User Experience Contract Job Trends in the South East

UX
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 77 99
Rank change year-on-year -54 +22 -17
Contract jobs citing User Experience 101 90 86
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 1.52% 2.58% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 2.90% 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 72 55
10th Percentile £203 £204 £201
25th Percentile £250 £321 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £449 £375
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% +19.60% -21.05%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £513
90th Percentile £650 £630 £573
England median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 6 1
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.25 -
25th Percentile £25.25 £16.23 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £70.39
Median % change year-on-year +29.22% -64.27% +116.58%
75th Percentile £72.50 £58.91 -
90th Percentile £84.80 £70.16 -
England median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.50
% change year-on-year -6.88% -27.72% +6.32%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,371 3,105 3,793
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.62% 89.17% 82.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,234 1,936 2,272
10th Percentile £281 £220 £255
25th Percentile £425 £379 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £625
90th Percentile £709 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 627 305 254
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.35 £16.08
25th Percentile £17.23 £15.50 £31.44
Median hourly rate £52.43 £21.25 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +146.71% -62.95% +9.24%
75th Percentile £70.00 £50.00 £71.86
90th Percentile £87.43 £69.65 £78.75
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in the South East

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing User Experience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing User Experience

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the South East over the 6 months to 17 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in the South East

User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing User Experience.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing User Experience

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in the South East over the 6 months to 17 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in the South East

