User Experience Job Trends in the North of England

UX
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 59 35
Rank change year-on-year -37 -24 +57
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 398 454 607
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.65% 4.73% 4.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.33% 5.37% 5.61%
Number of salaries quoted 274 145 166
10th Percentile £29,076 £30,500 £30,375
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% - -
75th Percentile £65,640 £70,000 £64,688
90th Percentile £82,487 £81,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% - -4.96%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,093 8,453 10,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.93% 88.09% 79.83%
Number of salaries quoted 12,672 4,072 5,484
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,980
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,987 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £79,488
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in the North of England

User Experience
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the North of England

User Experience
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
North West -52 211 £51,000 -7.27% 274
Yorkshire +10 106 £55,000 +15.18% 165
North East -3 81 £50,000 +61.29% 68
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 29 (7.29%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.02%) Confluence
3 12 (3.02%) WordPress
4 9 (2.26%) CMS
5 4 (1.01%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.50%) Moodle
6 2 (0.50%) nginx
6 2 (0.50%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.50%) Totara
7 1 (0.25%) IIS
7 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Umbraco
Applications
1 16 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.01%) Chatbot
4 7 (1.76%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.50%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.50%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.50%) InVision
6 2 (0.50%) Sketch
6 2 (0.50%) Trello
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
7 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.01%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.75%) Shopify
4 2 (0.50%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 93 (23.37%) Azure
2 66 (16.58%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (8.79%) Power Platform
4 31 (7.79%) AWS
5 25 (6.28%) Entra ID
6 23 (5.78%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (5.78%) SaaS
7 21 (5.28%) PowerApps
8 20 (5.03%) Figma
8 20 (5.03%) Microsoft Copilot
9 17 (4.27%) Power Automate
10 12 (3.02%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (2.76%) Copilot Studio
11 11 (2.76%) Firebase
12 9 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.51%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.51%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.51%) Serverless
14 5 (1.26%) GitHub
14 5 (1.26%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.51%) DNS
1 10 (2.51%) Firewall
2 9 (2.26%) DHCP
3 8 (2.01%) CTI
3 8 (2.01%) VoIP
4 6 (1.51%) LAN
4 6 (1.51%) Network Security
4 6 (1.51%) WAN
5 4 (1.01%) Skype
5 4 (1.01%) Wireless
6 3 (0.75%) FTP
6 3 (0.75%) VPN
7 2 (0.50%) Intranet
7 2 (0.50%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.50%) VLAN
8 1 (0.25%) Internet
8 1 (0.25%) SAN
8 1 (0.25%) SSL
8 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.76%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.26%) Power BI
2 5 (1.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (1.01%) GIS
3 4 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.01%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.50%) Metadata
4 2 (0.50%) Mixpanel
4 2 (0.50%) MySQL
4 2 (0.50%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.25%) Looker
5 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (5.28%) Git
2 18 (4.52%) JIRA
3 14 (3.52%) fastlane
4 11 (2.76%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.51%) Xcode
6 5 (1.26%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.26%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.26%) Gradle
7 4 (1.01%) Vagrant
8 3 (0.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.50%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.50%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.50%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.50%) Selenium
10 1 (0.25%) Appium
10 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.25%) gulp
10 1 (0.25%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 1 (0.25%) webpack
General
1 98 (24.62%) Social Skills
2 71 (17.84%) Public Sector
3 54 (13.57%) Finance
4 51 (12.81%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (9.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (8.54%) Marketing
7 19 (4.77%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (4.52%) Law
9 17 (4.27%) Legal
10 13 (3.27%) Retail
11 8 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.76%) Banking
13 6 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.26%) Local Government
14 5 (1.26%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.01%) Advertising
16 3 (0.75%) Billing
16 3 (0.75%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.75%) Military
16 3 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 62 (15.58%) Developer
