User Experience Contracts in London

UX
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for User Experience skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Experience over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 63 52 53
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 0
Contract jobs citing User Experience 589 1,155 1,836
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.37% 4.44% 4.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.80% 4.88% 5.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 420 814 1,321
10th Percentile £313 £369 £375
25th Percentile £413 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.32% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £745 £750
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 11 28
10th Percentile £16.68 £25.75 £24.25
25th Percentile £20.96 £29.22 £39.50
Median hourly rate £36.69 £37.50 £53.13
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% -29.41% +53.21%
75th Percentile £51.75 £60.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £57.86 £75.00 £68.25
England median hourly rate £25.50 £26.50 £55.25
% change year-on-year -3.77% -52.04% +68.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

User Experience is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,486 23,649 35,686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.63% 90.88% 92.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,107 17,073 26,082
10th Percentile £343 £375 £388
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £593 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% +3.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £681 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 307 267 418
10th Percentile £15.77 £18.30 £17.21
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.45 £23.91
Median hourly rate £27.84 £37.34 £36.41
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +2.55% +12.03%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.88 £51.00
90th Percentile £66.85 £82.50 £67.69
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year -1.75% +48.60% +8.70%

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 19 May 2024.

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 19 May 2024.

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 19 May 2024. 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 +3 67 £525 -4.55% 34
South London -6 9 £438 -27.08% 12
West London -29 6 £463 -15.91% 11
East London -2 4 £539 - 64
North London - 2 £225 - 1
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 38 (6.45%) CMS
2 21 (3.57%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.55%) Confluence
4 10 (1.70%) Apache
5 7 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.02%) Drupal
6 6 (1.02%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 5 (0.85%) Headless CMS
7 5 (0.85%) WordPress
8 4 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.68%) Tornado
9 2 (0.34%) nginx
9 2 (0.34%) SAS
10 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.17%) Kentico
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Coherence
10 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 32 (5.43%) Sketch
2 21 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (3.23%) Adobe XD
4 13 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 11 (1.87%) InVision
5 11 (1.87%) Photoshop
6 9 (1.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.68%) InDesign
8 4 (0.68%) SPSS
8 4 (0.68%) UserZoom
9 3 (0.51%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.34%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.34%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.17%) 3ds Max
11 1 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.17%) Final Cut Pro
11 1 (0.17%) Marvel
11 1 (0.17%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 7 (1.19%) Shopify
2 4 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.68%) WebTrends
3 2 (0.34%) Magento
4 1 (0.17%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.17%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 81 (13.75%) Figma
2 69 (11.71%) AWS
2 69 (11.71%) Azure
3 29 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.90%) GCP
5 22 (3.74%) Power Platform
6 16 (2.72%) GitHub
7 13 (2.21%) Miro
7 13 (2.21%) SaaS
8 12 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.87%) Serverless
10 10 (1.70%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (1.70%) Entra ID
10 10 (1.70%) Power Automate
11 9 (1.53%) PowerApps
12 8 (1.36%) Azure Key Vault
12 8 (1.36%) Google Analytics
13 6 (1.02%) BigCommerce
14 5 (0.85%) WhatsApp
15 4 (0.68%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.36%) Intranet
1 8 (1.36%) VPN
2 6 (1.02%) Internet
2 6 (1.02%) SSH
3 5 (0.85%) DHCP
3 5 (0.85%) DNS
4 3 (0.51%) HTTP
4 3 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.34%) LAN
5 2 (0.34%) NetScaler
5 2 (0.34%) WAN
6 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.58%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.74%) Power BI
3 15 (2.55%) Apache Cassandra
3 15 (2.55%) NoSQL
4 14 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.87%) MySQL
7 9 (1.53%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (1.53%) MongoDB
8 8 (1.36%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.19%) Apache Ignite
9 7 (1.19%) Big Data
10 5 (0.85%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (0.85%) Tableau
11 3 (0.51%) BusinessObjects XI
11 3 (0.51%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.51%) Power Query
11 3 (0.51%) PowerPivot
12 2 (0.34%) Looker
12 2 (0.34%) RavenDB
Development Applications
1 39 (6.62%) Git
2 29 (4.92%) JIRA
3 9 (1.53%) Axure RP
3 9 (1.53%) Cypress.io
3 9 (1.53%) git-flow
4 8 (1.36%) Gradle
4 8 (1.36%) TeamCity
5 7 (1.19%) webpack
6 6 (1.02%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.02%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.85%) Visual Website Optimizer
8 4 (0.68%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.68%) Visual Studio Code
9 3 (0.51%) Babel
9 3 (0.51%) Maven
