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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 69 64
Rank change year-on-year +60 -5 +31
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,924 246 564
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 11.73% 3.85% 3.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.87% 4.10% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 249 176 381
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,375 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -17.39%
75th Percentile £68,666 £65,347 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £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 12,124 6,007 13,479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 73.94% 94.11% 83.76%
Number of salaries quoted 7,380 3,719 10,787
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,188 £37,716 £37,099
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 9 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 9 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 +50 1,647 £56,800 +3.27% 94
Yorkshire +33 247 £55,000 +22.22% 45
North East -21 30 £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 21 (1.09%) CMS
2 19 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 11 (0.57%) Confluence
3 11 (0.57%) WordPress
4 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.26%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.10%) nginx
7 1 (0.052%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 10 (0.52%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (0.47%) Sketch
3 7 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.21%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.16%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.10%) Trello
8 1 (0.052%) Blender
8 1 (0.052%) CINEMA 4D
8 1 (0.052%) FrameMaker
8 1 (0.052%) InDesign
8 1 (0.052%) InVision
8 1 (0.052%) MadCap Flare
8 1 (0.052%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (0.47%) Magento
2 8 (0.42%) Shopify
3 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.052%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (83.94%) Cloud Computing
2 47 (2.44%) Azure
3 35 (1.82%) SaaS
4 33 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (1.46%) Figma
6 25 (1.30%) Power Platform
7 19 (0.99%) Google Analytics
8 16 (0.83%) Entra ID
9 15 (0.78%) AWS
10 13 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (0.57%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (0.52%) Adobe Analytics
13 9 (0.47%) OneDrive
14 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (0.42%) Power Automate
15 7 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.36%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
17 5 (0.26%) GCP
18 4 (0.21%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 1,615 (83.94%) Internet
2 5 (0.26%) HTTP
3 4 (0.21%) DNS
4 3 (0.16%) LAN
5 2 (0.10%) DHCP
5 2 (0.10%) Intranet
5 2 (0.10%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.10%) WAN
5 2 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.052%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.052%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (0.52%) Looker
2 9 (0.47%) Power BI
3 8 (0.42%) MySQL
4 6 (0.31%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.31%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.26%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.26%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.21%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.16%) Metadata
8 2 (0.10%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.10%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.10%) PostHog
8 2 (0.10%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.10%) Redis
8 2 (0.10%) Tableau
9 1 (0.052%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.052%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.052%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.052%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 21 (1.09%) JIRA
2 16 (0.83%) Git
3 5 (0.26%) JUnit
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%) GitLab
5 3 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.16%) Selenium
6 2 (0.10%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.10%) Postman
6 2 (0.10%) Vagrant
7 1 (0.052%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.052%) gulp
7 1 (0.052%) JMeter
7 1 (0.052%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.052%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.052%) webpack
General
1 1,704 (88.57%) Social Skills
2 1,628 (84.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,623 (84.36%) Banking
4 58 (3.01%) Finance
5 52 (2.70%) Marketing
6 45 (2.34%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (1.77%) Public Sector
8 13 (0.68%) Legal
8 13 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (0.57%) Retail
10 10 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
10 10 (0.52%) Manufacturing
11 9 (0.47%) Law
12 6 (0.31%) Advertising
