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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 53 41
Rank change year-on-year -21 -12 +79
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 411 495 809
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.98% 5.27% 4.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.82% 5.82% 5.55%
Number of salaries quoted 337 169 381
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,786 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.54% +10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% +17.65% -20.89%

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 14,600 8,499 14,585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.36% 90.55% 79.67%
Number of salaries quoted 10,936 4,193 10,815
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,771 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,235 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 11 July 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 11 July 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 -37 223 £54,250 -1.36% 70
Yorkshire +30 121 £52,786 +24.20% 32
North East +2 67 £52,000 +8.33% 29
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 28 (6.81%) SharePoint
2 22 (5.35%) CMS
3 18 (4.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 15 (3.65%) WordPress
5 8 (1.95%) Confluence
6 3 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.49%) Moodle
7 2 (0.49%) nginx
7 2 (0.49%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.49%) Totara
8 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 14 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.95%) Chatbot
2 8 (1.95%) Sketch
3 7 (1.70%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.97%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.97%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.73%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.73%) Trello
6 2 (0.49%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.49%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.49%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.49%) InVision
7 1 (0.24%) Blender
7 1 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.24%) InDesign
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.95%) Magento
1 8 (1.95%) Shopify
2 6 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.73%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 81 (19.71%) Azure
2 58 (14.11%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (8.03%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.79%) Figma
5 28 (6.81%) SaaS
6 23 (5.60%) Entra ID
6 23 (5.60%) Microsoft Copilot
7 22 (5.35%) Azure DevOps
8 21 (5.11%) PowerApps
9 19 (4.62%) Google Analytics
10 18 (4.38%) Power Automate
11 17 (4.14%) AWS
12 16 (3.89%) Microsoft Purview
13 11 (2.68%) Firebase
14 10 (2.43%) Copilot Studio
15 9 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (1.70%) Azure Logic Apps
17 5 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
17 5 (1.22%) Google Play
17 5 (1.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.43%) Firewall
2 8 (1.95%) CTI
2 8 (1.95%) DHCP
2 8 (1.95%) DNS
2 8 (1.95%) VoIP
3 4 (0.97%) Wireless
4 3 (0.73%) VLAN
4 3 (0.73%) VPN
5 2 (0.49%) HTTP
5 2 (0.49%) Intranet
5 2 (0.49%) Skype
5 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.24%) SAN
6 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.24%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.19%) Looker
1 9 (2.19%) Power BI
2 5 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.22%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (0.97%) BigQuery
4 3 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.73%) MySQL
4 3 (0.73%) Tableau
5 2 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.49%) GIS
5 2 (0.49%) Metadata
5 2 (0.49%) Mixpanel
5 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 21 (5.11%) Git
2 19 (4.62%) JIRA
3 17 (4.14%) fastlane
4 13 (3.16%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.46%) Xcode
6 5 (1.22%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.22%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.22%) Gradle
7 4 (0.97%) NUnit
8 3 (0.73%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.49%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.49%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.49%) GitLab
9 2 (0.49%) JUnit
9 2 (0.49%) Postman
9 2 (0.49%) Selenium
9 2 (0.49%) Vagrant
10 1 (0.24%) JMeter
10 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
General
1 92 (22.38%) Social Skills
2 71 (17.27%) Finance
3 70 (17.03%) Public Sector
4 63 (15.33%) Marketing
5 41 (9.98%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (5.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (5.11%) Legal
7 20 (4.87%) Law
8 19 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
9 18 (4.38%) Retail
10 10 (2.43%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.19%) Banking
12 8 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.97%) Advertising
