UX Designer Jobs in England

User Experience Designer
UK > England

The median User Experience Designer salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 647 606 463
Rank change year-on-year -41 -143 -22
Permanent jobs requiring a UX Designer 176 362 981
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.39% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.42% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 113 273 517
10th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £83,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,251 85,470 125,579
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,137 54,051 75,614
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,626 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.15% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%

UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured UX Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for UX Designer in England

UX Designer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing UX Designer in England.

Salary trend for UX Designer in England

UX Designer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Designer in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for UX Designer in England

UX Designer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Designer within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -26 54 £62,500 -3.85% 27
North of England +37 38 £45,000 -18.18% 11
Midlands +30 32 £47,500 -5.00% 10
North West 0 23 £45,000 -30.77% 8
South East +22 22 £50,000 -4.76% 3
East Midlands -4 19 £47,500 -20.83% 1
East of England +14 15 £45,000 -30.77% 3
West Midlands +37 13 £48,750 +21.88% 9
Yorkshire +94 12 £51,250 +20.59% 1
South West -25 12 £50,000 - 2
North East +2 3 £50,000 - 2
UX Designer
UK

UX Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, UX Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring UX Designer in the job title.

1 176 (100.00%) UX Design
1 176 (100.00%) User Experience
2 107 (60.80%) Figma
3 83 (47.16%) Wireframes
4 80 (45.45%) Prototyping
5 72 (40.91%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 68 (38.64%) Sketch
7 64 (36.36%) User Research
8 62 (35.23%) Social Skills
9 58 (32.95%) Problem-Solving
9 58 (32.95%) HTML
10 56 (31.82%) Adobe
11 48 (27.27%) Accessibility
12 47 (26.70%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
13 44 (25.00%) Security Cleared
14 43 (24.43%) Workshop Facilitation
15 42 (23.86%) Actionable Insight
16 40 (22.73%) Customer Experience
16 40 (22.73%) Agile
17 39 (22.16%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
18 38 (21.59%) WCAG
19 36 (20.45%) SC Cleared
20 33 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
21 31 (17.61%) Miro
22 30 (17.05%) Adobe XD
22 30 (17.05%) Usability Testing
23 29 (16.48%) Design Patterns
24 28 (15.91%) Digital Customer Experience
24 28 (15.91%) Sprint Review
24 28 (15.91%) Heroku

UX Designer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (2.27%) CMS
1 4 (2.27%) Umbraco
2 2 (1.14%) Confluence
2 2 (1.14%) WordPress
3 1 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 68 (38.64%) Sketch
2 30 (17.05%) Adobe XD
3 21 (11.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 15 (8.52%) Photoshop
5 14 (7.95%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (4.55%) InDesign
6 8 (4.55%) InVision
7 2 (1.14%) Notion
7 2 (1.14%) Zeplin
8 1 (0.57%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.57%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.57%) Blender
8 1 (0.57%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Magento
2 2 (1.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 107 (60.80%) Figma
2 31 (17.61%) Miro
3 28 (15.91%) Heroku
4 14 (7.95%) SaaS
5 7 (3.98%) Google Analytics
5 7 (3.98%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 5 (2.84%) Stripe
7 4 (2.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 4 (2.27%) WhatsApp
8 2 (1.14%) Asana
9 1 (0.57%) Azure
9 1 (0.57%) Pendo
9 1 (0.57%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.57%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.57%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (0.57%) GIS
1 1 (0.57%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (1.70%) Axure RP
2 2 (1.14%) JIRA
3 1 (0.57%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 62 (35.23%) Social Skills
2 28 (15.91%) Marketing
3 22 (12.50%) Finance
4 17 (9.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (7.39%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (6.82%) Games
7 7 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (3.98%) Retail
8 6 (3.41%) Law
9 4 (2.27%) Publishing
10 3 (1.70%) Automotive
11 2 (1.14%) iGaming
11 2 (1.14%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.57%) Advertising
12 1 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.57%) Legal
12 1 (0.57%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.57%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (32.95%) HTML
2 22 (12.50%) CSS
3 4 (2.27%) React
4 2 (1.14%) Vue
5 1 (0.57%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.57%) CarPlay
5 1 (0.57%) CSS3
5 1 (0.57%) HTML5
5 1 (0.57%) Next.js
5 1 (0.57%) SVG
5 1 (0.57%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.09%) Mobile App
2 9 (5.11%) Blockchain
2 9 (5.11%) Product Ownership
3 6 (3.41%) Cyberattack
4 3 (1.70%) Graphic Design
4 3 (1.70%) Motion Graphics
5 1 (0.57%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.57%) Animation
5 1 (0.57%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.57%) Data Structures
5 1 (0.57%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.57%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.57%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.57%) NHS
5 1 (0.57%) Social Media
5 1 (0.57%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.70%) Android
2 2 (1.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (100.00%) User Experience
1 176 (100.00%) UX Design
2 83 (47.16%) Wireframes
3 80 (45.45%) Prototyping
4 72 (40.91%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 64 (36.36%) User Research
6 58 (32.95%) Problem-Solving
7 47 (26.70%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
8 43 (24.43%) Workshop Facilitation
9 42 (23.86%) Actionable Insight
10 40 (22.73%) Agile
10 40 (22.73%) Customer Experience
11 39 (22.16%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
12 33 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
13 30 (17.05%) Usability Testing
14 29 (16.48%) Design Patterns
15 28 (15.91%) Coaching
15 28 (15.91%) Digital Customer Experience
15 28 (15.91%) Sprint Review
16 22 (12.50%) Interaction Design
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.82%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 44 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 36 (20.45%) SC Cleared
3 18 (10.23%) Degree
4 7 (3.98%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (27.27%) Accessibility
2 38 (21.59%) WCAG
3 1 (0.57%) GDPR
Vendors
1 56 (31.82%) Adobe
2 9 (5.11%) Salesforce
3 6 (3.41%) Google
4 4 (2.27%) dotdigital
4 4 (2.27%) Hotjar
5 2 (1.14%) CA Agile Central
6 1 (0.57%) Apple
6 1 (0.57%) Microsoft
6 1 (0.57%) Monzo
6 1 (0.57%) Peregrine
6 1 (0.57%) Revolut