User Experience Job Trends in the City of London

UX
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 58 73
Rank change year-on-year +9 +15 +8
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 103 105 104
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 3.66% 4.23% 3.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.29% 4.40% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 53 74 90
10th Percentile £40,250 £52,500 £35,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £63,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +3.45% -6.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £95,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £117,500 £101,250
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +3.45% -6.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

User Experience 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,401 2,386 2,935
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 85.35% 96.09% 93.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,728 1,562 2,588
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,590 £40,000
25th Percentile £59,875 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,375 £96,375
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,725 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -3.33%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

User Experience job vacancy trend in the City of London

User Experience
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the City of London over the 6 months to 21 February 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the City of London

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 5 (4.85%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.88%) Confluence
3 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.97%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 32 (31.07%) Azure
2 21 (20.39%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (18.45%) Figma
4 12 (11.65%) Power Platform
5 10 (9.71%) SaaS
6 9 (8.74%) Entra ID
7 8 (7.77%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (7.77%) Azure Logic Apps
8 5 (4.85%) PaaS
9 4 (3.88%) Copilot Studio
9 4 (3.88%) Lucidchart
9 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (3.88%) PowerApps
10 2 (1.94%) ClickUp
10 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.94%) Mimecast
10 2 (1.94%) Miro
10 2 (1.94%) npm
10 2 (1.94%) Tessian
10 2 (1.94%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.83%) VPN
2 5 (4.85%) DHCP
2 5 (4.85%) DNS
3 4 (3.88%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.91%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.94%) Broadband
5 2 (1.94%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.85%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.97%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.97%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
2 1 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.97%) DynamoDB
2 1 (0.97%) GIS
2 1 (0.97%) MySQL
2 1 (0.97%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.97%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 12 (11.65%) JIRA
2 5 (4.85%) Git
3 4 (3.88%) Balsamiq
4 2 (1.94%) Vite
4 2 (1.94%) webpack
General
1 42 (40.78%) Finance
2 24 (23.30%) Legal
2 24 (23.30%) Social Skills
3 19 (18.45%) Law
4 15 (14.56%) Banking
5 14 (13.59%) Marketing
6 9 (8.74%) Retail
7 6 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (5.83%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.88%) Front Office
9 2 (1.94%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.94%) Digital Health
10 1 (0.97%) Billing
10 1 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.97%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.97%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.97%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 23 (22.33%) Senior
2 19 (18.45%) Designer
3 12 (11.65%) Developer
3 12 (11.65%) UX Designer
4 8 (7.77%) Architect
4 8 (7.77%) Asset and Configuration Manager
4 8 (7.77%) Configuration Manager
4 8 (7.77%) Service Designer
4 8 (7.77%) Service Manager
4 8 (7.77%) UI Designer
4 8 (7.77%) UI/UX Designer
4 8 (7.77%) User Researcher
5 7 (6.80%) Innovation Manager
5 7 (6.80%) IT Manager
6 6 (5.83%) Senior Designer
7 5 (4.85%) Consultant
7 5 (4.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 5 (4.85%) Product Manager
7 5 (4.85%) Senior UX Designer
8 4 (3.88%) IT Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (14.56%) React
2 13 (12.62%) HTML
3 12 (11.65%) CSS
4 8 (7.77%) .NET
4 8 (7.77%) .NET Framework
5 5 (4.85%) .NET Core
5 5 (4.85%) CSS3
5 5 (4.85%) Entity Framework
5 5 (4.85%) HTML5
5 5 (4.85%) RESTful
6 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Graph
6 4 (3.88%) Model Context Protocol
7 3 (2.91%) Vue
8 2 (1.94%) Dapper ORM
9 1 (0.97%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.97%) jQuery
9 1 (0.97%) Node.js
9 1 (0.97%) Web Services
9 1 (0.97%) WebSockets
9 1 (0.97%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 20 (19.42%) Product Ownership
2 8 (7.77%) CMDB
3 6 (5.83%) Mobile App
3 6 (5.83%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.88%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.88%) Low-Code
4 4 (3.88%) Public Cloud
5 3 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.94%) IoT
6 2 (1.94%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.97%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.97%) iPad
7 1 (0.97%) iPhone
7 1 (0.97%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.97%) Social Media
7 1 (0.97%) Video Editing
7 1 (0.97%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.80%) Windows
2 4 (3.88%) Android
2 4 (3.88%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.94%) Mac OS
3 2 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.97%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (50.49%) Agile
2 47 (45.63%) UX Design
3 31 (30.10%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (23.30%) Mentoring
5 23 (22.33%) Coaching
6 22 (21.36%) AI
7 20 (19.42%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (19.42%) User Research
8 19 (18.45%) Creative Thinking
9 17 (16.50%) DevOps
9 17 (16.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 16 (15.53%) Scrum
11 15 (14.56%) Roadmaps
12 14 (13.59%) Service Design
12 14 (13.59%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 12 (11.65%) Business Strategy
13 12 (11.65%) Critical Thinking
13 12 (11.65%) Product Backlog
14 11 (10.68%) Backlog Management
14 11 (10.68%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 17 (16.50%) JavaScript
2 8 (7.77%) Python
3 7 (6.80%) C#
3 7 (6.80%) TypeScript
4 5 (4.85%) Bicep
4 5 (4.85%) SQL
5 4 (3.88%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.91%) Bash
7 1 (0.97%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (11.65%) Security Cleared
2 8 (7.77%) Degree
3 5 (4.85%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 2 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.94%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.94%) PhD
5 2 (1.94%) Postgraduate
6 1 (0.97%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.97%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (15.53%) Accessibility
2 8 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 19770
3 5 (4.85%) WCAG
4 2 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.94%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.97%) QA
5 1 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (8.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.77%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.91%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.97%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 8 (7.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.94%) Terraform
3 1 (0.97%) Ansible
3 1 (0.97%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.97%) SCCM
3 1 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (22.33%) Microsoft
2 12 (11.65%) ServiceNow
3 6 (5.83%) Adobe
4 4 (3.88%) Atlassian
5 3 (2.91%) iManage
6 2 (1.94%) Citrix
6 2 (1.94%) Google
6 2 (1.94%) Hotjar
6 2 (1.94%) Intapp
6 2 (1.94%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.94%) SAP
7 1 (0.97%) Apple
7 1 (0.97%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.97%) Guidewire
7 1 (0.97%) Meraki
7 1 (0.97%) Okta
7 1 (0.97%) Optimizely
7 1 (0.97%) Oracle
7 1 (0.97%) Qualtrics
7 1 (0.97%) Workday