13 4 (0.21%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (0.21%) Health Technology
14 2 (0.10%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.10%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.10%) Games
14 2 (0.10%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 1,224 (63.62%) Lecturer
2 61 (3.17%) Senior
3 40 (2.08%) Developer
4 37 (1.92%) Designer
5 28 (1.46%) Analyst
6 22 (1.14%) UX Designer
7 21 (1.09%) IT Manager
8 20 (1.04%) Lead
8 20 (1.04%) Senior Manager
9 17 (0.88%) Service Manager
10 14 (0.73%) Product Manager
10 14 (0.73%) Senior Developer
11 13 (0.68%) E-Commerce Specialist
12 12 (0.62%) IT Services Manager
12 12 (0.62%) Senior IT Manager
12 12 (0.62%) Senior Service Manager
12 12 (0.62%) Software Engineer
13 11 (0.57%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 11 (0.57%) Senior Designer
13 11 (0.57%) Senior UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (2.34%) CSS
1 45 (2.34%) HTML
2 30 (1.56%) .NET
3 19 (0.99%) React
4 16 (0.83%) AngularJS
5 15 (0.78%) RESTful
6 14 (0.73%) ASP.NET
7 11 (0.57%) .NET Framework
8 8 (0.42%) ASP.NET Core
8 8 (0.42%) HTML5
8 8 (0.42%) Node.js
8 8 (0.42%) REST
9 6 (0.31%) Entity Framework
9 6 (0.31%) Next.js
9 6 (0.31%) Spring
10 5 (0.26%) .NET Core
10 5 (0.26%) jQuery
10 5 (0.26%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.21%) Apache Cordova
11 4 (0.21%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 1,616 (83.99%) IoT
2 20 (1.04%) Product Ownership
3 16 (0.83%) Mobile App
3 16 (0.83%) Onboarding
4 12 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (0.52%) Social Media
6 9 (0.47%) Cloud Native
6 9 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (0.31%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (0.26%) Animation
8 5 (0.26%) Photography
9 4 (0.21%) Low-Code
9 4 (0.21%) NHS
10 3 (0.16%) AI Agents
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 (0.10%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.52%) Apple iOS
1 10 (0.52%) Windows
2 6 (0.31%) Android
3 2 (0.10%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.10%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.052%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.052%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,659 (86.23%) AI
2 1,626 (84.51%) Cybersecurity
2 1,626 (84.51%) Web Development
3 1,620 (84.20%) Machine Learning
4 93 (4.83%) Agile
5 84 (4.37%) Continuous Improvement
6 73 (3.79%) UX Design
7 69 (3.59%) Problem-Solving
8 58 (3.01%) Analytics
9 49 (2.55%) Mentoring
10 42 (2.18%) SEO
11 37 (1.92%) DevOps
12 36 (1.87%) E-Commerce
13 35 (1.82%) Roadmaps
13 35 (1.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 34 (1.77%) Coaching
15 32 (1.66%) CRM
15 32 (1.66%) Service Management
15 32 (1.66%) Software Engineering
16 31 (1.61%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 38 (1.98%) JavaScript
2 27 (1.40%) TypeScript
3 25 (1.30%) SQL
4 24 (1.25%) C#
5 8 (0.42%) Java
5 8 (0.42%) Python
6 4 (0.21%) Bicep
6 4 (0.21%) PHP
6 4 (0.21%) Swift
7 2 (0.10%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.10%) XAML
8 1 (0.052%) ABAP
8 1 (0.052%) Go
8 1 (0.052%) R
8 1 (0.052%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,649 (85.71%) Degree
2 1,617 (84.04%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (83.94%) PhD
3 1,615 (83.94%) Postgraduate
4 6 (0.31%) DBS Check
5 5 (0.26%) Security Cleared
6 4 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.16%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.10%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.10%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.052%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.052%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.052%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (2.34%) Accessibility
2 29 (1.51%) QA
3 21 (1.09%) GDPR
4 15 (0.78%) Data Quality
5 10 (0.52%) PCI DSS
6 8 (0.42%) WCAG
7 6 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.10%) HL7
10 1 (0.052%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.052%) PMO
10 1 (0.052%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (0.78%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.47%) Docker
3 2 (0.10%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (0.73%) Terraform
2 11 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.36%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.10%) Grafana
5 2 (0.10%) Packer
5 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.052%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 63 (3.27%) Microsoft
2 27 (1.40%) Adobe
3 23 (1.20%) Google
4 9 (0.47%) New Relic
4 9 (0.47%) ServiceNow
5 8 (0.42%) Splunk
6 7 (0.36%) Hotjar
7 4 (0.21%) DevExpress
7 4 (0.21%) OneLogin
7 4 (0.21%) Qualtrics
8 3 (0.16%) Apple
8 3 (0.16%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.16%) SAP
9 2 (0.10%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.10%) Hootsuite
9 2 (0.10%) Screaming Frog
10 1 (0.052%) Adyen
10 1 (0.052%) Amplitude
10 1 (0.052%) Databricks
10 1 (0.052%) Oracle