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 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 48 60
Rank change year-on-year +34 +12 +41
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,333 498 586
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 7.17% 6.52% 3.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.10% 6.85% 4.20%
Number of salaries quoted 280 182 397
10th Percentile £29,342 £32,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +10.53% -17.39%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £59,684 £51,000
% change year-on-year -3.66% +17.03% -21.54%

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 13,197 7,265 13,965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.97% 95.05% 82.85%
Number of salaries quoted 8,678 3,712 11,109
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,148 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 14 May 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 14 May 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 +29 1,090 £55,000 - 88
Yorkshire +21 198 £55,000 +29.41% 32
North East -12 45 £52,000 +8.33% 23
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 23 (1.73%) CMS
2 22 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.98%) WordPress
4 9 (0.68%) Confluence
5 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.38%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.15%) nginx
8 1 (0.075%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.075%) Moodle
8 1 (0.075%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.075%) Totara
Applications
1 10 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
3 6 (0.45%) Sketch
4 3 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.23%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.15%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.15%) Trello
6 1 (0.075%) Blender
6 1 (0.075%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.075%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.075%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.075%) InDesign
6 1 (0.075%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.60%) Magento
1 8 (0.60%) Shopify
2 6 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.075%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 991 (74.34%) Cloud Computing
2 64 (4.80%) Azure
3 43 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (2.48%) SaaS
5 31 (2.33%) Power Platform
6 29 (2.18%) Figma
7 26 (1.95%) Entra ID
8 19 (1.43%) Google Analytics
9 16 (1.20%) Microsoft Purview
9 16 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 15 (1.13%) PowerApps
11 13 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (0.90%) AWS
12 12 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (0.75%) Azure Monitor
13 10 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (0.60%) OneDrive
15 7 (0.53%) Adobe Analytics
16 6 (0.45%) Copilot Studio
17 5 (0.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 990 (74.27%) Internet
2 5 (0.38%) HTTP
3 3 (0.23%) DHCP
3 3 (0.23%) DNS
4 2 (0.15%) Intranet
4 2 (0.15%) VLAN
4 2 (0.15%) VPN
4 2 (0.15%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.075%) Firewall
5 1 (0.075%) Skype
5 1 (0.075%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.075%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.68%) Looker
2 8 (0.60%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.53%) Power BI
4 5 (0.38%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.30%) BigQuery
5 4 (0.30%) MySQL
5 4 (0.30%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.23%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.15%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.15%) Metadata
7 2 (0.15%) Mixpanel
7 2 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.15%) PostHog
7 2 (0.15%) Redis
7 2 (0.15%) Tableau
8 1 (0.075%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.075%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 19 (1.43%) JIRA
2 18 (1.35%) Git
3 7 (0.53%) fastlane
3 7 (0.53%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.38%) JUnit
5 4 (0.30%) NUnit
6 3 (0.23%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.23%) GitLab
6 3 (0.23%) Selenium
7 2 (0.15%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.15%) Crashlytics
7 2 (0.15%) Gradle
7 2 (0.15%) Postman
7 2 (0.15%) Vagrant
7 2 (0.15%) Xcode
8 1 (0.075%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.075%) JMeter
8 1 (0.075%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.075%) webpack
General
1 1,074 (80.57%) Social Skills
2 1,005 (75.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 996 (74.72%) Banking
4 63 (4.73%) Finance
5 60 (4.50%) Marketing
6 44 (3.30%) Public Sector
7 38 (2.85%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (1.20%) Legal
9 15 (1.13%) Law
9 15 (1.13%) Retail
10 11 (0.83%) Manufacturing
11 9 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (0.38%) Advertising
