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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 76 101
Rank change year-on-year -23 +25 -37
Contract jobs citing User Experience 132 88 97
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 2.01% 2.57% 1.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.47% 2.86% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 66 59
10th Percentile £203 £247 £200
25th Percentile £300 £363 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% +26.67% -18.48%
75th Percentile £578 £558 £538
90th Percentile £650 £663 £630
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 £21.63 £23.31 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £61.83 £70.39
Median % change year-on-year -47.44% -12.16% +302.23%
75th Percentile £63.18 £81.67 -
90th Percentile £84.80 £85.50 -
England median hourly rate £33.99 £49.25 £33.07
% change year-on-year -30.98% +48.93% +22.48%

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 5,349 3,079 4,446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.27% 90.08% 82.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,380 1,917 2,643
10th Percentile £280 £250 £263
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.57% +0.68%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £665 £700
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 533 271 385
10th Percentile £15.73 £13.50 £13.25
25th Percentile £25.72 £15.13 £19.25
Median hourly rate £57.79 £22.07 £54.88
Median % change year-on-year +161.83% -59.78% +9.75%
75th Percentile £82.25 £51.10 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.30
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +88.87% -37.13% -6.98%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -26 73 £518 +18.46% 42
Berkshire -11 47 £500 +17.65% 14
Surrey -22 21 £413 +6.45% 13
Buckinghamshire -30 18 £575 +8.24% 14
Hampshire -33 18 £400 -18.70% 14
West Sussex -16 13 £625 -3.85%
Oxfordshire -18 8 £210 -42.07% 14
Kent 0 3 £563 -2.17% 6
Home Counties - 2 - -
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 17 (12.88%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.03%) CMS
3 2 (1.52%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.76%) Confluence
4 1 (0.76%) Kentico
4 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.76%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 2 (1.52%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.76%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 44 (33.33%) Azure
2 30 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (12.12%) AWS
4 14 (10.61%) Power Platform
5 12 (9.09%) OneDrive
6 11 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (7.58%) GCP
8 7 (5.30%) Power Automate
8 7 (5.30%) SaaS
9 6 (4.55%) Entra ID
9 6 (4.55%) Figma
10 5 (3.79%) PowerApps
11 4 (3.03%) GitHub
11 4 (3.03%) Google App Engine
11 4 (3.03%) Viva Engage
12 3 (2.27%) Azure AKS
12 3 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (2.27%) Sauce Labs
13 2 (1.52%) Azure App Service
13 2 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 14 (10.61%) DNS
2 13 (9.85%) DHCP
3 11 (8.33%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.52%) Intranet
4 2 (1.52%) NetScaler
4 2 (1.52%) Network Security
5 1 (0.76%) Firewall
5 1 (0.76%) Internet
5 1 (0.76%) LAN
5 1 (0.76%) NFC
5 1 (0.76%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.76%) SSL
5 1 (0.76%) VPN
5 1 (0.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.30%) Power BI
2 6 (4.55%) Relational Database
3 5 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.27%) MySQL
5 2 (1.52%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (1.52%) Couchbase
5 2 (1.52%) Db2
5 2 (1.52%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.52%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.52%) Power Query
5 2 (1.52%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.52%) Redis
5 2 (1.52%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.76%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.76%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 5 (3.79%) Git
2 4 (3.03%) Android Studio
2 4 (3.03%) Browser DevTools
2 4 (3.03%) GitLab
2 4 (3.03%) Xcode
3 3 (2.27%) Eclipse
3 3 (2.27%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.27%) JIRA
4 2 (1.52%) fastlane
4 2 (1.52%) Gradle
4 2 (1.52%) JMeter
4 2 (1.52%) JUnit
4 2 (1.52%) Postman
5 1 (0.76%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.76%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.76%) Crashlytics
5 1 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.76%) Storybook
General
1 45 (34.09%) Social Skills
2 23 (17.42%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (12.12%) Public Sector
4 8 (6.06%) Finance
5 5 (3.79%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.52%) Legal
8 2 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.76%) Marketing
9 1 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 24 (18.18%) IT Support
