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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 64 77
Rank change year-on-year +56 +13 -11
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,819 332 248
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 17.24% 3.45% 3.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.71% 3.85% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 152 161 183
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,925 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,090 £40,988 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £66,563 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 8,782 8,622 6,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.21% 89.60% 92.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,625 3,930 5,019
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £82,888
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 24 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 24 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 +51 1,596 £52,500 -4.55% 214
Yorkshire +56 204 £50,500 +6.32% 138
North East -17 19 £50,000 +11.11% 26
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 14 (0.77%) SharePoint
2 11 (0.60%) CMS
3 8 (0.44%) Confluence
4 4 (0.22%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.16%) WordPress
6 2 (0.11%) Drupal
6 2 (0.11%) EPiServer
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 (0.27%) Adobe XD
2 5 (0.27%) Sketch
3 4 (0.22%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.16%) 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 (0.16%) 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 (88.79%) Cloud Computing
2 42 (2.31%) Azure
3 25 (1.37%) SaaS
4 24 (1.32%) AWS
5 20 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (1.04%) Power Platform
7 16 (0.88%) Figma
8 9 (0.49%) Adobe Analytics
9 8 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
9 8 (0.44%) OneDrive
10 7 (0.38%) Entra ID
10 7 (0.38%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (0.33%) Google Analytics
11 6 (0.33%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.22%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.22%) Google Ads
12 4 (0.22%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.22%) Serverless
13 3 (0.16%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 1,615 (88.79%) Internet
2 5 (0.27%) DNS
3 4 (0.22%) HTTP
3 4 (0.22%) LAN
4 3 (0.16%) 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 (0.49%) MySQL
2 9 (0.49%) NoSQL
3 7 (0.38%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.33%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.33%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.22%) Metadata
6 3 (0.16%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.11%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.11%) Looker
7 2 (0.11%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.11%) PostHog
7 2 (0.11%) Redis
8 1 (0.055%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.055%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 18 (0.99%) Git
2 14 (0.77%) JIRA
3 5 (0.27%) JUnit
3 5 (0.27%) webpack
4 3 (0.16%) Xcode
5 2 (0.11%) Babel
5 2 (0.11%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.11%) GitLab
5 2 (0.11%) Grunt
5 2 (0.11%) gulp
5 2 (0.11%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.11%) Selenium
6 1 (0.055%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.055%) ESLint
6 1 (0.055%) Maven
6 1 (0.055%) Storybook
General
1 1,696 (93.24%) Social Skills
2 1,625 (89.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,622 (89.17%) Banking
4 35 (1.92%) Finance
5 29 (1.59%) Analytical Skills
6 25 (1.37%) Marketing
7 15 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (0.82%) Public Sector
8 10 (0.55%) Law
8 10 (0.55%) Legal
8 10 (0.55%) Manufacturing
9 8 (0.44%) Electronics
9 8 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (0.38%) Retail
11 6 (0.33%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.16%) Advertising
13 2 (0.11%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.11%) Games
14 1 (0.055%) Publishing
14 1 (0.055%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1,224 (67.29%) Lecturer
2 50 (2.75%) Developer
3 32 (1.76%) Senior
4 30 (1.65%) Analyst
5 22 (1.21%) IT Support
6 19 (1.04%) IT Analyst
7 18 (0.99%) IT Support Analyst
7 18 (0.99%) Support Analyst
8 16 (0.88%) Lead
9 13 (0.71%) Full-Stack Developer
10 9 (0.49%) .NET Developer
10 9 (0.49%) IT Manager
