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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 62 77
Rank change year-on-year +54 +15 -16
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,816 336 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 17.35% 3.40% 3.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.50% 3.84% 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 151 164 187
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,453 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,870 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -13.04%
75th Percentile £66,875 £64,438 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £59,684 £60,500
% change year-on-year -3.66% -1.35% -3.20%

All Process and 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 8,859 8,748 6,411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 84.62% 88.64% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,537 4,047 4,935
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,238 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -5.11% +2.86%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 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
North West +45 1,594 £53,750 -2.27% 102
Yorkshire +53 203 £50,000 +11.11% 41
North East -20 19 £50,000 +17.65% 17
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 13 (0.72%) CMS
2 12 (0.66%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.44%) Confluence
4 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.17%) WordPress
6 2 (0.11%) Drupal
6 2 (0.11%) EPiServer
6 2 (0.11%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.11%) nginx
7 1 (0.055%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.055%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.055%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 6 (0.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.28%) Adobe XD
2 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.28%) Sketch
3 4 (0.22%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.11%) InVision
5 2 (0.11%) Trello
6 1 (0.055%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.055%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.055%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.055%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.055%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.17%) Shopify
3 1 (0.055%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.055%) Magento
3 1 (0.055%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.055%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (88.93%) Cloud Computing
2 40 (2.20%) Azure
3 25 (1.38%) AWS
4 22 (1.21%) SaaS
5 17 (0.94%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (0.94%) Power Platform
6 16 (0.88%) Figma
7 9 (0.50%) Adobe Analytics
8 8 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.33%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (0.33%) Google Analytics
9 6 (0.33%) OneDrive
9 6 (0.33%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.28%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Purview
10 5 (0.28%) Serverless
11 4 (0.22%) AWS Lambda
11 4 (0.22%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.22%) Google Ads
11 4 (0.22%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1,615 (88.93%) Internet
2 5 (0.28%) DNS
3 4 (0.22%) LAN
4 3 (0.17%) HTTP
4 3 (0.17%) WAN
5 2 (0.11%) AMQP
5 2 (0.11%) Intranet
6 1 (0.055%) DHCP
6 1 (0.055%) SSH
6 1 (0.055%) SSL
6 1 (0.055%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.055%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.55%) Power BI
2 9 (0.50%) MySQL
3 8 (0.44%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.33%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.33%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.28%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.22%) Metadata
7 3 (0.17%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.11%) Looker
8 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.11%) PostHog
8 2 (0.11%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.11%) Redis
9 1 (0.055%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.055%) DocumentDB
9 1 (0.055%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 18 (0.99%) Git
2 14 (0.77%) JIRA
3 5 (0.28%) webpack
4 4 (0.22%) JUnit
5 3 (0.17%) Xcode
6 2 (0.11%) Babel
6 2 (0.11%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.11%) GitLab
6 2 (0.11%) Grunt
6 2 (0.11%) gulp
6 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.11%) Selenium
7 1 (0.055%) Axure RP
7 1 (0.055%) ESLint
7 1 (0.055%) Maven
7 1 (0.055%) Storybook
General
1 1,694 (93.28%) Social Skills
2 1,623 (89.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,622 (89.32%) Banking
4 33 (1.82%) Finance
5 27 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (1.49%) Marketing
6 15 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (0.77%) Public Sector
8 10 (0.55%) Law
9 9 (0.50%) Legal
9 9 (0.50%) Manufacturing
10 8 (0.44%) Electronics
10 8 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (0.39%) Retail
12 6 (0.33%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.17%) Advertising
