Adobe XD Contract Job Trends

Adobe XD
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Adobe XD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 540 494 554
Rank change year-on-year -46 +60 +129
Contract jobs citing Adobe XD 42 35 34
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.080%
As % of the Applications category 1.47% 1.49% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 22 30
10th Percentile £386 £342 £315
25th Percentile £400 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £513 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.68% +20.59% -26.09%
75th Percentile £514 £575 £569
90th Percentile £603 £616 £588
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £550 £425
% change year-on-year -18.18% +29.41% -2.30%

All Software Application Skills
UK

Adobe XD falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,861 2,342 3,433
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.73% 7.26% 8.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,680 1,383 2,060
10th Percentile £200 £170 £163
25th Percentile £309 £250 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £442 £401 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.33% +0.13% -8.57%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £649 £658
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £363 £350
% change year-on-year +17.24% +3.57% -11.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 336 202 279
10th Percentile £12.82 - £13.29
25th Percentile £16.19 £15.62 £16.46
Median hourly rate £20.15 £25.25 £26.24
Median % change year-on-year -20.21% -3.77% +0.92%
75th Percentile £29.61 £43.97 £46.75
90th Percentile £62.66 £75.00 £55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.50 £26.34 £26.00
% change year-on-year -25.95% +1.29% -2.73%

Adobe XD
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Adobe XD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Adobe XD job vacancy trend in the UK

Adobe XD
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe XD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe XD

Adobe XD
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Adobe XD over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Adobe XD in the UK

Adobe XD
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe XD.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Adobe XD

Adobe XD
Top 12 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Adobe XD within the UK over the 6 months to 7 January 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
England -48 27 £425 -19.05% 27
London -22 17 £425 -19.05% 13
UK excluding London -56 15 £450 -18.18% 21
Work from Home -1 13 £410 -18.00% 18
Scotland +6 6 £525 +110.00% 2
Midlands -37 5 £400 +14.85% 2
West Midlands - 5 £400 - 2
North of England -49 2 £513 - 7
South West -3 1 - - 2
South East -23 1 £463 - 8
North West -26 1 - - 4
Yorkshire - 1 £513 - 3

Adobe XD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (4.76%) CMS
2 1 (2.38%) Confluence
2 1 (2.38%) Drupal
2 1 (2.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (83.33%) Sketch
2 16 (38.10%) InVision
3 5 (11.90%) Zeplin
4 3 (7.14%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (7.14%) Trello
5 1 (2.38%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (2.38%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 42 (100.00%) Figma
2 4 (9.52%) Miro
3 3 (7.14%) Google Analytics
3 3 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 2 (4.76%) Asana
5 1 (2.38%) Azure
5 1 (2.38%) Google Docs
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.38%) Metadata
1 1 (2.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (42.86%) Axure RP
2 5 (11.90%) Git
2 5 (11.90%) JIRA
General
1 24 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 11 (26.19%) Public Sector
3 7 (16.67%) Finance
4 6 (14.29%) Banking
5 3 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Marketing
7 1 (2.38%) Military
7 1 (2.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 34 (80.95%) Designer
2 18 (42.86%) UX Designer
3 10 (23.81%) Service Designer
4 8 (19.05%) Senior
5 7 (16.67%) Senior Designer
6 5 (11.90%) Lead
7 4 (9.52%) UI Designer
7 4 (9.52%) UI/UX Designer
8 3 (7.14%) Senior UX Designer
9 2 (4.76%) Interaction Designer
9 2 (4.76%) Lead Designer
9 2 (4.76%) Lead UX Designer
9 2 (4.76%) Senior Interaction Designer
10 1 (2.38%) Digital Designer
10 1 (2.38%) Product Designer
10 1 (2.38%) Product Owner
10 1 (2.38%) Senior Service Designer
10 1 (2.38%) UX Analyst
10 1 (2.38%) UX Engineer
10 1 (2.38%) Visual Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (35.71%) CSS
1 15 (35.71%) HTML
2 7 (16.67%) AngularJS
2 7 (16.67%) HTML5
2 7 (16.67%) React
3 6 (14.29%) CSS3
3 6 (14.29%) RESTful
4 2 (4.76%) Framer.js
4 2 (4.76%) Sass
5 1 (2.38%) Bootstrap
5 1 (2.38%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (2.38%) jQuery
5 1 (2.38%) Next.js
5 1 (2.38%) REST
5 1 (2.38%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Product Ownership
2 4 (9.52%) Digital Wallet
3 3 (7.14%) Mobile App
4 2 (4.76%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (4.76%) Virtual Reality
5 1 (2.38%) Educational Technology
5 1 (2.38%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.38%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (2.38%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (78.57%) User Experience
2 31 (73.81%) User Research
2 31 (73.81%) UX Design
3 24 (57.14%) Agile
4 22 (52.38%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 21 (50.00%) Usability Testing
6 20 (47.62%) Service Design
7 18 (42.86%) Prototyping
8 17 (40.48%) Wireframes
9 14 (33.33%) Journey Map
10 11 (26.19%) Interaction Design
11 9 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
12 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
12 8 (19.05%) User Stories
13 7 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
13 7 (16.67%) Design Thinking
13 7 (16.67%) Responsive Web Design
14 6 (14.29%) Analytics
14 6 (14.29%) Backlog Management
14 6 (14.29%) Customer-Centricity
Programming Languages
1 8 (19.05%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (16.67%) Degree
2 5 (11.90%) SC Cleared
2 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
3 4 (9.52%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (80.95%) Accessibility
2 19 (45.24%) WCAG
3 1 (2.38%) QA
Vendors
1 42 (100.00%) Adobe
2 5 (11.90%) MuleSoft
3 4 (9.52%) Google
3 4 (9.52%) Microsoft
4 2 (4.76%) Hotjar
4 2 (4.76%) SAP
5 1 (2.38%) Oracle
5 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow