User Experience Job Trends in the Midlands

UX
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 114 78
Rank change year-on-year +107 -36 +29
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,202 132 252
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 13.88% 2.20% 3.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.48% 2.40% 3.55%
Number of salaries quoted 117 81 221
10th Percentile £30,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -26.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £63,250
90th Percentile £67,350 £65,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -13.39%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,875 5,492 7,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.38% 91.72% 85.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,834 2,456 5,787
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,027 £34,571
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in the Midlands

User Experience
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the Midlands

User Experience
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
West Midlands +136 1,025 £50,000 - 50
East Midlands +35 190 £40,000 +14.29% 28
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 14 (1.16%) CMS
2 13 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.58%) Confluence
4 4 (0.33%) nginx
5 3 (0.25%) Apache
5 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.17%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.083%) Appian
7 1 (0.083%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
2 6 (0.50%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.17%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.083%) InDesign
5 1 (0.083%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (0.42%) Shopify
2 3 (0.25%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 2 (0.17%) OpenCart
4 1 (0.083%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.083%) Magento
4 1 (0.083%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.083%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,045 (86.94%) Cloud Computing
2 25 (2.08%) SaaS
3 13 (1.08%) GitHub
4 12 (1.00%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (1.00%) Power Platform
5 11 (0.92%) Figma
6 10 (0.83%) AWS
6 10 (0.83%) Azure
7 8 (0.67%) GitHub Copilot
8 7 (0.58%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.50%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.42%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.42%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.42%) OCI
10 5 (0.42%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.25%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.25%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.17%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1,046 (87.02%) Internet
2 5 (0.42%) Intranet
3 1 (0.083%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.083%) RFID
3 1 (0.083%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.58%) Power BI
2 5 (0.42%) MySQL
2 5 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
2 5 (0.42%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.17%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.083%) Looker
5 1 (0.083%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.083%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (0.83%) Git
2 8 (0.67%) Visual Studio
3 7 (0.58%) JIRA
4 5 (0.42%) Vite
5 2 (0.17%) Storybook
6 1 (0.083%) Babel
6 1 (0.083%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.083%) Crashlytics
6 1 (0.083%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.083%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.083%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.083%) webpack
6 1 (0.083%) XCTest
General
1 1,083 (90.10%) Social Skills
2 1,051 (87.44%) Banking
3 1,049 (87.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 21 (1.75%) Finance
5 19 (1.58%) Marketing
6 17 (1.41%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (1.00%) Retail
8 10 (0.83%) Law
8 10 (0.83%) Legal
9 8 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (0.42%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.33%) Advertising
12 3 (0.25%) Games
12 3 (0.25%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.17%) iGaming
14 1 (0.083%) Brand Awareness
14 1 (0.083%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.083%) Local Government
14 1 (0.083%) Police
14 1 (0.083%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 783 (65.14%) Lecturer
2 28 (2.33%) Developer
3 20 (1.66%) Designer
4 18 (1.50%) UX Designer
5 15 (1.25%) Product Owner
6 14 (1.16%) Analyst
7 13 (1.08%) Senior
8 9 (0.75%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 9 (0.75%) Java Developer
9 8 (0.67%) Coordinator
10 7 (0.58%) 1st Line Support
10 7 (0.58%) Blazor Developer
10 7 (0.58%) UX Developer
11 6 (0.50%) Service Manager
11 6 (0.50%) UI Designer
11 6 (0.50%) UI/UX Designer
12 5 (0.42%) Business Analyst
12 5 (0.42%) IT Manager
12 5 (0.42%) Support Engineer
13 4 (0.33%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.16%) HTML
2 13 (1.08%) .NET
2 13 (1.08%) CSS
3 9 (0.75%) Blazor
4 8 (0.67%) Material Design
4 8 (0.67%) WebAssembly
5 7 (0.58%) Laravel
5 7 (0.58%) React
6 6 (0.50%) REST
6 6 (0.50%) RESTful
7 5 (0.42%) Spring
7 5 (0.42%) Tailwind CSS
7 5 (0.42%) Vue
8 4 (0.33%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.33%) LEMP Stack
8 4 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.33%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.33%) YAML
9 3 (0.25%) JPA
9 3 (0.25%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 1,047 (87.10%) IoT
2 23 (1.91%) Product Ownership
3 12 (1.00%) Driving Licence
4 8 (0.67%) e-Learning
5 4 (0.33%) Graphic Design
5 4 (0.33%) Social Media
6 3 (0.25%) Animation
6 3 (0.25%) Cyber Security Posture
6 3 (0.25%) Legacy Code
6 3 (0.25%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.25%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.25%) Security Posture
6 3 (0.25%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.17%) AI Agents
7 2 (0.17%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.17%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.17%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.17%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.17%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.17%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.83%) Windows
2 4 (0.33%) Linux
2 4 (0.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.17%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.083%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,072 (89.18%) AI
2 1,051 (87.44%) Cybersecurity
3 1,048 (87.19%) Web Development
4 1,046 (87.02%) Machine Learning
5 40 (3.33%) Agile
6 34 (2.83%) UX Design
7 30 (2.50%) Problem-Solving
8 29 (2.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (1.66%) Analytics
9 20 (1.66%) CRM
10 18 (1.50%) Front End Development
10 18 (1.50%) Roadmaps
11 15 (1.25%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (1.25%) Wireframes
12 14 (1.16%) E-Commerce
12 14 (1.16%) Service Management
13 13 (1.08%) User Stories
14 12 (1.00%) Full-Stack Development
14 12 (1.00%) Product Backlog
15 11 (0.92%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 18 (1.50%) JavaScript
2 12 (1.00%) C#
2 12 (1.00%) Java
3 9 (0.75%) SQL
4 7 (0.58%) PHP
5 5 (0.42%) Bash
6 4 (0.33%) Python
6 4 (0.33%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.083%) Bicep
8 1 (0.083%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.083%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1,052 (87.52%) Degree
2 1,047 (87.10%) Master's Degree
3 1,045 (86.94%) PhD
3 1,045 (86.94%) Postgraduate
4 8 (0.67%) SC Cleared
4 8 (0.67%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.25%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.17%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.17%) PMP
8 1 (0.083%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.083%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.083%) CBAP
8 1 (0.083%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.083%) MCDST
8 1 (0.083%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (1.83%) Accessibility
2 14 (1.16%) QA
3 11 (0.92%) WCAG
4 6 (0.50%) GDPR
5 3 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (0.25%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 1 (0.083%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 10 (0.83%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.42%) Docker
3 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.17%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.17%) Terraform
3 1 (0.083%) MOM
3 1 (0.083%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (2.50%) Microsoft
2 10 (0.83%) SAP
3 7 (0.58%) ServiceNow
4 6 (0.50%) Adobe
4 6 (0.50%) Google
5 5 (0.42%) Nexthink
5 5 (0.42%) Oracle
6 3 (0.25%) Apple
6 3 (0.25%) Citrix
6 3 (0.25%) Infor
6 3 (0.25%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.17%) Ahrefs
7 2 (0.17%) Facebook
7 2 (0.17%) Instagram
7 2 (0.17%) Planon
7 2 (0.17%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.17%) TikTok
7 2 (0.17%) YouTube
8 1 (0.083%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.083%) Sage