13 3 (0.17%) Games
14 2 (0.11%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.055%) Publishing
15 1 (0.055%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1,224 (67.40%) Lecturer
2 52 (2.86%) Developer
3 31 (1.71%) Senior
4 29 (1.60%) Analyst
5 22 (1.21%) IT Support
6 19 (1.05%) IT Analyst
7 18 (0.99%) IT Support Analyst
7 18 (0.99%) Support Analyst
8 16 (0.88%) Lead
9 13 (0.72%) Full-Stack Developer
10 10 (0.55%) Senior Developer
11 9 (0.50%) .NET Developer
11 9 (0.50%) Software Engineer
12 8 (0.44%) Designer
12 8 (0.44%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 8 (0.44%) IT Manager
12 8 (0.44%) Software Developer
13 7 (0.39%) React Developer
13 7 (0.39%) Senior Manager
14 6 (0.33%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (2.48%) CSS
2 41 (2.26%) HTML
3 34 (1.87%) .NET
4 28 (1.54%) React
5 16 (0.88%) RESTful
6 13 (0.72%) ASP.NET
7 12 (0.66%) Node.js
8 10 (0.55%) AngularJS
8 10 (0.55%) HTML5
8 10 (0.55%) Spring
9 9 (0.50%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.44%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.44%) CSS3
10 8 (0.44%) REST
11 7 (0.39%) Next.js
12 6 (0.33%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.33%) Apache Cordova
12 6 (0.33%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (0.33%) Kafka
13 5 (0.28%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 1,615 (88.93%) IoT
2 15 (0.83%) Product Ownership
3 13 (0.72%) Cloud Native
4 8 (0.44%) Distributed Systems
4 8 (0.44%) Social Media
5 6 (0.33%) Mobile App
5 6 (0.33%) Onboarding
6 5 (0.28%) AI Agents
6 5 (0.28%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (0.28%) LIMS
6 5 (0.28%) SCADA
7 4 (0.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.22%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.17%) Distributed Computing
8 3 (0.17%) FMCG
9 2 (0.11%) Animation
9 2 (0.11%) Blog
9 2 (0.11%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.11%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.11%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.39%) Apple iOS
2 6 (0.33%) Windows
3 5 (0.28%) Windows 10
3 5 (0.28%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.22%) Android
5 2 (0.11%) Linux
6 1 (0.055%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,647 (90.69%) AI
2 1,626 (89.54%) Machine Learning
3 1,625 (89.48%) Web Development
4 1,622 (89.32%) Cybersecurity
5 81 (4.46%) Agile
6 49 (2.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (2.42%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (2.09%) UX Design
9 36 (1.98%) CI/CD
9 36 (1.98%) DevOps
10 33 (1.82%) Analytics
11 32 (1.76%) Mentoring
12 30 (1.65%) Full-Stack Development
12 30 (1.65%) ITIL
13 29 (1.60%) Software Engineering
13 29 (1.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 27 (1.49%) Service Management
15 26 (1.43%) Roadmaps
16 24 (1.32%) Customer Experience
17 23 (1.27%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 46 (2.53%) JavaScript
2 38 (2.09%) C#
3 26 (1.43%) TypeScript
4 19 (1.05%) Java
5 15 (0.83%) SQL
6 10 (0.55%) Python
7 4 (0.22%) PHP
7 4 (0.22%) XAML
8 3 (0.17%) ABAP
8 3 (0.17%) Rust
8 3 (0.17%) Swift
9 2 (0.11%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.055%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,634 (89.98%) Degree
2 1,616 (88.99%) PhD
3 1,615 (88.93%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (88.93%) Postgraduate
4 13 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 7 (0.39%) Security Cleared
6 6 (0.33%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.28%) A+ Certification
7 5 (0.28%) CCNA
7 5 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.28%) MCSA
7 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.28%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (0.17%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.11%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.055%) CISSP
10 1 (0.055%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (1.87%) Accessibility
2 15 (0.83%) QA
3 13 (0.72%) GDPR
4 6 (0.33%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 5 (0.28%) GxP
6 4 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.22%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.22%) WCAG
7 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.11%) HL7
9 1 (0.055%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.055%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (0.83%) Docker
2 13 (0.72%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (0.61%) Kubernetes
2 10 (0.55%) Terraform
3 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.22%) Grafana
5 1 (0.055%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 34 (1.87%) Microsoft
2 20 (1.10%) Adobe
3 15 (0.83%) Google
4 7 (0.39%) ServiceNow
5 6 (0.33%) New Relic
5 6 (0.33%) Qualtrics
6 5 (0.28%) Cisco
6 5 (0.28%) Hotjar
6 5 (0.28%) SAP
6 5 (0.28%) Splunk
7 4 (0.22%) Genesys
8 3 (0.17%) Apple
8 3 (0.17%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.11%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.11%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle
9 2 (0.11%) Screaming Frog
10 1 (0.055%) Instagram
10 1 (0.055%) TikTok
10 1 (0.055%) WooCommerce