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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 57 36
Rank change year-on-year -37 -21 +56
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 400 450 585
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.66% 4.77% 4.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 5.43% 5.63%
Number of salaries quoted 273 146 155
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,313 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,055
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.11% +0.11%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,563 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,991 £81,250 £74,500
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% - -4.96%

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 17,102 8,280 10,385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 71.16% 87.81% 80.09%
Number of salaries quoted 12,675 4,092 5,058
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,652
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -3.81% -7.91%
75th Percentile £74,985 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

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 October 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 October 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 -59 209 £51,000 -7.27% 149
Yorkshire +19 107 £57,500 +53.33% 95
North East -10 84 £51,619 +66.51% 33
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 30 (7.50%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.75%) Confluence
4 10 (2.50%) WordPress
5 8 (2.00%) CMS
6 4 (1.00%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.50%) Moodle
7 2 (0.50%) nginx
7 2 (0.50%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.50%) Totara
8 1 (0.25%) IIS
8 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 16 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.25%) Chatbot
2 9 (2.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.75%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.50%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.50%) Camtasia
4 2 (0.50%) InVision
4 2 (0.50%) Sketch
4 2 (0.50%) Trello
5 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.25%) InDesign
5 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.00%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.25%) Magento
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 96 (24.00%) Azure
2 67 (16.75%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (8.50%) AWS
3 34 (8.50%) Power Platform
4 26 (6.50%) SaaS
5 25 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
5 25 (6.25%) Entra ID
6 20 (5.00%) Figma
6 20 (5.00%) Microsoft Copilot
6 20 (5.00%) PowerApps
7 16 (4.00%) Power Automate
8 12 (3.00%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (2.75%) Copilot Studio
9 11 (2.75%) Firebase
10 8 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.75%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.50%) Serverless
13 5 (1.25%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (1.25%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.50%) DNS
1 10 (2.50%) Firewall
2 9 (2.25%) DHCP
3 8 (2.00%) CTI
3 8 (2.00%) LAN
3 8 (2.00%) VoIP
3 8 (2.00%) WAN
4 6 (1.50%) Network Security
5 4 (1.00%) Skype
5 4 (1.00%) Wireless
6 3 (0.75%) FTP
6 3 (0.75%) VPN
7 2 (0.50%) Intranet
7 2 (0.50%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.50%) VLAN
8 1 (0.25%) Internet
8 1 (0.25%) SAN
8 1 (0.25%) SSL
8 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.75%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.25%) Power BI
3 4 (1.00%) GIS
3 4 (1.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.75%) MySQL
5 2 (0.50%) Metadata
5 2 (0.50%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.50%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.25%) Mixpanel
6 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (5.25%) Git
2 18 (4.50%) JIRA
3 14 (3.50%) fastlane
4 11 (2.75%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.50%) Xcode
6 5 (1.25%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.25%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.25%) Gradle
7 4 (1.00%) Vagrant
8 3 (0.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.50%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.50%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.50%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.50%) Selenium
10 1 (0.25%) Appium
10 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.25%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 103 (25.75%) Social Skills
2 76 (19.00%) Public Sector
3 52 (13.00%) Finance
4 49 (12.25%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (11.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (6.75%) Marketing
7 19 (4.75%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (4.50%) Legal
9 17 (4.25%) Law
10 12 (3.00%) Retail
11 11 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.50%) Banking
12 6 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.25%) Manufacturing
14 4 (1.00%) Advertising
14 4 (1.00%) Local Government
