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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 70 103
Rank change year-on-year -35 +33 -24
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 147 309 145
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.63% 3.10% 2.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.08% 3.96% 2.67%
Number of salaries quoted 97 145 117
10th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £38,325
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,688 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.26% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £61,041 £66,250 £66,436
90th Percentile £69,250 £70,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +0.88% -8.80% +4.17%

All Process and 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 4,769 7,797 5,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 85.33% 78.16% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,850 4,046 3,895
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,822 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,004
% change year-on-year -4.35% -7.26% +3.34%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience 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 15 September 2025.

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 15 September 2025. 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 +16 109 £55,750 -7.08% 63
East Midlands -54 39 £37,500 +7.14% 42
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 16 (10.88%) SharePoint
2 12 (8.16%) CMS
3 9 (6.12%) Skype for Business
4 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (3.40%) Confluence
6 2 (1.36%) Apache
6 2 (1.36%) WordPress
7 1 (0.68%) Appian
7 1 (0.68%) ColdFusion
7 1 (0.68%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.68%) Strapi
7 1 (0.68%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (3.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 3 (2.04%) Adobe XD
2 3 (2.04%) InDesign
2 3 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.04%) Sketch
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.36%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.36%) Trello
4 1 (0.68%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.68%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.68%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.36%) OpenCart
2 2 (1.36%) SAP Business One
2 2 (1.36%) Shopify
3 1 (0.68%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.68%) Magento
3 1 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.68%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 41 (27.89%) Azure
2 25 (17.01%) AWS
3 22 (14.97%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (11.56%) SaaS
5 15 (10.20%) Power Platform
6 13 (8.84%) Entra ID
7 11 (7.48%) PowerApps
8 10 (6.80%) Power Automate
9 9 (6.12%) Figma
10 7 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (4.08%) OneDrive
12 5 (3.40%) Azure Key Vault
13 4 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (2.04%) Google Analytics
15 2 (1.36%) ChatGPT
15 2 (1.36%) GCP
15 2 (1.36%) OCI
16 1 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
16 1 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 1 (0.68%) Google Data Studio
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.12%) Skype
1 9 (6.12%) Unified Communications
1 9 (6.12%) Wireless
2 2 (1.36%) Intranet
3 1 (0.68%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.68%) Internet
3 1 (0.68%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (18.37%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.40%) Power BI
3 3 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.36%) Hazelcast
4 2 (1.36%) MySQL
4 2 (1.36%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.36%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.36%) Tableau
5 1 (0.68%) Big Data
5 1 (0.68%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.68%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.68%) Looker
5 1 (0.68%) Metadata
5 1 (0.68%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.68%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 25 (17.01%) JIRA
2 19 (12.93%) GitLab
3 18 (12.24%) Selenium
4 16 (10.88%) Bitbucket
4 16 (10.88%) Cucumber
4 16 (10.88%) Maven
4 16 (10.88%) SonarQube
4 16 (10.88%) Sonatype Nexus
5 8 (5.44%) Git
6 2 (1.36%) Babel
6 2 (1.36%) JMeter
6 2 (1.36%) Subversion
6 2 (1.36%) WebDriver
6 2 (1.36%) webpack
7 1 (0.68%) ER Studio
7 1 (0.68%) ERwin
7 1 (0.68%) PowerDesigner
General
1 53 (36.05%) Finance
2 44 (29.93%) Social Skills
3 39 (26.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 34 (23.13%) Retail
5 22 (14.97%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (11.56%) Banking
7 16 (10.88%) Corporate Banking
7 16 (10.88%) Investment Banking
8 15 (10.20%) Marketing
9 8 (5.44%) Police
10 6 (4.08%) Automotive
10 6 (4.08%) Law
