User-Centered Design (UCD) Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.48% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £410 - -
25th Percentile £416 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 - -
75th Percentile £439 - -
90th Percentile £446 - -
South East median daily rate £450 £593 £558
% change year-on-year -24.05% +6.28% +31.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Sussex

User-Centered Design (UCD) 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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 363 154 121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 86.22% 80.21% 87.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 113 85
10th Percentile £191 £170 £194
25th Percentile £270 £205 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £492 £525 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 20 2
10th Percentile £15.39 £12.63 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £15.00 £27.00
Median hourly rate £41.48 £16.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +159.25% -42.86% -20.85%
75th Percentile £53.75 £20.69 £29.00
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £21.32 £58.49
% change year-on-year +122.80% -63.55% +9.33%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

User-Centered Design (UCD) job vacancy trend in West Sussex

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 9 October 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
Worthing - 2 £428 - 6
User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Content Designer
1 1 (50.00%) Designer
1 1 (50.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Customer Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Cognitive Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) Content Management
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Design Persona
2 1 (50.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (50.00%) Guerrilla Research
2 1 (50.00%) Human Factors
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Prototyping
2 1 (50.00%) Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Degree