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 citing User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 80 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +4 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing User Experience | 106 | 106 | 99 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 1.57% | 2.76% | 2.39% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.90% | 3.15% | 2.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 83 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £204 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £280 | £320 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £418 | £475 | £405 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.11% | +17.43% | -19.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £13.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.00 | £16.23 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.15 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.22% | -52.10% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £58.91 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £70.16 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £53.25 | £35.04 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.97% | -16.39% | -30.15% |
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 citing process or methodology skills in the South East.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 5,574 | 3,370 | 3,508 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 82.33% | 87.90% | 84.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,090 | 2,126 | 2,133 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £219 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £387 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.19% | -1.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £588 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £650 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 822 | 369 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.49 | £14.00 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.61 | £16.17 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.93 | £20.71 | £58.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.81% | -64.40% | +10.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.52 | £33.05 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £68.75 | £75.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -32.93% | -15.73% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in the South East
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 5 November 2026.
User Experience Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
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 for jobs citing User Experience in the South East over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
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 5 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | -25 | 50 | £500 | -4.76% | 27 |
| Berkshire | -7 | 36 | £325 | -40.91% | 13 |
| West Sussex | 0 | 22 | £444 | +2.96% | 4 |
| Hampshire | -21 | 20 | £385 | -21.75% | 9 |
| Buckinghamshire | -28 | 11 | £575 | - | 5 |
| Surrey | -55 | 4 | £310 | -4.62% | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | -21 | 3 | £350 | -13.85% | 10 |
| East Sussex | 0 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Middlesex | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Sussex | - | 1 | £650 | - | 2 |
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User Experience Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UX Design | 27.4% | 29 |
| 2 | Agile | 26.4% | 28 |
| 3 | ITIL | 23.6% | 25 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 21.7% | 23 |
| 5 | Continuous Improvement | 20.8% | 22 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Engagement | 19.8% | 21 |
| 7 | AI | 18.9% | 20 |
| 7 | ITSM | 18.9% | 20 |
| 9 | Roadmaps | 17.9% | 19 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 16.0% | 17 |
| 11 | Customer Service | 15.1% | 16 |
| 12 | Analytics | 12.3% | 13 |
| 12 | Data Protection | 12.3% | 13 |
| 12 | Scrum | 12.3% | 13 |
| 12 | Service Management | 12.3% | 13 |
| 16 | Computer Science | 11.3% | 12 |
| 16 | Decision-Making | 11.3% | 12 |
| 18 | Time Management | 10.4% | 11 |
| 18 | User Research | 10.4% | 11 |
| 18 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 10.4% | 11 |