2 20 (15.15%) Developer
3 14 (10.61%) Senior
4 13 (9.85%) Support Engineer
5 10 (7.58%) Analyst
5 10 (7.58%) Consultant
5 10 (7.58%) Designer
5 10 (7.58%) IT Engineer
5 10 (7.58%) IT Support Engineer
6 9 (6.82%) Lead
7 8 (6.06%) Product Owner
8 6 (4.55%) ServiceNow Developer
9 5 (3.79%) Architect
9 5 (3.79%) Power Platform Consultant
10 4 (3.03%) 2nd Line Support
10 4 (3.03%) Senior Developer
10 4 (3.03%) Senior IT Support
10 4 (3.03%) Senior Support Engineer
10 4 (3.03%) Solutions Architect
10 4 (3.03%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (10.61%) React
2 12 (9.09%) CSS
3 11 (8.33%) REST
4 9 (6.82%) HTML
5 8 (6.06%) .NET
6 7 (5.30%) SOAP
7 5 (3.79%) .NET Core
7 5 (3.79%) AngularJS
7 5 (3.79%) ASP.NET
7 5 (3.79%) JSON
7 5 (3.79%) Microsoft Graph
7 5 (3.79%) OAuth
8 4 (3.03%) .NET Framework
8 4 (3.03%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (3.03%) Entity Framework
9 3 (2.27%) Ajax
9 3 (2.27%) RESTful
9 3 (2.27%) Software Packaging
9 3 (2.27%) Spring
9 3 (2.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.91%) Product Ownership
2 14 (10.61%) Data Centre
3 9 (6.82%) Onboarding
4 8 (6.06%) Mobile App
5 6 (4.55%) Data Structures
6 4 (3.03%) Algorithms
6 4 (3.03%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.27%) AI Agents
7 3 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.27%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.52%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.52%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Cloud
9 1 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.76%) Life Science
9 1 (0.76%) PKI
9 1 (0.76%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.76%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 33 (25.00%) Windows
2 16 (12.12%) Apple iOS
3 15 (11.36%) Mac OS
4 10 (7.58%) Android
5 4 (3.03%) Linux
5 4 (3.03%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.27%) Unix
7 2 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (26.52%) Agile
2 34 (25.76%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (25.00%) ITIL
4 27 (20.45%) ITSM
4 27 (20.45%) UX Design
5 24 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (15.91%) AI
6 21 (15.91%) Customer Service
7 18 (13.64%) Scrum
8 15 (11.36%) Data Modelling
8 15 (11.36%) Data Protection
8 15 (11.36%) DevOps
9 14 (10.61%) CI/CD
9 14 (10.61%) Service Delivery
10 13 (9.85%) Computer Science
10 13 (9.85%) Decision-Making
10 13 (9.85%) Risk Management
10 13 (9.85%) Service Management
10 13 (9.85%) Time Management
11 12 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 19 (14.39%) JavaScript
2 14 (10.61%) Python
3 13 (9.85%) SQL
4 10 (7.58%) Java
5 8 (6.06%) C#
6 5 (3.79%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.79%) TypeScript
7 3 (2.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (2.27%) Kotlin
7 3 (2.27%) Perl
8 1 (0.76%) Bash
8 1 (0.76%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.76%) Swift
8 1 (0.76%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 33 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 30 (22.73%) SC Cleared
3 27 (20.45%) Degree
4 13 (9.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.79%) Azure Certification
5 5 (3.79%) CCA
5 5 (3.79%) CISSP
5 5 (3.79%) Citrix Certification
5 5 (3.79%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.27%) AWS Certification
6 3 (2.27%) CESG Certified Professional
6 3 (2.27%) TOGAF Certification
7 2 (1.52%) CSPO
7 2 (1.52%) MCSA
7 2 (1.52%) MCSE
7 2 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.09%) Accessibility
2 8 (6.06%) QA
3 6 (4.55%) WCAG
4 4 (3.03%) SLA
5 2 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.52%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.52%) GDPR
5 2 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.76%) GRC
6 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (7.58%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.82%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.27%) Docker
5 2 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.52%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (12.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (7.58%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (6.06%) SCCM
4 4 (3.03%) Clonezilla
5 2 (1.52%) SCOM
5 2 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.52%) vCenter Server
5 2 (1.52%) vMotion
6 1 (0.76%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 50 (37.88%) Microsoft
2 24 (18.18%) ServiceNow
3 10 (7.58%) Citrix
4 6 (4.55%) VMware
5 5 (3.79%) Google
6 4 (3.03%) Oracle
7 3 (2.27%) Apple
7 3 (2.27%) Splunk
7 3 (2.27%) Virgin Media
8 2 (1.52%) Adobe
8 2 (1.52%) Blue Prism
8 2 (1.52%) Dynatrace
8 2 (1.52%) ForgeRock
8 2 (1.52%) Okta
8 2 (1.52%) Ping Identity
8 2 (1.52%) Remedy
8 2 (1.52%) Solace
8 2 (1.52%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.76%) Computacenter
9 1 (0.76%) Foundry