15 3 (0.75%) Billing
15 3 (0.75%) Financial Institution
15 3 (0.75%) Military
15 3 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 65 (16.25%) Senior
2 62 (15.50%) Developer
3 54 (13.50%) Designer
4 53 (13.25%) Lead
5 42 (10.50%) Analyst
6 39 (9.75%) UX Designer
7 26 (6.50%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.75%) Senior Developer
9 19 (4.75%) Desktop Engineer
9 19 (4.75%) IT Support
10 18 (4.50%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 18 (4.50%) IT Engineer
10 18 (4.50%) Support Engineer
11 16 (4.00%) Product Manager
11 16 (4.00%) UI Designer
11 16 (4.00%) UI/UX Designer
12 14 (3.50%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.50%) Desktop Support
12 14 (3.50%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 14 (3.50%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.75%) CSS
2 30 (7.50%) HTML
3 27 (6.75%) React
4 20 (5.00%) .NET
5 16 (4.00%) Node.js
6 15 (3.75%) RESTful
7 10 (2.50%) Terraform
8 8 (2.00%) Next.js
8 8 (2.00%) REST
9 7 (1.75%) CSS3
9 7 (1.75%) HTML5
10 6 (1.50%) Core Data
10 6 (1.50%) iOS SDK
10 6 (1.50%) SwiftUI
10 6 (1.50%) UIKit
11 5 (1.25%) Android Jetpack
11 5 (1.25%) Android SDK
11 5 (1.25%) Jetpack Compose
11 5 (1.25%) Model Context Protocol
11 5 (1.25%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.25%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.00%) Mobile App
3 10 (2.50%) Cloud Native
3 10 (2.50%) Driving Licence
3 10 (2.50%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.00%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.00%) IVR
5 6 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.50%) Management Information System
5 6 (1.50%) Security Posture
5 6 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.00%) Learning Management System
6 4 (1.00%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.00%) Video\Live Streaming
7 3 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.50%) CSOC
8 2 (0.50%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.75%) Windows
2 20 (5.00%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.75%) Windows 10
4 16 (4.00%) Apple iOS
5 12 (3.00%) Android
6 10 (2.50%) macOS
7 6 (1.50%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.00%) Linux
8 4 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (28.75%) Continuous Improvement
2 113 (28.25%) UX Design
3 106 (26.50%) Agile
4 98 (24.50%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (18.25%) Mentoring
6 69 (17.25%) Roadmaps
7 68 (17.00%) AI
8 63 (15.75%) Analytics
9 56 (14.00%) CI/CD
10 54 (13.50%) Decision-Making
11 49 (12.25%) Coaching
12 48 (12.00%) ITIL
12 48 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
13 44 (11.00%) DevOps
13 44 (11.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 36 (9.00%) Customer Service
15 35 (8.75%) ITSM
16 34 (8.50%) Cybersecurity
16 34 (8.50%) Service Management
16 34 (8.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 38 (9.50%) JavaScript
2 30 (7.50%) TypeScript
3 21 (5.25%) C#
4 16 (4.00%) Python
5 14 (3.50%) Java
6 12 (3.00%) SQL
7 11 (2.75%) PowerShell
8 10 (2.50%) PHP
9 9 (2.25%) Swift
9 9 (2.25%) VBScript
10 5 (1.25%) Kotlin
11 4 (1.00%) VB
12 3 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.75%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 41 (10.25%) Degree
2 25 (6.25%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.25%) Postgraduate
3 13 (3.25%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.00%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.25%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.25%) PhD
7 4 (1.00%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.00%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.50%) IIBA
9 2 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.50%) MCSE
9 2 (0.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.25%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (15.25%) Accessibility
2 28 (7.00%) WCAG
3 13 (3.25%) GDPR
4 12 (3.00%) QA
5 10 (2.50%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (2.00%) SLA
7 7 (1.75%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.50%) GRC
System Software
1 27 (6.75%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.75%) Docker
3 8 (2.00%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.50%) UAG
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 26 (6.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.00%) SCCM
3 9 (2.25%) Kubernetes
4 6 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.00%) Packer
5 4 (1.00%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.50%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 106 (26.50%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.50%) Google
3 17 (4.25%) Cisco
4 11 (2.75%) Dynatrace
4 11 (2.75%) Meraki
5 9 (2.25%) Apple
5 9 (2.25%) ServiceNow
6 8 (2.00%) Avaya
6 8 (2.00%) Genesys
7 5 (1.25%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.00%) Adobe
8 4 (1.00%) CheckPoint
8 4 (1.00%) iManage
8 4 (1.00%) Workday
9 3 (0.75%) CyberArk
9 3 (0.75%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.75%) VMware
9 3 (0.75%) YouTube
10 2 (0.50%) F5
10 2 (0.50%) SolarWinds