UX Designer Job Trends in Cardiff

User Experience Designer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median User Experience Designer salary in Cardiff is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 47 52
Rank change year-on-year +10 +5 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a UX Designer 1 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.28% 0.30% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.31% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £32,875
25th Percentile - - £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.81%
75th Percentile - - £47,813
90th Percentile - - £50,625
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 - £45,035
% change year-on-year - - +9.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 347 320 419
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.93% 96.10% 94.16%
Number of salaries quoted 247 194 375
10th Percentile £26,600 £30,000 £31,050
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,438 £39,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,685
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -6.28% +1.37%
75th Percentile £68,538 £64,969 £66,514
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,600 £73,150
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% +5.26%

UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'UX Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

UX Designer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

UX Designer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in Cardiff

UX Designer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 23 January 2026, UX Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring UX Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design

UX Designer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design