User-Centered Design (UCD) Contracts with Work from Home Options

User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 302 208
Rank change year-on-year +51 -94 +38
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 101 171 584
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.67% 0.68% 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 0.76% 1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 138 414
10th Percentile £375 £413 £400
25th Percentile £448 £460 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £550 £504
Median % change year-on-year -7.73% +9.24% +11.89%
75th Percentile £550 £620 £573
90th Percentile £600 £680 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £513
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% +8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £33.00
25th Percentile - - £45.00
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £41.68 £47.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -12.26% +90.00% -33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,241 22,603 40,082
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.03% 89.73% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,876 15,973 29,084
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 571 519 538
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.63 £14.18
25th Percentile £25.50 £29.31 £20.56
Median hourly rate £43.00 £53.35 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +50.28% +44.90%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £70.60
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +4.82%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User-Centered Design (UCD) trend for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

User-Centered Design (UCD) daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

User-Centered Design (UCD) daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

User-Centered Design (UCD) hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.97%) CMS
2 1 (0.99%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (12.87%) Sketch
2 7 (6.93%) Adobe XD
3 4 (3.96%) UserZoom
4 3 (2.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.99%) InVision
5 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (18.81%) Figma
2 5 (4.95%) Azure
3 4 (3.96%) SaaS
4 2 (1.98%) Miro
5 1 (0.99%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (0.99%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 13 (12.87%) SAN
1 13 (12.87%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.95%) MySQL
1 5 (4.95%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.98%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 6 (5.94%) JIRA
2 1 (0.99%) Axure RP
General
1 40 (39.60%) Social Skills
2 33 (32.67%) Public Sector
3 12 (11.88%) Presentation Skills
4 11 (10.89%) Finance
5 8 (7.92%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.96%) Publishing
7 2 (1.98%) Banking
7 2 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.98%) Law
7 2 (1.98%) Military
7 2 (1.98%) Police
8 1 (0.99%) Games
8 1 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.99%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (41.58%) Designer
2 20 (19.80%) User Researcher
3 18 (17.82%) Developer
4 13 (12.87%) Python Developer
5 12 (11.88%) Interaction Designer
6 11 (10.89%) Service Designer
7 10 (9.90%) Senior
8 8 (7.92%) Content Designer
8 8 (7.92%) UX Designer
9 6 (5.94%) Analyst
9 6 (5.94%) Lead
10 5 (4.95%) .NET Developer
10 5 (4.95%) Architect
10 5 (4.95%) Business Analyst
11 4 (3.96%) Backend Developer
12 3 (2.97%) Project Manager
12 3 (2.97%) Senior User Researcher
12 3 (2.97%) Technical Leader
13 2 (1.98%) Senior Developer
13 2 (1.98%) Senior Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.93%) React
2 5 (4.95%) .NET
2 5 (4.95%) AngularJS
2 5 (4.95%) CSS
2 5 (4.95%) HTML
2 5 (4.95%) RESTful
2 5 (4.95%) Vue
3 2 (1.98%) OAuth
4 1 (0.99%) SwiftUI
4 1 (0.99%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.92%) Product Ownership
2 3 (2.97%) NHS
3 2 (1.98%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.99%) BYOD
4 1 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (0.99%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 13 (12.87%) Debian
1 13 (12.87%) Linux
1 13 (12.87%) Ubuntu
2 3 (2.97%) Android
3 2 (1.98%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (52.48%) Agile
2 42 (41.58%) User Research
3 33 (32.67%) Prototyping
3 33 (32.67%) User Experience
4 25 (24.75%) Usability Testing
5 21 (20.79%) Interaction Design
6 20 (19.80%) UX Design
7 16 (15.84%) Wireframes
8 15 (14.85%) Service Design
9 14 (13.86%) Customer Service
10 13 (12.87%) Configuration Management
10 13 (12.87%) Data Engineering
10 13 (12.87%) Data Modelling
10 13 (12.87%) ITIL
10 13 (12.87%) Matrix Organization
10 13 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (10.89%) Actionable Insight
11 11 (10.89%) Workshop Facilitation
12 10 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (8.91%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.85%) Python
2 5 (4.95%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.99%) Java
Qualifications
1 36 (35.64%) Security Cleared
2 34 (33.66%) SC Cleared
3 14 (13.86%) Degree
4 13 (12.87%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.95%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (4.95%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (34.65%) Accessibility
2 10 (9.90%) QA
3 7 (6.93%) WCAG
4 4 (3.96%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.99%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.99%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.98%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (12.87%) Microsoft
1 13 (12.87%) Red Hat
1 13 (12.87%) VMware
2 11 (10.89%) Adobe
3 2 (1.98%) Civica
4 1 (0.99%) Aprimo