UX Service Designer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Experience Service Designer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median User Experience Service Designer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £369, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a UX Service Designer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £360 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 - -
75th Percentile £379 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £369 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 295 170 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.04% 86.29% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 93 107
10th Percentile £163 £185 £214
25th Percentile £338 £335 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -12.37% -11.82%
75th Percentile £530 £550 £594
90th Percentile £600 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +2.94% -10.53% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 7
10th Percentile £13.98 £17.01 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.88 £42.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.25 £60.00 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.25% +87.50% +161.22%
75th Percentile £53.19 £70.00 £46.88
90th Percentile £53.75 - £60.00
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £29.25 £50.00 £24.75
% change year-on-year -41.50% +102.02% +102.04%

UX Service Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'UX Service Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

UX Service Designer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

UX Service Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UX Service Designer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for UX Service Designer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

UX Service Designer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, UX Service Designer 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring UX Service Designer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnographic Research
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 2 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

UX Service Designer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnographic Research
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 2 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation