UX Designer Job Trends in Manchester
User Experience Designer
North West > Manchester
The median User Experience Designer salary in Manchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 199 | 145 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +7 | +5 |
| Permanent UX Designer jobs | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.14% | 0.085% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.092% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,125 | £45,375 | £49,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £51,563 | £59,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £63,750 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -5.56% | +63.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £76,563 | £75,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £83,125 | £75,875 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £69,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +2.22% | +183.02% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 7,299 | 2,172 | 3,475 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.36% | 92.70% | 94.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,407 | 1,375 | 1,778 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £51,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -7.27% | -7.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £83,825 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £48,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.40% | -3.00% | -9.09% |
UX Designer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent UX Designer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
UX Designer Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in Manchester.
UX Designer Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for UX Designer jobs in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
UX Designer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, UX Designer job ads cited 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 UX Designer job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | User Experience | 100.0% | 11 |
| 2 | UX Design | 90.9% | 10 |
| 3 | Figma | 45.5% | 5 |
| 4 | Wireframes | 36.4% | 4 |
| 5 | DV Cleared | 27.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Prototyping | 27.3% | 3 |
| 5 | SaaS | 27.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Security Cleared | 27.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Workflow | 27.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Mentoring | 18.2% | 2 |
| 10 | User Research | 18.2% | 2 |
| 12 | Accessibility | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | AI | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Analytics | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Client Onboarding | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Collaborative Culture | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Commercial Awareness | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | CRM | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Customer Experience | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Data Visualisation | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Fintech | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Human-Centred Design | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Interaction Design | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Mobile First | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Usability Testing | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | User Stories | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | UX Research | 9.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Visualisation | 9.1% | 1 |
UX Designer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UI/UX Designer | 36.4% | 4 |
| 2 | Junior UX Designer | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2 | Product Designer | 18.2% | 2 |
| 4 | Senior Product Designer | 9.1% | 1 |
| 4 | Senior UI/UX Designer | 9.1% | 1 |