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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 74 66
Rank change year-on-year +66 -8 +33
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,901 227 551
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 12.29% 3.56% 3.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.55% 3.77% 4.19%
Number of salaries quoted 230 165 375
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,600 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £68,666 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +14.29% -19.23%

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 11,487 6,025 13,163
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 74.25% 94.39% 84.20%
Number of salaries quoted 6,903 3,671 10,533
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £69,195 £70,250 £65,593
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +9.09% -12.00%

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 1 April 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 1 April 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 +53 1,632 £55,000 - 94
Yorkshire +40 244 £57,150 +32.91% 45
North East -20 25 £50,000 +4.71% 39
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 22 (1.16%) CMS
2 19 (1.00%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.53%) Confluence
3 10 (0.53%) WordPress
4 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.11%) nginx
7 1 (0.053%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.053%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 9 (0.47%) Sketch
2 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.21%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.16%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.11%) Trello
7 1 (0.053%) Blender
7 1 (0.053%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.053%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.053%) InDesign
7 1 (0.053%) InVision
7 1 (0.053%) MadCap Flare
Business Applications
1 7 (0.37%) Magento
2 6 (0.32%) Shopify
3 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.053%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.053%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (84.96%) Cloud Computing
2 47 (2.47%) Azure
3 36 (1.89%) SaaS
4 32 (1.68%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (1.37%) Figma
6 24 (1.26%) Power Platform
7 17 (0.89%) Google Analytics
8 15 (0.79%) AWS
9 14 (0.74%) Entra ID
10 13 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (0.53%) Adobe Analytics
13 9 (0.47%) OneDrive
14 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.37%) Power Automate
16 6 (0.32%) PowerApps
17 5 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
18 4 (0.21%) Azure Key Vault
18 4 (0.21%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1,615 (84.96%) Internet
2 6 (0.32%) DNS
3 5 (0.26%) HTTP
4 4 (0.21%) LAN
5 3 (0.16%) WAN
6 2 (0.11%) DHCP
6 2 (0.11%) Intranet
6 2 (0.11%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.053%) SSL
7 1 (0.053%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.053%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.47%) Looker
1 9 (0.47%) Power BI
2 8 (0.42%) MySQL
3 6 (0.32%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.32%) NoSQL
3 6 (0.32%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.26%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.16%) Metadata
6 2 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.11%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.11%) PostHog
6 2 (0.11%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.11%) Redis
7 1 (0.053%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.053%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.053%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.053%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (0.95%) JIRA
2 15 (0.79%) Git
3 5 (0.26%) JUnit
4 4 (0.21%) GitLab
4 4 (0.21%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.21%) NUnit
5 3 (0.16%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 3 (0.16%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.16%) fastlane
5 3 (0.16%) Selenium
6 2 (0.11%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.11%) Postman
6 2 (0.11%) Vagrant
7 1 (0.053%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.053%) JMeter
7 1 (0.053%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.053%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,699 (89.37%) Social Skills
2 1,628 (85.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,622 (85.32%) Banking
4 53 (2.79%) Finance
5 46 (2.42%) Marketing
6 39 (2.05%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (1.74%) Public Sector
8 14 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (0.68%) Legal
10 11 (0.58%) Retail
11 10 (0.53%) Manufacturing
12 9 (0.47%) Law
13 8 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.32%) Advertising
15 4 (0.21%) Brand Awareness
15 4 (0.21%) Electronics
15 4 (0.21%) Health Technology
16 2 (0.11%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.11%) Digital Health