13 4 (0.97%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (0.97%) Games
13 4 (0.97%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.73%) Billing
14 3 (0.73%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.73%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 63 (15.33%) Developer
2 61 (14.84%) Designer
3 60 (14.60%) Senior
4 52 (12.65%) Lead
5 35 (8.52%) IT Manager
5 35 (8.52%) UX Designer
6 31 (7.54%) Analyst
7 26 (6.33%) Service Manager
8 25 (6.08%) Support Engineer
9 21 (5.11%) Desktop Engineer
9 21 (5.11%) IT Services Manager
10 19 (4.62%) Desktop Support
11 18 (4.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 18 (4.38%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 18 (4.38%) Product Designer
11 18 (4.38%) Senior Developer
11 18 (4.38%) Senior Manager
12 17 (4.14%) IT Support
13 16 (3.89%) Product Manager
14 15 (3.65%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (8.03%) HTML
2 32 (7.79%) CSS
3 25 (6.08%) React
4 24 (5.84%) .NET
5 20 (4.87%) RESTful
6 10 (2.43%) AngularJS
7 9 (2.19%) Node.js
8 8 (1.95%) Next.js
8 8 (1.95%) REST
9 7 (1.70%) iOS SDK
9 7 (1.70%) SwiftUI
10 6 (1.46%) Core Data
10 6 (1.46%) HTML5
10 6 (1.46%) UIKit
11 5 (1.22%) Android Jetpack
11 5 (1.22%) Android SDK
11 5 (1.22%) ASP.NET
11 5 (1.22%) Jetpack Compose
11 5 (1.22%) jQuery
11 5 (1.22%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 43 (10.46%) Product Ownership
2 28 (6.81%) Mobile App
3 19 (4.62%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.43%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.95%) IVR
7 6 (1.46%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.46%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.46%) Social Media
8 5 (1.22%) Photography
8 5 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.97%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.97%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.97%) Media Streaming
9 4 (0.97%) PropTech
10 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.73%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.73%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.98%) Windows
2 19 (4.62%) Apple iOS
2 19 (4.62%) Windows 10
3 12 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.68%) Android
5 4 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.49%) Linux
7 2 (0.49%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (29.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 111 (27.01%) UX Design
3 103 (25.06%) Agile
4 95 (23.11%) Problem-Solving
5 86 (20.92%) Analytics
6 71 (17.27%) Mentoring
7 62 (15.09%) AI
8 56 (13.63%) Roadmaps
9 49 (11.92%) ITIL
10 46 (11.19%) CI/CD
11 45 (10.95%) CRM
12 42 (10.22%) Coaching
12 42 (10.22%) E-Commerce
13 41 (9.98%) DevOps
13 41 (9.98%) Service Management
14 40 (9.73%) Decision-Making
15 37 (9.00%) Stakeholder Management
16 36 (8.76%) SEO
17 35 (8.52%) Customer Service
18 33 (8.03%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.27%) JavaScript
2 24 (5.84%) TypeScript
3 22 (5.35%) C#
4 21 (5.11%) SQL
5 15 (3.65%) Python
6 13 (3.16%) Swift
7 12 (2.92%) Java
8 8 (1.95%) PHP
9 7 (1.70%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.46%) VBScript
11 5 (1.22%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.97%) Bicep
13 3 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.73%) VB
13 3 (0.73%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 37 (9.00%) Degree
2 14 (3.41%) Security Cleared
3 8 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (1.70%) Postgraduate
4 7 (1.70%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.22%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.73%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.49%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.49%) IIBA
7 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.49%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (14.84%) Accessibility
2 24 (5.84%) WCAG
3 23 (5.60%) QA
4 22 (5.35%) GDPR
5 12 (2.92%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.70%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.97%) SLA
10 1 (0.24%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.46%) BitLocker
3 5 (1.22%) Docker
4 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (3.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.46%) SCCM
3 5 (1.22%) Terraform
4 4 (0.97%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.49%) Packer
5 2 (0.49%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 100 (24.33%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.33%) Google
3 20 (4.87%) Adobe
4 13 (3.16%) ServiceNow
5 12 (2.92%) Cisco
6 11 (2.68%) Dynatrace
7 8 (1.95%) Apple
7 8 (1.95%) Avaya
7 8 (1.95%) Genesys
8 5 (1.22%) Hotjar
8 5 (1.22%) Meraki
9 4 (0.97%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.97%) DevExpress
9 4 (0.97%) iManage
9 4 (0.97%) OneLogin
10 3 (0.73%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.73%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.49%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.49%) Databricks
11 2 (0.49%) Hootsuite