User Experience Contract Job Trends in South Wales

UX
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring User Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 38 46
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 +13
Contract jobs citing User Experience 9 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 2.61% 1.47% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.30% 1.71% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 1
10th Percentile £161 - -
25th Percentile £201 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £283 £425 £538
Median % change year-on-year -33.43% -21.00% -25.79%
75th Percentile £475 £438 -
90th Percentile £594 - -
Wales median daily rate £307 £425 £538
% change year-on-year -27.75% -21.00% -25.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 273 293 324
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 79.13% 86.43% 89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 170 245
10th Percentile £205 £168 £164
25th Percentile £285 £213 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £501 £550 £588
90th Percentile £603 £688 £650
Wales median daily rate £411 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -3.24% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 38 23
10th Percentile £13.03 £18.64 £17.20
25th Percentile £15.22 £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £19.19 £25.27 £27.17
Median % change year-on-year -24.06% -6.98% +35.83%
75th Percentile £28.22 £37.19 £53.13
90th Percentile £85.00 £43.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £18.18 £25.27 £27.17
% change year-on-year -28.06% -6.98% +36.13%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in South Wales

User Experience
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in South Wales over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in South Wales

User Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

User Experience
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 26 December 2025. 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
Cardiff -2 4 £283 -33.49% 33
Newport - 3 £588 - 38
Rhondda Cynon Taff +2 1 £175 -
Monmouthshire - 1 £163 -
User Experience
Wales

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 2 (22.22%) CMS
2 1 (11.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 2 (22.22%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Figma
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Finance
3 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (22.22%) Financial Institution
4 2 (22.22%) Welsh Language
5 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Designer
2 3 (33.33%) Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Service Designer
3 2 (22.22%) UX Designer
4 1 (11.11%) .NET Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 1 (11.11%) JavaScript Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Lead
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Designer
4 1 (11.11%) Lead Service Designer
4 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) HTML
2 2 (22.22%) CSS
3 1 (11.11%) .NET
3 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET
3 1 (11.11%) CSS3
3 1 (11.11%) HTML5
3 1 (11.11%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 1 (11.11%) Mobile App
2 1 (11.11%) NHS
2 1 (11.11%) SCORM
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) UX Design
2 4 (44.44%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) User Research
3 3 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (22.22%) Analytics
4 2 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (22.22%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Prototyping
4 2 (22.22%) Service Design
4 2 (22.22%) Usability Testing
4 2 (22.22%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (22.22%) Web Development
4 2 (22.22%) Wireframes
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
5 1 (11.11%) Ergonomics
5 1 (11.11%) MVC
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 2 (22.22%) C#
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) Degree
1 2 (22.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Accessibility
1 1 (11.11%) QA
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Adobe