User-Centered Design (UCD) Job Trends in Cardiff

User-Centered Design (UCD)
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 45 46
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 1 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.28% 0.90% 1.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 1.10% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - - £41,000
25th Percentile - £56,495 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,430 £72,253
Median % change year-on-year -24.28% -17.75% +65.50%
75th Percentile - £62,365 -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £47,250 £59,430 £65,127
% change year-on-year -20.49% -8.75% +49.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cardiff

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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 258 273 398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 72.07% 81.98% 89.44%
Number of salaries quoted 180 166 360
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,125 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -7.82% +3.06%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £80,000 £75,050
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% +3.21%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

User-Centered Design (UCD) job vacancy trend in Cardiff

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

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

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Designer
1 1 (100.00%) UX Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design