94%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (0.94%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.94%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.75%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.75%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.75%) Looker
7 4 (0.75%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.75%) Spotfire
8 3 (0.56%) MySQL
8 3 (0.56%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.56%) Redis
Development Applications
1 41 (7.68%) JIRA
2 25 (4.68%) Git
3 13 (2.43%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.87%) Axure RP
5 9 (1.69%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.31%) Selenium
6 7 (1.31%) TeamCity
7 6 (1.12%) Postman
8 5 (0.94%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.94%) REST Assured
8 5 (0.94%) webpack
9 4 (0.75%) Babel
9 4 (0.75%) JUnit
9 4 (0.75%) Mocha
9 4 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.56%) Ant
10 3 (0.56%) Gradle
10 3 (0.56%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.56%) Xcode
11 2 (0.37%) Jasmine
General
1 169 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 137 (25.66%) Finance
3 76 (14.23%) Banking
4 62 (11.61%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (8.99%) Marketing
6 39 (7.30%) Front Office
7 30 (5.62%) Public Sector
7 30 (5.62%) Retail
8 25 (4.68%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 17 (3.18%) Legal
11 12 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.87%) Retail Banking
13 9 (1.69%) Investment Banking
14 7 (1.31%) Corporate Banking
14 7 (1.31%) Digital Health
14 7 (1.31%) Games
15 6 (1.12%) Back Office
15 6 (1.12%) Financial Institution
15 6 (1.12%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 147 (27.53%) Developer
2 114 (21.35%) Designer
3 79 (14.79%) Senior
4 52 (9.74%) React Developer
5 49 (9.18%) Analyst
5 49 (9.18%) UX Designer
6 41 (7.68%) Software Engineer
7 36 (6.74%) Developer/Software Engineer
8 32 (5.99%) Product Designer
9 27 (5.06%) Business Analyst
10 26 (4.87%) Senior Designer
11 23 (4.31%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 22 (4.12%) Lead
13 21 (3.93%) UI Designer
14 17 (3.18%) Architect
14 17 (3.18%) User Experience Researcher
15 16 (3.00%) Product Manager
15 16 (3.00%) UI/UX Designer
16 15 (2.81%) Project Manager
16 15 (2.81%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (15.73%) React
2 62 (11.61%) HTML
3 57 (10.67%) CSS
4 50 (9.36%) Node.js
5 47 (8.80%) Redux
6 26 (4.87%) HTML5
6 26 (4.87%) RESTful
7 25 (4.68%) .NET
8 24 (4.49%) AngularJS
9 18 (3.37%) jQuery
9 18 (3.37%) REST
10 16 (3.00%) GraphQL
11 13 (2.43%) Next.js
12 12 (2.25%) CSS3
13 10 (1.87%) Jest
13 10 (1.87%) OAuth
13 10 (1.87%) Web Services
14 9 (1.69%) Vue
14 9 (1.69%) WebSockets
15 8 (1.50%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.67%) Product Ownership
2 42 (7.87%) Mobile App
3 36 (6.74%) Fixed Income
4 17 (3.18%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.50%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.50%) Equities
7 8 (1.50%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.50%) Life Science
7 8 (1.50%) Social Media
8 7 (1.31%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.31%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.12%) Animation
9 6 (1.12%) IoT
9 6 (1.12%) Learning Management System
9 6 (1.12%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 29 (5.43%) Windows
2 26 (4.87%) Apple iOS
3 25 (4.68%) Android
4 8 (1.50%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.94%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.75%) Windows 7
7 3 (0.56%) Linux
7 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.37%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.37%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (36.70%) UX Design
2 186 (34.83%) Agile
3 109 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
4 77 (14.42%) User Research
5 58 (10.86%) Software Engineering
6 56 (10.49%) Prototyping
6 56 (10.49%) Roadmaps
7 53 (9.93%) Wireframes
8 52 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
9 51 (9.55%) Project Management
10 48 (8.99%) Analytics
10 48 (8.99%) Asset Management
11 47 (8.80%) UX Research
12 46 (8.61%) CI/CD
12 46 (8.61%) Fintech
12 46 (8.61%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 45 (8.43%) Front End Development
14 42 (7.87%) DevOps
15 41 (7.68%) Artificial Intelligence
16 40 (7.49%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 105 (19.66%) JavaScript
2 63 (11.80%) TypeScript
3 60 (11.24%) Python
4 56 (10.49%) SQL
5 25 (4.68%) C#
6 24 (4.49%) Java
7 13 (2.43%) Kotlin
8 8 (1.50%) PowerShell
9 4 (0.75%) Swift
10 3 (0.56%) Go
10 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.56%) R
10 3 (0.56%) Scala
11 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.37%) Objective-C
11 2 (0.37%) PHP
11 2 (0.37%) RPG
12 1 (0.19%) ABAP
12 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (9.55%) Degree
2 45 (8.43%) Security Cleared
3 36 (6.74%) SC Cleared
4 15 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.69%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.94%) CBAP
8 4 (0.75%) PhD
9 3 (0.56%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.56%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.56%) PMP
10 2 (0.37%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.37%) CISM
10 2 (0.37%) CISSP
10 2 (0.37%) CSPO
10 2 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.19%) CISA
11 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.19%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (12.36%) Accessibility
2 20 (3.75%) QA
3 14 (2.62%) WCAG
4 6 (1.12%) GDPR
5 4 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (0.75%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.56%) SLA
7 2 (0.37%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.19%) GRC
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.19%) MiFID
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.50%) Docker
3 4 (0.75%) OpenAM
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (1.87%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.12%) Prometheus
2 6 (1.12%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 4 (0.75%) Terraform
5 3 (0.56%) Grafana
6 2 (0.37%) Kibana
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Ranger
7 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 70 (13.11%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.55%) Adobe
3 22 (4.12%) ServiceNow
4 21 (3.93%) Salesforce
5 17 (3.18%) SAP
6 13 (2.43%) OutSystems
7 12 (2.25%) Google
8 7 (1.31%) Databricks
8 7 (1.31%) Workday
9 6 (1.12%) Oracle
10 5 (0.94%) Genesys
10 5 (0.94%) Sitecore
11 4 (0.75%) Cisco
11 4 (0.75%) Optimizely
12 3 (0.56%) Apple
12 3 (0.56%) IBM
12 3 (0.56%) Logitech
12 3 (0.56%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.56%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 2 (0.37%) OpenAI