16 2 (0.11%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 1,224 (64.39%) Lecturer
2 58 (3.05%) Senior
3 43 (2.26%) Developer
4 31 (1.63%) Designer
5 27 (1.42%) Analyst
6 19 (1.00%) IT Manager
7 18 (0.95%) Senior Manager
7 18 (0.95%) UX Designer
8 16 (0.84%) Lead
9 15 (0.79%) Senior Developer
10 14 (0.74%) Product Manager
10 14 (0.74%) Service Manager
11 12 (0.63%) Software Engineer
12 11 (0.58%) E-Commerce Specialist
12 11 (0.58%) Full-Stack Developer
12 11 (0.58%) IT Support
13 10 (0.53%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 10 (0.53%) IT Services Manager
13 10 (0.53%) Senior IT Manager
13 10 (0.53%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.42%) CSS
1 46 (2.42%) HTML
2 33 (1.74%) .NET
3 21 (1.10%) React
4 16 (0.84%) AngularJS
4 16 (0.84%) RESTful
5 15 (0.79%) ASP.NET
6 11 (0.58%) .NET Framework
7 9 (0.47%) ASP.NET Core
7 9 (0.47%) HTML5
7 9 (0.47%) Node.js
8 7 (0.37%) Next.js
8 7 (0.37%) REST
8 7 (0.37%) Spring
9 6 (0.32%) Entity Framework
9 6 (0.32%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.26%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.26%) Apache Cordova
10 5 (0.26%) jQuery
11 4 (0.21%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 1,616 (85.01%) IoT
2 19 (1.00%) Product Ownership
3 16 (0.84%) Mobile App
4 12 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (0.63%) Onboarding
5 10 (0.53%) Cloud Native
5 10 (0.53%) Social Media
6 9 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (0.32%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.21%) Animation
9 4 (0.21%) NHS
9 4 (0.21%) Photography
10 3 (0.16%) Distributed Computing
10 3 (0.16%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.16%) FMCG
10 3 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.11%) Educational Technology
11 2 (0.11%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.11%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 11 (0.58%) Apple iOS
2 8 (0.42%) Windows
3 7 (0.37%) Android
4 2 (0.11%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.053%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.053%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,656 (87.11%) AI
2 1,625 (85.48%) Web Development
3 1,624 (85.43%) Cybersecurity
4 1,620 (85.22%) Machine Learning
5 90 (4.73%) Agile
6 76 (4.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 66 (3.47%) UX Design
8 61 (3.21%) Problem-Solving
9 53 (2.79%) Analytics
10 51 (2.68%) Mentoring
11 40 (2.10%) SEO
12 39 (2.05%) DevOps
13 38 (2.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 35 (1.84%) Roadmaps
15 34 (1.79%) CI/CD
15 34 (1.79%) Coaching
15 34 (1.79%) E-Commerce
15 34 (1.79%) Software Engineering
16 33 (1.74%) Full-Stack Development
17 32 (1.68%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (2.05%) JavaScript
2 29 (1.53%) TypeScript
3 27 (1.42%) C#
4 21 (1.10%) SQL
5 9 (0.47%) Java
6 5 (0.26%) Python
7 4 (0.21%) Bicep
7 4 (0.21%) PHP
7 4 (0.21%) Swift
8 3 (0.16%) XAML
9 2 (0.11%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.053%) ABAP
10 1 (0.053%) Go
10 1 (0.053%) R
10 1 (0.053%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,648 (86.69%) Degree
2 1,617 (85.06%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (84.96%) PhD
3 1,615 (84.96%) Postgraduate
4 6 (0.32%) DBS Check
4 6 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 5 (0.26%) Security Cleared
6 3 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.16%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.11%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.11%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (0.053%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.053%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (2.16%) Accessibility
2 29 (1.53%) QA
3 22 (1.16%) GDPR
4 13 (0.68%) Data Quality
5 11 (0.58%) PCI DSS
6 8 (0.42%) WCAG
7 4 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.11%) HL7
10 1 (0.053%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.053%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (0.74%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.47%) Docker
3 3 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (0.63%) Terraform
2 9 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.37%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.11%) Grafana
5 2 (0.11%) Packer
5 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.053%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 59 (3.10%) Microsoft
2 25 (1.32%) Adobe
3 22 (1.16%) Google
4 9 (0.47%) New Relic
4 9 (0.47%) ServiceNow
5 8 (0.42%) Splunk
6 7 (0.37%) Hotjar
7 4 (0.21%) Apple
7 4 (0.21%) DevExpress
7 4 (0.21%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.21%) SAP
8 2 (0.11%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.11%) Hootsuite
8 2 (0.11%) OneLogin
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle
8 2 (0.11%) Screaming Frog
9 1 (0.053%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.053%) Databricks
9 1 (0.053%) Sage
9 1 (0.053%) Sitecore