11 5 (3.40%) Advertising
11 5 (3.40%) Legal
12 4 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (2.04%) Manufacturing
13 3 (2.04%) Public Sector
14 2 (1.36%) Financial Institution
14 2 (1.36%) Local Government
15 1 (0.68%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 34 (23.13%) Developer
2 18 (12.24%) Designer
3 17 (11.56%) Software Engineer
4 13 (8.84%) Analyst
5 10 (6.80%) Senior
6 9 (6.12%) 1st Line Support
6 9 (6.12%) Collaboration Specialist
7 8 (5.44%) Full-Stack Developer
7 8 (5.44%) Microsoft 365 Developer
8 7 (4.76%) E-Commerce Manager
8 7 (4.76%) Senior Developer
9 6 (4.08%) Solutions Designer
10 5 (3.40%) Chief Technology Officer
10 5 (3.40%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 5 (3.40%) Junior
10 5 (3.40%) Product Owner
10 5 (3.40%) React Developer
10 5 (3.40%) Software Developer
10 5 (3.40%) Systems Designer
10 5 (3.40%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (25.17%) HTML
2 36 (24.49%) CSS
3 29 (19.73%) React
4 23 (15.65%) RESTful
5 22 (14.97%) REST
6 21 (14.29%) Spring
7 20 (13.61%) HTML5
8 19 (12.93%) Spring Boot
9 18 (12.24%) CSS3
9 18 (12.24%) Redux
10 17 (11.56%) JPA
10 17 (11.56%) Sass
11 16 (10.88%) .NET
11 16 (10.88%) Jest
11 16 (10.88%) Kafka
12 6 (4.08%) .NET Framework
12 6 (4.08%) AngularJS
12 6 (4.08%) Entity Framework
13 5 (3.40%) Blazor
14 4 (2.72%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 22 (14.97%) Product Ownership
2 16 (10.88%) Enterprise Software
3 12 (8.16%) e-Learning
4 10 (6.80%) Driving Licence
5 9 (6.12%) Digital Signage
5 9 (6.12%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (4.08%) Animation
6 6 (4.08%) Mobile App
6 6 (4.08%) Onboarding
6 6 (4.08%) Video Editing
7 5 (3.40%) Graphic Design
8 4 (2.72%) Social Media
9 3 (2.04%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.04%) IoT
9 3 (2.04%) Learning Management System
9 3 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (1.36%) Blog
10 2 (1.36%) Life Science
10 2 (1.36%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.36%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.84%) Windows
2 4 (2.72%) Android
3 3 (2.04%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.04%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.36%) Linux
5 1 (0.68%) CentOS
5 1 (0.68%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (34.69%) Agile
2 40 (27.21%) DevOps
3 35 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (21.09%) Front End Development
5 30 (20.41%) CI/CD
6 29 (19.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 27 (18.37%) Full-Stack Development
8 26 (17.69%) UX Design
9 25 (17.01%) Mentoring
10 23 (15.65%) SDLC
11 22 (14.97%) ITIL
12 21 (14.29%) Containerisation
12 21 (14.29%) Migration
13 19 (12.93%) Artificial Intelligence
13 19 (12.93%) Software Engineering
13 19 (12.93%) Test Automation
14 18 (12.24%) Microservices
15 17 (11.56%) Strategic Thinking
16 16 (10.88%) Performance Optimisation
16 16 (10.88%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 33 (22.45%) JavaScript
2 30 (20.41%) Java
2 30 (20.41%) SQL
3 21 (14.29%) TypeScript
4 17 (11.56%) C#
5 9 (6.12%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.40%) Bicep
7 4 (2.72%) Python
8 3 (2.04%) PHP
8 3 (2.04%) VB
9 2 (1.36%) Apex Code
9 2 (1.36%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.68%) Bash
10 1 (0.68%) C
10 1 (0.68%) C++
10 1 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.68%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.68%) XAML
Qualifications
1 10 (6.80%) Degree
2 5 (3.40%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (2.04%) A+ Certification
4 3 (2.04%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (2.04%) MCDST
4 3 (2.04%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.36%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.68%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.68%) PMP
6 1 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (21.09%) QA
2 23 (15.65%) Accessibility
3 6 (4.08%) COBIT
4 3 (2.04%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.36%) GDPR
5 2 (1.36%) SLA
6 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
System Software
1 19 (12.93%) Active Directory
2 17 (11.56%) Docker
3 2 (1.36%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 18 (12.24%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.08%) Terraform
3 1 (0.68%) SCCM
3 1 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 46 (31.29%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.88%) Solace
3 12 (8.16%) SAP
4 11 (7.48%) Adobe
5 9 (6.12%) Cisco
5 9 (6.12%) Mitel
5 9 (6.12%) Polycom
5 9 (6.12%) ShoreTel
6 6 (4.08%) Guidewire
7 5 (3.40%) Citrix
8 4 (2.72%) Ahrefs
8 4 (2.72%) Apple
8 4 (2.72%) Google
9 3 (2.04%) Oracle
9 3 (2.04%) Salesforce
9 3 (2.04%) Zoho
10 2 (1.36%) Databricks
10 2 (1.36%) JD Edwards
10 2 (1.36%) OpenAI
11 1 (0.68%) Planon