UX Design Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Experience Design (UXD)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring UX Design skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 31 25
Rank change year-on-year -15 -6 +27
Contract jobs citing UX Design 7 3 5
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.72% 1.30% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.96% 1.44% 2.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 1
10th Percentile £361 £334 -
25th Percentile £363 £347 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £367 £388 £700
Median % change year-on-year -5.42% -44.64% +39.30%
75th Percentile £385 £422 -
90th Percentile £419 £431 -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £367 £388 £700
% change year-on-year -5.42% -44.64% +39.30%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

UX Design 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 358 208 167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 87.96% 90.43% 83.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 122 94
10th Percentile £180 £305 £233
25th Percentile £364 £352 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% -12.89%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £597
90th Percentile £588 £649 £711
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £450 £476
% change year-on-year - -5.46% -13.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 14
10th Percentile £17.88 £13.94 £24.73
25th Percentile £44.50 £14.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £16.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +243.75% -66.32% +111.11%
75th Percentile £60.00 £18.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £69.66 £19.75 £68.75
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £53.75 £16.00 £13.99
% change year-on-year +235.94% +14.37% -37.82%

UX Design
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

UX Design job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

UX Design
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing UX Design.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing UX Design

UX Design
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 1 (14.29%) GitHub
General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Designer
2 3 (42.86%) User Researcher
2 3 (42.86%) UX Designer
3 2 (28.57%) Service Designer
3 2 (28.57%) UX Service Designer
4 1 (14.29%) Interaction Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) Usability Testing
2 6 (85.71%) User Research
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 5 (71.43%) Ethnography
3 5 (71.43%) Service Design
4 4 (57.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (42.86%) Cognitive Psychology
5 3 (42.86%) Design Persona
5 3 (42.86%) Ergonomics
5 3 (42.86%) Front End Development
5 3 (42.86%) Human Factors
5 3 (42.86%) Market Research
5 3 (42.86%) Psychology
5 3 (42.86%) Qualitative Research
5 3 (42.86%) Quantitative Research
5 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (28.57%) Human-Centred Design
6 2 (28.57%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) WCAG