1 62 (15.58%) Senior
2 52 (13.07%) Designer
2 52 (13.07%) Lead
3 41 (10.30%) Analyst
4 35 (8.79%) UX Designer
5 27 (6.78%) IT Manager
6 22 (5.53%) Desktop Engineer
7 21 (5.28%) Senior Developer
8 20 (5.03%) Support Engineer
9 18 (4.52%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 18 (4.52%) IT Support
10 17 (4.27%) Desktop Support
10 17 (4.27%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 17 (4.27%) Product Manager
11 15 (3.77%) IT Engineer
12 14 (3.52%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.52%) Service Manager
12 14 (3.52%) Technical Leader
13 13 (3.27%) IT Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.54%) CSS
2 29 (7.29%) HTML
3 27 (6.78%) React
4 20 (5.03%) .NET
5 16 (4.02%) Node.js
6 14 (3.52%) RESTful
7 10 (2.51%) Terraform
8 7 (1.76%) CSS3
8 7 (1.76%) HTML5
8 7 (1.76%) Next.js
8 7 (1.76%) REST
9 6 (1.51%) Core Data
9 6 (1.51%) iOS SDK
9 6 (1.51%) SwiftUI
9 6 (1.51%) UIKit
10 5 (1.26%) Android Jetpack
10 5 (1.26%) Android SDK
10 5 (1.26%) Jetpack Compose
10 5 (1.26%) Model Context Protocol
10 5 (1.26%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.31%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.03%) Mobile App
3 11 (2.76%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.51%) Cloud Native
4 10 (2.51%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.01%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.01%) IVR
6 6 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.51%) Low-Code
6 6 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.26%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.01%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.01%) Learning Management System
8 4 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.01%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.75%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.75%) Media Streaming
9 3 (0.75%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 54 (13.57%) Windows
2 22 (5.53%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.27%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.77%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.76%) Android
6 9 (2.26%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.51%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.01%) Linux
8 4 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (30.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 108 (27.14%) UX Design
3 103 (25.88%) Agile
4 99 (24.87%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (18.59%) Mentoring
6 68 (17.09%) Roadmaps
7 65 (16.33%) AI
8 64 (16.08%) Analytics
9 54 (13.57%) CI/CD
10 51 (12.81%) ITIL
11 48 (12.06%) Coaching
12 47 (11.81%) Decision-Making
13 43 (10.80%) DevOps
14 41 (10.30%) Stakeholder Management
15 40 (10.05%) Customer Service
16 39 (9.80%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 35 (8.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 34 (8.54%) Service Management
19 33 (8.29%) ITSM
20 31 (7.79%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 38 (9.55%) JavaScript
2 29 (7.29%) TypeScript
3 22 (5.53%) C#
4 16 (4.02%) Python
5 14 (3.52%) Java
6 12 (3.02%) SQL
7 11 (2.76%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.26%) PHP
8 9 (2.26%) Swift
8 9 (2.26%) VBScript
9 5 (1.26%) Kotlin
10 4 (1.01%) VB
11 3 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.75%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 37 (9.30%) Degree
2 25 (6.28%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.02%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.26%) Postgraduate
5 8 (2.01%) DBS Check
6 6 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.26%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.01%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.75%) IIBA
9 3 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.50%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.50%) MCSE
10 2 (0.50%) PhD
10 2 (0.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.25%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (14.82%) Accessibility
2 28 (7.04%) WCAG
3 14 (3.52%) GDPR
4 12 (3.02%) QA
5 10 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.76%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.76%) SLA
7 5 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.25%) GRC
System Software
1 26 (6.53%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.51%) Docker
3 8 (2.01%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.50%) UAG
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (6.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.02%) SCCM
3 9 (2.26%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.01%) Packer
4 4 (1.01%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.50%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 107 (26.88%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.77%) Google
3 15 (3.77%) Cisco
4 11 (2.76%) Dynatrace
5 10 (2.51%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.26%) Apple
6 9 (2.26%) Meraki
7 8 (2.01%) Avaya
7 8 (2.01%) Genesys
8 7 (1.76%) Adobe
9 4 (1.01%) CheckPoint
9 4 (1.01%) iManage
9 4 (1.01%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.01%) Workday
10 3 (0.75%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.75%) VMware
10 3 (0.75%) YouTube
11 2 (0.50%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.50%) F5
11 2 (0.50%) SolarWinds