User Experience Job Trends in Gloucestershire

UX
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 53 77
Rank change year-on-year -8 +24 +3
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 23 8 52
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 1.73% 1.94% 3.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.25% 2.09% 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 20 4 25
10th Percentile - £40,795 £37,200
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,088 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% -7.14% -4.98%
75th Percentile £61,500 £60,625 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,250 £77,500
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,022 382 1,416
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 76.78% 92.49% 85.82%
Number of salaries quoted 685 207 1,075
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,725 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,250 £77,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +2.94% -2.86%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

User Experience
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 14 May 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in Gloucestershire

User Experience
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2026. 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
Cheltenham - 9 £42,500 - 3
Filton +8 6 £42,500 - 1
Gloucester -17 6 £75,000 +36.36%
Stroud - 1 £45,000 -
User Experience
South West

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 4 (17.39%) Confluence
2 1 (4.35%) CMS
Business Applications
1 9 (39.13%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (39.13%) Dynamics NAV
1 9 (39.13%) Magento
1 9 (39.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 9 (39.13%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (21.74%) AWS
3 4 (17.39%) Azure
3 4 (17.39%) GCP
3 4 (17.39%) Google Workspace
3 4 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.35%) DigitalOcean
Communications & Networking
1 4 (17.39%) Firewall
1 4 (17.39%) VPN
2 1 (4.35%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (39.13%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.35%) MongoDB
2 1 (4.35%) MySQL
2 1 (4.35%) NoSQL
2 1 (4.35%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (56.52%) JIRA
2 1 (4.35%) Git
2 1 (4.35%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.35%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 9 (39.13%) Back Office
2 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Banking
3 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Analyst
1 9 (39.13%) Senior
2 8 (34.78%) Support Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) Designer
3 5 (21.74%) Senior Designer
3 5 (21.74%) Senior UX Designer
3 5 (21.74%) Software Analyst
3 5 (21.74%) UX Designer
4 4 (17.39%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
4 4 (17.39%) 2nd Line Support
4 4 (17.39%) Applications Support
4 4 (17.39%) Applications Support Analyst
4 4 (17.39%) Desktop Support
4 4 (17.39%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (17.39%) Senior Support Analyst
4 4 (17.39%) Software Support Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Design Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Developer
5 1 (4.35%) Lead
5 1 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (39.13%) Middleware
1 9 (39.13%) REST
1 9 (39.13%) SOAP
2 1 (4.35%) Laravel
2 1 (4.35%) LoopBack
2 1 (4.35%) Node.js
2 1 (4.35%) RESTful
2 1 (4.35%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) IoT
2 4 (17.39%) Mobile App
2 4 (17.39%) Video\Live Streaming
3 1 (4.35%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.35%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (56.52%) ITSM
2 10 (43.48%) API Integration
2 10 (43.48%) Change Management
2 10 (43.48%) CRM
2 10 (43.48%) E-Commerce
3 9 (39.13%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (39.13%) Data Management
3 9 (39.13%) ERP
3 9 (39.13%) Service Management
4 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (26.09%) UX Design
5 5 (21.74%) AI
5 5 (21.74%) Human-Centred Design
6 4 (17.39%) ITIL
6 4 (17.39%) Mobile Device Management
6 4 (17.39%) Password Management
6 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
7 2 (8.70%) Roadmaps
7 2 (8.70%) Web Development
8 1 (4.35%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 9 (39.13%) SQL
1 9 (39.13%) T-SQL
2 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.35%) PHP
Qualifications
1 3 (13.04%) Degree
1 3 (13.04%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.35%) CSPO
2 1 (4.35%) DV Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
2 1 (4.35%) PhD
2 1 (4.35%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (56.52%) Microsoft
2 9 (39.13%) ConnectWise
2 9 (39.13%) ServiceNow
2 9 (39.13%) WooCommerce
3 4 (17.39%) Google