UX Designer Job Trends in London

User Experience Designer
England > London

The median User Experience Designer salary in London is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 377 374
Rank change year-on-year +34 -3 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a UX Designer 52 48 62
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.38% 0.30% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.33% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 41 18 50
10th Percentile £41,250 - £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £47,969
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,086 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.56% -28.30% +9.62%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £78,750 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,453 14,685 16,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.97% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,230 8,588 13,582
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

UX Designer job vacancy trend in London

UX Designer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in London

UX Designer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Designer in London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for UX Designer in London

UX Designer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Designer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Central London +50 10 £70,000 - 7
South London - 1 £40,000 -
UX Designer
England

UX Designer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 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 London region featuring UX Designer in the job title.

1 52 (100.00%) User Experience
2 51 (98.08%) UX Design
3 32 (61.54%) Figma
4 30 (57.69%) Accessibility
4 30 (57.69%) User Research
5 28 (53.85%) Wireframes
6 27 (51.92%) Usability Testing
7 26 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 25 (48.08%) Adobe
8 25 (48.08%) Agile
9 22 (42.31%) Adobe XD
9 22 (42.31%) Inclusive Design
10 21 (40.38%) Prototyping
11 19 (36.54%) CSS
11 19 (36.54%) HTML
11 19 (36.54%) WCAG
12 18 (34.62%) Sketch
13 14 (26.92%) JavaScript
14 13 (25.00%) Degree
15 12 (23.08%) Analytics
15 12 (23.08%) Google
15 12 (23.08%) SC Cleared
15 12 (23.08%) Security Cleared
16 11 (21.15%) AI
16 11 (21.15%) Axure RP
17 10 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
17 10 (19.23%) Design Thinking
17 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
17 10 (19.23%) Workshop Facilitation
18 9 (17.31%) Information Architecture

UX Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 2 (3.85%) Confluence
1 2 (3.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (42.31%) Adobe XD
2 18 (34.62%) Sketch
3 3 (5.77%) InVision
4 2 (3.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (1.92%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 32 (61.54%) Figma
2 8 (15.38%) Google Analytics
3 5 (9.62%) SaaS
4 2 (3.85%) Azure
4 2 (3.85%) Miro
5 1 (1.92%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (1.92%) ClickUp
Development Applications
1 11 (21.15%) Axure RP
2 8 (15.38%) Balsamiq
3 3 (5.77%) JIRA
General
1 20 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.08%) Public Sector
3 9 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (17.31%) Law
4 8 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (11.54%) Telecoms
6 5 (9.62%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (5.77%) Marketing
8 2 (3.85%) Legal
9 1 (1.92%) Automotive
9 1 (1.92%) Finance
9 1 (1.92%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (36.54%) CSS
1 19 (36.54%) HTML
2 2 (3.85%) Material Design
3 1 (1.92%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.38%) Onboarding
1 8 (15.38%) Product Ownership
2 6 (11.54%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.85%) AI Agents
3 2 (3.85%) Cloud Native
3 2 (3.85%) Digital Media
3 2 (3.85%) Graphic Design
3 2 (3.85%) VUI
4 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.92%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.54%) Android
1 6 (11.54%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (100.00%) User Experience
2 51 (98.08%) UX Design
3 30 (57.69%) User Research
4 28 (53.85%) Wireframes
5 27 (51.92%) Usability Testing
6 26 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 25 (48.08%) Agile
8 22 (42.31%) Inclusive Design
9 21 (40.38%) Prototyping
10 12 (23.08%) Analytics
11 11 (21.15%) AI
12 10 (19.23%) Actionable Insight
12 10 (19.23%) Design Thinking
12 10 (19.23%) Workshop Facilitation
13 9 (17.31%) Information Architecture
14 8 (15.38%) Analytical Thinking
14 8 (15.38%) Community of Practice
14 8 (15.38%) Mentoring
14 8 (15.38%) UX Research
15 7 (13.46%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 14 (26.92%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.92%) C#
Qualifications
1 13 (25.00%) Degree
2 12 (23.08%) SC Cleared
2 12 (23.08%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (57.69%) Accessibility
2 19 (36.54%) WCAG
Vendors
1 25 (48.08%) Adobe
2 12 (23.08%) Google
3 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
4 3 (5.77%) Hotjar