10 2 (0.34%) Ant
10 2 (0.34%) Jasmine
10 2 (0.34%) NUnit
10 2 (0.34%) Selenium
11 1 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 171 (29.03%) Social Skills
2 113 (19.19%) Finance
3 59 (10.02%) Marketing
4 50 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (7.13%) Public Sector
6 34 (5.77%) Banking
7 26 (4.41%) Retail
8 17 (2.89%) Front Office
8 17 (2.89%) Local Government
9 14 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (2.38%) Publishing
10 13 (2.21%) Games
11 12 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.87%) Law
13 10 (1.70%) Legal
14 9 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.36%) Health Technology
15 8 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (1.19%) Investment Banking
16 7 (1.19%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 137 (23.26%) Designer
2 135 (22.92%) Developer
3 124 (21.05%) Senior
4 89 (15.11%) UX Designer
5 42 (7.13%) React Developer
6 40 (6.79%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 35 (5.94%) Software Engineer
8 33 (5.60%) UI Designer
9 32 (5.43%) Analyst
9 32 (5.43%) Senior Designer
10 30 (5.09%) UI/UX Designer
11 29 (4.92%) Senior UX Designer
12 28 (4.75%) Lead
13 27 (4.58%) Senior Developer
13 27 (4.58%) UI Developer
13 27 (4.58%) UI Engineer
14 24 (4.07%) Architect
15 23 (3.90%) Senior Software Engineer
16 22 (3.74%) Full Stack Developer
17 20 (3.40%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (18.51%) React
2 89 (15.11%) CSS
3 84 (14.26%) HTML
4 35 (5.94%) AngularJS
5 30 (5.09%) Node.js
5 30 (5.09%) Redux
6 24 (4.07%) RESTful
7 22 (3.74%) .NET
7 22 (3.74%) Kafka
8 20 (3.40%) REST
9 18 (3.06%) HTML5
9 18 (3.06%) Sass
9 18 (3.06%) WebSockets
10 16 (2.72%) Jest
11 15 (2.55%) CSS3
12 14 (2.38%) Tailwind CSS
13 13 (2.21%) Material-UI
14 10 (1.70%) jQuery
14 10 (1.70%) Next.js
14 10 (1.70%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.47%) Mobile App
1 44 (7.47%) Product Ownership
2 30 (5.09%) Fixed Income
3 22 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.06%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.72%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
7 12 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 11 (1.87%) Data Structures
9 10 (1.70%) Algorithms
9 10 (1.70%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.70%) Graphic Design
9 10 (1.70%) Video\Live Streaming
10 7 (1.19%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.19%) Over-the-Top Content
11 6 (1.02%) Animation
11 6 (1.02%) Digital Media
11 6 (1.02%) Hedge funds
12 5 (0.85%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.74%) Windows
2 20 (3.40%) Android
3 16 (2.72%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.19%) Linux
4 7 (1.19%) Windows 7
5 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.34%) Unix
9 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (44.82%) UX Design
2 179 (30.39%) Agile
3 97 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
4 80 (13.58%) Front End Development
5 71 (12.05%) User Research
6 66 (11.21%) Software Engineering
7 52 (8.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 50 (8.49%) Customer Experience
9 49 (8.32%) UX Research
10 46 (7.81%) Wireframes
11 42 (7.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 41 (6.96%) DevOps
13 38 (6.45%) Computer Science
13 38 (6.45%) Roadmaps
14 37 (6.28%) CI/CD
14 37 (6.28%) Full Stack Development
15 36 (6.11%) E-Commerce
15 36 (6.11%) SDLC
16 35 (5.94%) Scrum
16 35 (5.94%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 105 (17.83%) JavaScript
2 58 (9.85%) TypeScript
3 51 (8.66%) SQL
4 50 (8.49%) Java
5 43 (7.30%) Python
6 25 (4.24%) C#
7 18 (3.06%) Go
8 15 (2.55%) Kotlin
9 13 (2.21%) Swift
10 11 (1.87%) Objective-C
10 11 (1.87%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.36%) PHP
12 6 (1.02%) C
13 3 (0.51%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.51%) Dart
14 2 (0.34%) C++
14 2 (0.34%) R
14 2 (0.34%) SOQL
15 1 (0.17%) ABAP
15 1 (0.17%) VB
Qualifications
1 75 (12.73%) Degree
2 47 (7.98%) Security Cleared
3 39 (6.62%) SC Cleared
4 25 (4.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.70%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.68%) AWS Certification
7 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.51%) CCA
8 3 (0.51%) Citrix Certification
8 3 (0.51%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.51%) PMP
9 2 (0.34%) CCNA
9 2 (0.34%) CCNP
9 2 (0.34%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.34%) ISEB
9 2 (0.34%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.34%) MBA
9 2 (0.34%) MCSA
9 2 (0.34%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (10.19%) Accessibility
2 24 (4.07%) QA
3 15 (2.55%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.21%) SLA
5 11 (1.87%) WCAG
6 5 (0.85%) GDPR
7 4 (0.68%) GRC
8 3 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.51%) MiFID
8 3 (0.51%) PMO
9 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 2 (0.34%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.17%) EMIR
System Software
1 25 (4.24%) Docker
2 14 (2.38%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.34%) vSphere
4 1 (0.17%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 27 (4.58%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.87%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.68%) Terraform
4 3 (0.51%) SCCM
5 2 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
6 1 (0.17%) Hadoop YARN
6 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.17%) Nessus
6 1 (0.17%) Oozie
Vendors
1 51 (8.66%) Microsoft
2 50 (8.49%) Adobe
3 19 (3.23%) Google
4 17 (2.89%) ServiceNow
5 16 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.38%) SAP
7 12 (2.04%) Apple
8 9 (1.53%) Citrix
8 9 (1.53%) Oracle
9 7 (1.19%) Optimizely
10 6 (1.02%) Sitecore
11 5 (0.85%) CyberArk
11 5 (0.85%) Databricks
11 5 (0.85%) MicroStrategy
12 4 (0.68%) Black Duck
12 4 (0.68%) Cognos
12 4 (0.68%) Confluent
12 4 (0.68%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.68%) Screaming Frog
13 3 (0.51%) NetApp