10 9 (0.49%) Senior Developer
10 9 (0.49%) Software Engineer
11 8 (0.44%) Designer
11 8 (0.44%) Senior Manager
11 8 (0.44%) Software Developer
12 7 (0.38%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 7 (0.38%) Platform Engineer
13 6 (0.33%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (2.53%) CSS
2 42 (2.31%) HTML
3 34 (1.87%) .NET
4 26 (1.43%) React
5 17 (0.93%) RESTful
6 13 (0.71%) ASP.NET
7 12 (0.66%) Node.js
8 11 (0.60%) AngularJS
8 11 (0.60%) Spring
9 10 (0.55%) HTML5
9 10 (0.55%) REST
9 10 (0.55%) Spring Boot
10 8 (0.44%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.44%) CSS3
11 7 (0.38%) Kafka
11 7 (0.38%) Next.js
12 6 (0.33%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.33%) Apache Cordova
12 6 (0.33%) ASP.NET Core
13 5 (0.27%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 1,615 (88.79%) IoT
2 16 (0.88%) Product Ownership
3 13 (0.71%) Cloud Native
4 9 (0.49%) Distributed Systems
5 8 (0.44%) Social Media
6 7 (0.38%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (0.33%) Mobile App
7 6 (0.33%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.27%) AI Agents
8 5 (0.27%) LIMS
8 5 (0.27%) SCADA
9 4 (0.22%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.22%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.16%) Distributed Computing
10 3 (0.16%) FMCG
11 2 (0.11%) Animation
11 2 (0.11%) Blog
11 2 (0.11%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.11%) Graphic Design
11 2 (0.11%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.38%) Apple iOS
1 7 (0.38%) Windows
2 5 (0.27%) Windows 10
2 5 (0.27%) Windows Server
3 4 (0.22%) Android
4 2 (0.11%) Linux
5 1 (0.055%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,650 (90.71%) AI
2 1,626 (89.39%) Machine Learning
3 1,625 (89.33%) Web Development
4 1,622 (89.17%) Cybersecurity
5 82 (4.51%) Agile
6 50 (2.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 45 (2.47%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (2.09%) UX Design
9 37 (2.03%) CI/CD
9 37 (2.03%) DevOps
10 33 (1.81%) Mentoring
11 32 (1.76%) ITIL
11 32 (1.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 31 (1.70%) Analytics
12 31 (1.70%) Full-Stack Development
13 29 (1.59%) Service Management
13 29 (1.59%) Software Engineering
14 27 (1.48%) Roadmaps
15 24 (1.32%) Customer Experience
16 22 (1.21%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 47 (2.58%) JavaScript
2 38 (2.09%) C#
3 25 (1.37%) TypeScript
4 19 (1.04%) Java
5 16 (0.88%) SQL
6 10 (0.55%) Python
7 4 (0.22%) XAML
8 3 (0.16%) ABAP
8 3 (0.16%) PHP
8 3 (0.16%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.16%) Rust
8 3 (0.16%) Swift
9 2 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.055%) Go
Qualifications
1 1,635 (89.88%) Degree
2 1,616 (88.84%) PhD
3 1,615 (88.79%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (88.79%) Postgraduate
4 13 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 7 (0.38%) Security Cleared
6 6 (0.33%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.27%) A+ Certification
7 5 (0.27%) CCNA
7 5 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.27%) MCSA
7 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.27%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (0.16%) 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
10 1 (0.055%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (1.87%) Accessibility
2 14 (0.77%) QA
3 13 (0.71%) GDPR
4 6 (0.33%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 5 (0.27%) 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 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.16%) HL7
8 1 (0.055%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.055%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (0.88%) Active Directory
2 14 (0.77%) Docker
3 3 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (0.60%) Terraform
2 10 (0.55%) Kubernetes
3 7 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.22%) Grafana
5 1 (0.055%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 37 (2.03%) Microsoft
2 20 (1.10%) Adobe
3 15 (0.82%) Google
4 8 (0.44%) New Relic
4 8 (0.44%) ServiceNow
5 7 (0.38%) Splunk
6 6 (0.33%) Qualtrics
7 5 (0.27%) Cisco
7 5 (0.27%) Hotjar
7 5 (0.27%) SAP
8 4 (0.22%) Genesys
9 3 (0.16%) Apple
9 3 (0.16%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.11%) Ahrefs
10 2 (0.11%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle
10 2 (0.11%) Screaming Frog
11 1 (0.055%) Instagram
11 1 (0.055%) TikTok
11 1 (0.055%) WooCommerce