User Experience Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

UX
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 28 18
Rank change year-on-year -7 -10 +30
Contract jobs citing User Experience 9 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 3.35% 1.12% 4.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 1.21% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £330 - £444
25th Percentile £363 - £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £570
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.92%
75th Percentile £433 - £600
90th Percentile £468 - £637
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £375 - £570
% change year-on-year - - +5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 244 165 140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 90.71% 92.70% 86.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 74 102
10th Percentile £170 £307 £229
25th Percentile £358 £363 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year - -7.22% -11.82%
75th Percentile £538 £571 £580
90th Percentile £600 £699 £719
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 20 7
10th Percentile £14.13 £13.75 £16.40
25th Percentile £17.23 £15.44 £17.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.26% +14.71%
75th Percentile £51.50 £50.00 £26.13
90th Percentile £53.75 £70.00 £32.70
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £17.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year +10.00% -10.26% +39.29%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

User Experience job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing User Experience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing User Experience

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 11 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing User Experience.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing User Experience

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 2 (22.22%) AWS
1 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) NoSQL
1 2 (22.22%) Redis
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Mocha
General
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
1 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Developer
1 3 (33.33%) User Researcher
2 2 (22.22%) Designer
2 2 (22.22%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
2 2 (22.22%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Developer
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Front-End Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Coordinator
3 1 (11.11%) Interaction Designer
3 1 (11.11%) Salesforce Developer
3 1 (11.11%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) CSS
1 2 (22.22%) Express.js
1 2 (22.22%) HTML
1 2 (22.22%) Jest
1 2 (22.22%) Node.js
1 2 (22.22%) React
2 1 (11.11%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (11.11%) Middleware
2 1 (11.11%) RESTful
2 1 (11.11%) SOAP
2 1 (11.11%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Public Cloud
2 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) User Research
2 5 (55.56%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 5 (55.56%) UX Design
3 4 (44.44%) Front End Development
3 4 (44.44%) Usability Testing
4 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (33.33%) Qualitative Research
4 3 (33.33%) Quantitative Research
5 2 (22.22%) BDD
5 2 (22.22%) Coaching
5 2 (22.22%) Cognitive Psychology
5 2 (22.22%) Design Persona
5 2 (22.22%) End-to-End Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Line Management
5 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
5 2 (22.22%) Microservices
5 2 (22.22%) Progressive Enhancement
5 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (22.22%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) JavaScript
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (11.11%) HNC
3 1 (11.11%) HND
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 3 (33.33%) WCAG
2 2 (22.22%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Salesforce