13 4 (0.30%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (0.30%) Health Technology
14 2 (0.15%) Digital Health
14 2 (0.15%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.15%) Games
14 2 (0.15%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 728 (54.61%) Lecturer
2 62 (4.65%) Senior
3 55 (4.13%) Designer
4 48 (3.60%) Developer
5 34 (2.55%) UX Designer
6 27 (2.03%) Analyst
7 26 (1.95%) IT Manager
8 23 (1.73%) Lead
8 23 (1.73%) Service Manager
9 20 (1.50%) Senior Manager
10 19 (1.43%) Product Designer
11 18 (1.35%) IT Services Manager
12 17 (1.28%) Senior IT Manager
12 17 (1.28%) Senior Service Manager
13 15 (1.13%) Product Manager
14 14 (1.05%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 14 (1.05%) Senior Developer
15 13 (0.98%) Senior Designer
15 13 (0.98%) Senior UX Designer
15 13 (0.98%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (2.78%) HTML
2 35 (2.63%) CSS
3 23 (1.73%) .NET
4 22 (1.65%) React
5 18 (1.35%) RESTful
6 16 (1.20%) AngularJS
7 12 (0.90%) ASP.NET
8 10 (0.75%) Node.js
9 9 (0.68%) .NET Framework
10 8 (0.60%) REST
11 7 (0.53%) Spring
12 6 (0.45%) .NET Core
12 6 (0.45%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (0.45%) Entity Framework
12 6 (0.45%) HTML5
12 6 (0.45%) jQuery
13 5 (0.38%) Next.js
13 5 (0.38%) Spring Boot
13 5 (0.38%) Web Services
14 4 (0.30%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 991 (74.34%) IoT
2 30 (2.25%) Product Ownership
3 18 (1.35%) Mobile App
3 18 (1.35%) Onboarding
4 11 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (0.53%) Cloud Native
6 7 (0.53%) Social Media
7 6 (0.45%) Low-Code
8 5 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (0.38%) Photography
9 4 (0.30%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.30%) Media Streaming
10 3 (0.23%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.23%) Animation
10 3 (0.23%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.23%) FMCG
10 3 (0.23%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.23%) NHS
10 3 (0.23%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 25 (1.88%) Windows
2 10 (0.75%) Apple iOS
2 10 (0.75%) Windows 10
3 6 (0.45%) Android
4 3 (0.23%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.075%) Unix
6 1 (0.075%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,035 (77.64%) AI
2 1,008 (75.62%) Web Development
3 999 (74.94%) Cybersecurity
4 992 (74.42%) Machine Learning
5 97 (7.28%) UX Design
6 90 (6.75%) Continuous Improvement
7 87 (6.53%) Agile
8 73 (5.48%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (4.65%) Mentoring
10 59 (4.43%) Analytics
11 40 (3.00%) ITIL
12 39 (2.93%) E-Commerce
13 38 (2.85%) CRM
13 38 (2.85%) SEO
14 36 (2.70%) DevOps
14 36 (2.70%) Service Management
15 35 (2.63%) Coaching
16 33 (2.48%) Roadmaps
17 31 (2.33%) CI/CD
17 31 (2.33%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 37 (2.78%) JavaScript
2 28 (2.10%) TypeScript
3 23 (1.73%) SQL
4 19 (1.43%) C#
5 12 (0.90%) Java
5 12 (0.90%) Python
6 6 (0.45%) Swift
7 5 (0.38%) PHP
8 4 (0.30%) Bicep
9 2 (0.15%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.15%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.15%) VB
10 1 (0.075%) Go
10 1 (0.075%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1,023 (76.74%) Degree
2 992 (74.42%) Master's Degree
3 990 (74.27%) PhD
3 990 (74.27%) Postgraduate
4 10 (0.75%) Security Cleared
5 7 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (0.38%) DBS Check
6 5 (0.38%) DV Cleared
7 4 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.23%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.15%) IIBA
9 2 (0.15%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.075%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (3.23%) Accessibility
2 27 (2.03%) QA
3 18 (1.35%) GDPR
4 12 (0.90%) Data Quality
4 12 (0.90%) WCAG
5 9 (0.68%) PCI DSS
6 7 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.30%) SLA
9 3 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.075%) HL7
10 1 (0.075%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.53%) Docker
3 1 (0.075%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.075%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.90%) Terraform
3 7 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (0.45%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.15%) Grafana
5 2 (0.15%) Packer
5 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.075%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.075%) SCCM
Vendors
1 78 (5.85%) Microsoft
2 23 (1.73%) Google
3 21 (1.58%) Adobe
4 10 (0.75%) ServiceNow
5 8 (0.60%) New Relic
6 7 (0.53%) Splunk
7 5 (0.38%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.30%) DevExpress
8 4 (0.30%) Dynatrace
8 4 (0.30%) OneLogin
9 3 (0.23%) Apple
9 3 (0.23%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.23%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.15%) Amplitude
10 2 (0.15%) Databricks
10 2 (0.15%) Hootsuite
10 2 (0.15%) SAP
11 1 (0.075%) Adyen
11 1 (0.075%) Sage
11 1 (0.075%) Synthesia