Senior User Experience Consultant Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior UX Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Senior UX Consultant daily rate in Manchester is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 101 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.076% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £480 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 - -
75th Percentile £490 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £485 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,218 973 1,488
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.74% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 807 625 1,066
10th Percentile £313 £310 £306
25th Percentile £385 £400 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £566 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 32 83
10th Percentile £18.35 £15.92 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -46.89%
75th Percentile £61.25 £34.56 £60.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.52 £26.53
% change year-on-year +44.62% +11.27% -7.58%

Senior User Experience Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior User Experience Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior User Experience Consultant Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Senior User Experience Consultant 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 Manchester region featuring Senior User Experience Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Senior User Experience Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Figma
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Behavioural Change
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience