Customer Experience Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience (CX)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Customer Experience skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 199 157 198
Rank change year-on-year -42 +41 -27
Contract jobs citing Customer Experience 226 219 222
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 1.23% 1.49% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.44% 1.70% 1.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 125 158
10th Percentile £163 £143 £250
25th Percentile £351 £231 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -16.67% -5.26%
75th Percentile £541 £550 £549
90th Percentile £607 £687 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 13 7
10th Percentile £13.33 £21.05 £14.67
25th Percentile £15.42 £22.22 £17.13
Median hourly rate £17.69 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -26.84% +36.46% +4.64%
75th Percentile £18.87 £28.50 -
90th Percentile £34.25 £53.75 £20.12
UK median hourly rate £17.69 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year -26.84% +36.46% +2.72%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Customer 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,748 12,863 17,269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 85.53% 87.30% 87.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,628 7,576 11,104
10th Percentile £220 £239 £250
25th Percentile £375 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,756 743 1,254
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.50 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £23.58 £30.88 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% -30.62% +48.33%
75th Percentile £51.21 £63.93 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.42 £73.35 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -23.53% +21.43%

Customer Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Customer Experience relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Customer Experience job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience

Customer Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Experience in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience

Customer Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Experience in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Experience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 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
North of England -28 77 £468 +31.39% 270
Midlands -23 49 £375 +5.34% 205
North West -19 41 £458 +1.72% 140
South East -59 39 £508 +17.34% 368
East Midlands 0 36 £368 +3.23% 90
Yorkshire -37 26 £513 +122.83% 110
South West -2 19 £387 +10.64% 127
Scotland +3 18 £575 +64.29% 50
East of England -19 14 £588 +11.90% 163
West Midlands -30 13 £463 +176.12% 103
North East +2 10 £450 - 21
Wales - 10 £288 - 34
Customer Experience
UK

Customer Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 20 (8.85%) Confluence
2 10 (4.42%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.54%) CMS
4 2 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.44%) SAS
5 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.88%) Sketch
5 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.44%) InVision
5 1 (0.44%) Marvel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 15 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (5.75%) AWS
3 11 (4.87%) Azure
4 7 (3.10%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.65%) SaaS
6 3 (1.33%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.33%) Figma
6 3 (1.33%) GCP
6 3 (1.33%) GitHub
6 3 (1.33%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.33%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.88%) Google Play
7 2 (0.88%) Lucidchart
7 2 (0.88%) Oracle CX
8 1 (0.44%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.44%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 1 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.54%) SSH
2 3 (1.33%) WebEx
3 2 (0.88%) PuTTY
3 2 (0.88%) Telnet
3 2 (0.88%) VPN
4 1 (0.44%) 2G
4 1 (0.44%) 4G
4 1 (0.44%) 5G
4 1 (0.44%) DNS
4 1 (0.44%) Firewall
4 1 (0.44%) HTTP
4 1 (0.44%) Network Security
4 1 (0.44%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.44%) Softphone
4 1 (0.44%) Symposium
4 1 (0.44%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.44%) WAN
4 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.65%) Power BI
2 2 (0.88%) Big Data
2 2 (0.88%) Data Lake
2 2 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.88%) Looker
2 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.44%) MySQL
3 1 (0.44%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.44%) Parquet
3 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
3 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (9.29%) JIRA
2 7 (3.10%) Git
3 5 (2.21%) CircleCI
4 2 (0.88%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.88%) Selenium
5 1 (0.44%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.44%) Postman
5 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 100 (44.25%) Social Skills
2 47 (20.80%) Finance
3 28 (12.39%) Public Sector
4 26 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (8.85%) Retail
6 17 (7.52%) Banking
7 11 (4.87%) Marketing
7 11 (4.87%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (4.42%) Manufacturing
8 10 (4.42%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.10%) Legal
10 6 (2.65%) Automotive
10 6 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.77%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.77%) Publishing
12 3 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.33%) Mandarin Language
12 3 (1.33%) Spanish Language
13 2 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 51 (22.57%) Analyst
2 20 (8.85%) Lead
3 19 (8.41%) Business Analyst
4 17 (7.52%) Project Manager
5 15 (6.64%) Administrator
6 13 (5.75%) IT Support
7 12 (5.31%) Product Owner
8 11 (4.87%) Team Leader
9 10 (4.42%) Designer
9 10 (4.42%) Developer
9 10 (4.42%) Senior
10 9 (3.98%) 2nd Line Support
11 8 (3.54%) Architect
11 8 (3.54%) IT Administrator
11 8 (3.54%) Support Engineer
12 7 (3.10%) Delivery Manager
12 7 (3.10%) IT Support Specialist
12 7 (3.10%) Service Analyst
12 7 (3.10%) Service Desk Analyst
12 7 (3.10%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.10%) REST
2 6 (2.65%) RESTful
3 4 (1.77%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (1.33%) HTML
4 3 (1.33%) SwiftUI
5 2 (0.88%) Android Jetpack
5 2 (0.88%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.88%) Jetpack Compose
5 2 (0.88%) Kafka
5 2 (0.88%) Node.js
5 2 (0.88%) Pandas
5 2 (0.88%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.88%) React
5 2 (0.88%) scikit-learn
5 2 (0.88%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.44%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.44%) Middleware
6 1 (0.44%) Sass
6 1 (0.44%) SOAP
6 1 (0.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.52%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.19%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.42%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (3.54%) Mobile App
5 6 (2.65%) Tandem
6 5 (2.21%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.77%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.77%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.33%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.88%) Distributed Systems
9 2 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.88%) Marketing Technology
9 2 (0.88%) Mobile Banking
9 2 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.44%) Educational Technology
10 1 (0.44%) IoT
10 1 (0.44%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 37 (16.37%) Windows
2 11 (4.87%) Windows 10
3 9 (3.98%) Apple iOS
4 6 (2.65%) Unix
4 6 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.21%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.77%) Android
7 3 (1.33%) Linux
7 3 (1.33%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.88%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (26.55%) Customer Service
2 51 (22.57%) Agile
3 40 (17.70%) User Experience
4 38 (16.81%) Problem-Solving
5 35 (15.49%) Service Delivery
6 34 (15.04%) Stakeholder Management
7 30 (13.27%) Project Management
8 28 (12.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (12.39%) Roadmaps
9 27 (11.95%) ITIL
10 25 (11.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (8.85%) Project Delivery
12 19 (8.41%) Analytics
12 19 (8.41%) Change Management
12 19 (8.41%) Data Protection
12 19 (8.41%) Decision-Making
13 17 (7.52%) User Stories
14 16 (7.08%) CRM
14 16 (7.08%) Service Management
15 15 (6.64%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (3.10%) Python
2 6 (2.65%) Swift
3 4 (1.77%) SQL
4 3 (1.33%) Java
4 3 (1.33%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.33%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.88%) Go
5 2 (0.88%) Kotlin
5 2 (0.88%) R
6 1 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.44%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 24 (10.62%) Security Cleared
2 19 (8.41%) Degree
3 16 (7.08%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (4.42%) MOS
5 3 (1.33%) PMI Certification
5 3 (1.33%) PMP
6 1 (0.44%) APMG
6 1 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.44%) CBAP
6 1 (0.44%) CCNA
6 1 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.44%) CSPO
6 1 (0.44%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.44%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.44%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.44%) MBA
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.85%) SLA
2 8 (3.54%) GDPR
3 5 (2.21%) QA
4 4 (1.77%) PCI DSS
4 4 (1.77%) PMO
5 2 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (0.88%) GRC
6 1 (0.44%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.44%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.44%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.88%) BitLocker
2 2 (0.88%) Docker
2 2 (0.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (2.65%) SCCM
2 4 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.44%) Grafana
Vendors
1 31 (13.72%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.75%) Genesys
3 12 (5.31%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.98%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.54%) Google
5 8 (3.54%) Oracle
6 6 (2.65%) IBM
7 5 (2.21%) Apple
7 5 (2.21%) Cisco
8 4 (1.77%) Adobe
9 3 (1.33%) BMC
9 3 (1.33%) Computacenter
9 3 (1.33%) SAP
10 2 (0.88%) Dell
10 2 (0.88%) Draytek
10 2 (0.88%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.88%) Gemalto
10 2 (0.88%) McAfee
10 2 (0.88%) Remedy
10 2 (0.88%) Thales