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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 113 87
Rank change year-on-year +106 -26 +13
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,195 150 195
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 15.04% 2.39% 3.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.62% 2.64% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 112 93 176
10th Percentile £30,125 £30,650 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -30.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £56,563 £57,500 £63,688
90th Percentile £67,475 £70,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -6.29%

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 6,418 5,683 5,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 80.78% 90.71% 86.54%
Number of salaries quoted 3,564 2,525 4,468
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,556
% change year-on-year -8.33% +0.75% -4.71%

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 19 January 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 19 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
West Midlands +129 1,022 £50,000 -13.04% 64
East Midlands +31 186 £40,000 +14.29% 86
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 11 (0.92%) CMS
1 11 (0.92%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.59%) Confluence
3 4 (0.33%) nginx
4 3 (0.25%) Apache
5 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.17%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.084%) Appian
6 1 (0.084%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
2 4 (0.33%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (0.25%) InDesign
4 1 (0.084%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.084%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.084%) Sketch
4 1 (0.084%) Trello
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 (0.084%) Magento
4 1 (0.084%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.084%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,045 (87.45%) Cloud Computing
2 25 (2.09%) SaaS
3 11 (0.92%) Figma
3 11 (0.92%) GitHub
4 10 (0.84%) AWS
4 10 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (0.84%) Power Platform
5 8 (0.67%) Azure
6 7 (0.59%) GitHub Copilot
6 7 (0.59%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.42%) Dynamics 365
7 5 (0.42%) Google Analytics
7 5 (0.42%) OCI
7 5 (0.42%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.33%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.25%) ChatGPT
10 2 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.17%) Google Ads
10 2 (0.17%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.084%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 1,046 (87.53%) Internet
2 5 (0.42%) Intranet
3 1 (0.084%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.084%) RFID
3 1 (0.084%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (0.50%) 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 (0.084%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.084%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.084%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 11 (0.92%) Git
2 9 (0.75%) JIRA
3 7 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.42%) Vite
5 2 (0.17%) Babel
5 2 (0.17%) webpack
6 1 (0.084%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.084%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.084%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.084%) SpecFlow
General
1 1,082 (90.54%) Social Skills
2 1,051 (87.95%) Banking
3 1,049 (87.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 23 (1.92%) Finance
5 19 (1.59%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (1.51%) Marketing
7 15 (1.26%) Retail
8 10 (0.84%) Legal
9 9 (0.75%) Law
10 5 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (0.42%) Public Sector
11 4 (0.33%) Advertising
12 3 (0.25%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.084%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.084%) Back Office
13 1 (0.084%) Games
13 1 (0.084%) Local Government
13 1 (0.084%) Police
13 1 (0.084%) Social Housing
13 1 (0.084%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 783 (65.52%) Lecturer
2 29 (2.43%) Developer
3 19 (1.59%) Designer
4 16 (1.34%) Product Owner
5 15 (1.26%) UX Designer
6 13 (1.09%) Analyst
7 11 (0.92%) Senior
8 10 (0.84%) 1st Line Support
8 10 (0.84%) Java Developer
9 8 (0.67%) Coordinator
9 8 (0.67%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 7 (0.59%) Blazor Developer
10 7 (0.59%) UX Developer
11 6 (0.50%) Service Manager
12 5 (0.42%) Chief Technology Officer
12 5 (0.42%) UI Designer
12 5 (0.42%) UI/UX Designer
13 4 (0.33%) Agile Product Owner
13 4 (0.33%) Senior User Experience Researcher
13 4 (0.33%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.17%) HTML
2 13 (1.09%) CSS
3 12 (1.00%) .NET
4 8 (0.67%) Blazor
4 8 (0.67%) React
5 7 (0.59%) Laravel
5 7 (0.59%) Material Design
5 7 (0.59%) WebAssembly
6 6 (0.50%) REST
6 6 (0.50%) Spring
7 5 (0.42%) RESTful
7 5 (0.42%) Spring Boot
7 5 (0.42%) Tailwind CSS
7 5 (0.42%) Vue
8 4 (0.33%) EDI
8 4 (0.33%) LEMP Stack
8 4 (0.33%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.33%) YAML
9 3 (0.25%) Hibernate
9 3 (0.25%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 1,047 (87.62%) IoT
2 23 (1.92%) Product Ownership
3 15 (1.26%) Driving Licence
4 13 (1.09%) e-Learning
5 5 (0.42%) Graphic Design
5 5 (0.42%) Social Media
6 3 (0.25%) Animation
6 3 (0.25%) Learning Management System
6 3 (0.25%) Legacy Code
6 3 (0.25%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.25%) Video Editing
6 3 (0.25%) Virtual Team
6 3 (0.25%) Web Conferencing
7 2 (0.17%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.17%) Blog
7 2 (0.17%) CMDB
7 2 (0.17%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (0.17%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.17%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.17%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.75%) Windows
2 4 (0.33%) Linux
2 4 (0.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.084%) Android
3 1 (0.084%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,073 (89.79%) AI
2 1,051 (87.95%) Cybersecurity
3 1,048 (87.70%) Web Development
4 1,046 (87.53%) Machine Learning
5 44 (3.68%) Agile
6 33 (2.76%) UX Design
7 32 (2.68%) Problem-Solving
8 30 (2.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (1.51%) Roadmaps
10 17 (1.42%) Analytics
10 17 (1.42%) CRM
10 17 (1.42%) Front End Development
10 17 (1.42%) Service Management
10 17 (1.42%) Stakeholder Management
11 16 (1.34%) Wireframes
12 13 (1.09%) E-Commerce
12 13 (1.09%) Full-Stack Development
12 13 (1.09%) User Stories
13 12 (1.00%) Product Backlog
13 12 (1.00%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 16 (1.34%) JavaScript
2 13 (1.09%) Java
3 11 (0.92%) C#
4 9 (0.75%) SQL
5 7 (0.59%) PHP
6 5 (0.42%) Bash
7 4 (0.33%) Python
8 3 (0.25%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.25%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.084%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 1,048 (87.70%) Degree
2 1,046 (87.53%) Master's Degree
3 1,045 (87.45%) PhD
3 1,045 (87.45%) Postgraduate
4 6 (0.50%) SC Cleared
4 6 (0.50%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.33%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.084%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.084%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.084%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.084%) MCDST
8 1 (0.084%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.084%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (1.51%) Accessibility
2 15 (1.26%) QA
3 10 (0.84%) WCAG
4 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.17%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.17%) GDPR
4 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 19770
5 1 (0.084%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.084%) HIPAA
System Software
1 12 (1.00%) 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%) Terraform
3 1 (0.084%) MOM
3 1 (0.084%) SCCM
3 1 (0.084%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (2.34%) Microsoft
2 13 (1.09%) SAP
3 6 (0.50%) Adobe
3 6 (0.50%) ServiceNow
4 5 (0.42%) Google
4 5 (0.42%) Oracle
5 4 (0.33%) Nexthink
6 3 (0.25%) Apple
6 3 (0.25%) Citrix
6 3 (0.25%) OpenAI
7 2 (0.17%) Ahrefs
7 2 (0.17%) Facebook
7 2 (0.17%) Infor
7 2 (0.17%) Instagram
7 2 (0.17%) Planon
7 2 (0.17%) TikTok
7 2 (0.17%) YouTube
8 1 (0.084%) Aareon
8 1 (0.084%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.084%) WooCommerce