User Experience
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 17 September 2026. 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
Thames Valley -30 48 £331 -22.06% 119
Berkshire -27 31 £313 -26.47% 60
Hampshire -27 18 £325 -33.94% 34
Surrey -31 17 £360 +20.00% 26
West Sussex -10 15 £532 -18.23% 20
Buckinghamshire -30 10 £570 +15.44% 22
Oxfordshire -24 7 £210 -42.07% 37
Kent -2 2 £400 -20.40% 20
Sussex - 1 £650 -
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (12.87%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.96%) CMS
3 2 (1.98%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.99%) Confluence
4 1 (0.99%) Kentico
4 1 (0.99%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (0.99%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 2 (1.98%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 33 (32.67%) Azure
2 23 (22.77%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (13.86%) AWS
4 10 (9.90%) OneDrive
5 9 (8.91%) Power Platform
6 7 (6.93%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (6.93%) GCP
7 5 (4.95%) Figma
7 5 (4.95%) SaaS
8 4 (3.96%) Entra ID
8 4 (3.96%) Power Automate
9 3 (2.97%) Azure AKS
9 3 (2.97%) GitHub
9 3 (2.97%) Sauce Labs
10 2 (1.98%) Azure AI
10 2 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (1.98%) Firebase
10 2 (1.98%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (1.98%) Google App Engine
10 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (12.87%) DNS
2 12 (11.88%) DHCP
3 10 (9.90%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.98%) NetScaler
5 1 (0.99%) Network Security
5 1 (0.99%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.95%) Relational Database
2 4 (3.96%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.97%) MySQL
3 3 (2.97%) Power BI
4 2 (1.98%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (1.98%) Couchbase
4 2 (1.98%) Db2
4 2 (1.98%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.98%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.98%) Power Query
4 2 (1.98%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.98%) Redis
4 2 (1.98%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.99%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.99%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 4 (3.96%) Android Studio
1 4 (3.96%) Xcode
2 3 (2.97%) Browser DevTools
2 3 (2.97%) Eclipse
2 3 (2.97%) Git
3 2 (1.98%) fastlane
3 2 (1.98%) GitLab
3 2 (1.98%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.98%) JIRA
3 2 (1.98%) JMeter
3 2 (1.98%) Postman
4 1 (0.99%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.99%) Crashlytics
4 1 (0.99%) Gradle
4 1 (0.99%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.99%) XCTest
4 1 (0.99%) XCUITest
General
1 38 (37.62%) Social Skills
2 15 (14.85%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (12.87%) Public Sector
4 8 (7.92%) Finance
5 6 (5.94%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.98%) Legal
7 2 (1.98%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.99%) Billing
8 1 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.99%) Marketing
8 1 (0.99%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 21 (20.79%) IT Support
2 12 (11.88%) Developer
2 12 (11.88%) Senior
3 11 (10.89%) Consultant
4 10 (9.90%) Support Engineer
5 9 (8.91%) Designer
6 7 (6.93%) Analyst
6 7 (6.93%) IT Engineer
6 7 (6.93%) IT Support Engineer
6 7 (6.93%) Product Owner
7 4 (3.96%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 4 (3.96%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (3.96%) Senior IT Engineer
7 4 (3.96%) Senior IT Support
7 4 (3.96%) Senior Support Engineer
8 3 (2.97%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
8 3 (2.97%) Desktop Analyst
8 3 (2.97%) UI Designer
8 3 (2.97%) UI/UX Designer
8 3 (2.97%) UX Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (10.89%) CSS
2 9 (8.91%) React
3 8 (7.92%) HTML
3 8 (7.92%) REST
4 6 (5.94%) .NET
5 5 (4.95%) AngularJS
6 4 (3.96%) .NET Core
6 4 (3.96%) .NET Framework
6 4 (3.96%) ASP.NET
6 4 (3.96%) ASP.NET Web API
6 4 (3.96%) Entity Framework
6 4 (3.96%) JSON
6 4 (3.96%) SOAP
7 3 (2.97%) Ajax
7 3 (2.97%) GraphQL
7 3 (2.97%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (2.97%) OAuth
8 2 (1.98%) Kafka
8 2 (1.98%) SailPoint
8 2 (1.98%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (16.83%) Product Ownership
2 12 (11.88%) Data Centre
3 9 (8.91%) Onboarding
4 7 (6.93%) Mobile App
5 5 (4.95%) Data Structures
6 4 (3.96%) Algorithms
6 4 (3.96%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.97%) AI Agents
7 3 (2.97%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.97%) Driving Licence
7 3 (2.97%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.98%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.98%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.99%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.99%) Legacy Code
9 1 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (0.99%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.99%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (28.71%) Windows
2 16 (15.84%) Apple iOS
3 11 (10.89%) Mac OS
4 8 (7.92%) Android
5 5 (4.95%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.97%) Linux
6 3 (2.97%) Unix
7 2 (1.98%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (26.73%) Agile
1 27 (26.73%) ITIL
2 24 (23.76%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (21.78%) ITSM
4 21 (20.79%) UX Design
5 19 (18.81%) Customer Service
6 18 (17.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (16.83%) AI
8 14 (13.86%) Data Protection
9 13 (12.87%) Scrum
10 12 (11.88%) Mobile Device Management
10 12 (11.88%) Time Management
11 11 (10.89%) CI/CD
11 11 (10.89%) Computer Science
11 11 (10.89%) Requirements Gathering
11 11 (10.89%) Service Management
12 10 (9.90%) Service Delivery
12 10 (9.90%) Translating Business Requirements
13 9 (8.91%) Data Modelling
13 9 (8.91%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (12.87%) JavaScript
1 13 (12.87%) Python
2 11 (10.89%) SQL
3 8 (7.92%) Java
4 6 (5.94%) C#
5 5 (4.95%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (2.97%) Perl
7 2 (1.98%) Swift
7 2 (1.98%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.99%) Bash
8 1 (0.99%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.99%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.99%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 24 (23.76%) Degree
2 23 (22.77%) Security Cleared
3 22 (21.78%) SC Cleared
4 11 (10.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (4.95%) CISSP
6 4 (3.96%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.97%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.97%) CCA
7 3 (2.97%) Citrix Certification
7 3 (2.97%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.97%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.98%) CSPO
8 2 (1.98%) MCSA
8 2 (1.98%) MCSE
8 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.98%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.99%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.93%) QA
2 6 (5.94%) Accessibility
2 6 (5.94%) WCAG
3 2 (1.98%) SLA
4 1 (0.99%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.99%) GRC
4 1 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (6.93%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.96%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.98%) Docker
4 2 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.98%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (1.98%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (12.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (9.90%) Jamf Pro
3 4 (3.96%) Clonezilla
3 4 (3.96%) SCCM
4 2 (1.98%) SCOM
4 2 (1.98%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.98%) vMotion
5 1 (0.99%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 37 (36.63%) Microsoft
2 18 (17.82%) ServiceNow
3 5 (4.95%) Google
4 4 (3.96%) Citrix
4 4 (3.96%) Oracle
5 3 (2.97%) Apple
5 3 (2.97%) Splunk
5 3 (2.97%) Virgin Media
5 3 (2.97%) VMware
6 2 (1.98%) Blue Prism
6 2 (1.98%) Dynatrace
6 2 (1.98%) ForgeRock
6 2 (1.98%) Okta
6 2 (1.98%) Ping Identity
6 2 (1.98%) Remedy
6 2 (1.98%) Solace
6 2 (1.98%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.99%) Computacenter
7 1 (0.99%) Foundry
7 1 (0.99%) Salesforce