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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 66 65
Rank change year-on-year +58 -1 +33
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,912 239 556
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 12.13% 3.76% 3.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.36% 3.99% 4.18%
Number of salaries quoted 240 172 377
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,500 £30,850
25th Percentile £41,163 £37,188 £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 £77,500 £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 11,686 5,991 13,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 74.12% 94.26% 83.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7,081 3,677 10,654
10th Percentile £28,250 £28,500 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £37,500
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 £70,834 £65,603
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 4 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 4 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 +48 1,638 £55,550 +1.00% 94
Yorkshire +39 246 £55,000 +27.91% 45
North East -13 28 £52,500 +9.95% 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 20 (1.05%) CMS
2 19 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.52%) Confluence
4 9 (0.47%) WordPress
5 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.21%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.10%) nginx
8 1 (0.052%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 9 (0.47%) Microsoft Office
1 9 (0.47%) Sketch
2 7 (0.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (0.21%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.16%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.10%) Trello
6 1 (0.052%) Blender
6 1 (0.052%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.052%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.052%) InDesign
6 1 (0.052%) InVision
6 1 (0.052%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.052%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (0.37%) Magento
2 6 (0.31%) Shopify
3 3 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.10%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.052%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (84.47%) Cloud Computing
2 47 (2.46%) Azure
3 35 (1.83%) SaaS
4 33 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (1.36%) Figma
6 24 (1.26%) Power Platform
7 16 (0.84%) AWS
7 16 (0.84%) Google Analytics
8 15 (0.78%) Entra ID
9 13 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (0.52%) Adobe Analytics
12 9 (0.47%) OneDrive
13 8 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (0.37%) Power Automate
15 6 (0.31%) PowerApps
16 5 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
16 5 (0.26%) GCP
17 4 (0.21%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 1,615 (84.47%) Internet
2 5 (0.26%) DNS
2 5 (0.26%) HTTP
3 4 (0.21%) LAN
4 3 (0.16%) WAN
5 2 (0.10%) DHCP
5 2 (0.10%) Intranet
5 2 (0.10%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.052%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.052%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.47%) Looker
1 9 (0.47%) Power BI
2 8 (0.42%) MySQL
3 6 (0.31%) MongoDB
3 6 (0.31%) NoSQL
3 6 (0.31%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.26%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.21%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.16%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.16%) Metadata
7 2 (0.10%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.10%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.10%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.10%) PostHog
7 2 (0.10%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.10%) Redis
7 2 (0.10%) Tableau
8 1 (0.052%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.052%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.052%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (1.05%) JIRA
2 15 (0.78%) Git
3 5 (0.26%) JUnit
4 4 (0.21%) GitLab
4 4 (0.21%) Jenkins
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%) 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%) JMeter
7 1 (0.052%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.052%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,702 (89.02%) Social Skills
2 1,628 (85.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,622 (84.83%) Banking
4 55 (2.88%) Finance
5 46 (2.41%) Marketing
6 41 (2.14%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (1.78%) Public Sector
8 15 (0.78%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (0.68%) Legal
10 10 (0.52%) Manufacturing
10 10 (0.52%) Retail
11 9 (0.47%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (0.42%) Law
13 6 (0.31%) Advertising
14 4 (0.21%) Brand Awareness
14 4 (0.21%) Electronics
14 4 (0.21%) Health Technology
15 2 (0.10%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.10%) Digital Health
15 2 (0.10%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 1,224 (64.02%) Lecturer
2 59 (3.09%) Senior
3 42 (2.20%) Developer
4 34 (1.78%) Designer
5 30 (1.57%) Analyst
6 21 (1.10%) UX Designer
7 20 (1.05%) IT Manager
8 19 (0.99%) Lead
8 19 (0.99%) Senior Manager
9 16 (0.84%) Service Manager
10 14 (0.73%) Senior Developer
11 13 (0.68%) Product Manager
12 12 (0.63%) Software Engineer
13 11 (0.58%) E-Commerce Specialist
13 11 (0.58%) Full-Stack Developer
13 11 (0.58%) IT Services Manager
13 11 (0.58%) IT Support
13 11 (0.58%) Senior IT Manager
13 11 (0.58%) Senior Service Manager
14 10 (0.52%) Senior UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (2.35%) CSS
1 45 (2.35%) HTML
2 32 (1.67%) .NET
3 19 (0.99%) React
4 16 (0.84%) RESTful
5 15 (0.78%) AngularJS
5 15 (0.78%) ASP.NET
6 11 (0.58%) .NET Framework
7 9 (0.47%) ASP.NET Core
7 9 (0.47%) HTML5
7 9 (0.47%) Node.js
8 8 (0.42%) REST
9 7 (0.37%) Spring
10 6 (0.31%) Entity Framework
10 6 (0.31%) Next.js
10 6 (0.31%) Spring Boot
11 5 (0.26%) .NET Core
11 5 (0.26%) Apache Cordova
11 5 (0.26%) jQuery
12 4 (0.21%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 1,616 (84.52%) IoT
2 20 (1.05%) Product Ownership
3 17 (0.89%) Mobile App
4 14 (0.73%) Onboarding
5 12 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (0.52%) Cloud Native
6 10 (0.52%) Social Media
7 9 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (0.31%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (0.26%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.21%) Animation
10 4 (0.21%) NHS
10 4 (0.21%) Photography
11 3 (0.16%) Distributed Computing
11 3 (0.16%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.16%) FMCG
11 3 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.10%) Educational Technology
12 2 (0.10%) Legacy Applications
12 2 (0.10%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 11 (0.58%) Apple iOS
2 9 (0.47%) Windows
3 7 (0.37%) Android
4 2 (0.10%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.052%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.052%) Unix
5 1 (0.052%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,656 (86.61%) AI
2 1,625 (84.99%) Cybersecurity
2 1,625 (84.99%) Web Development
3 1,620 (84.73%) Machine Learning
4 92 (4.81%) Agile
5 80 (4.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 68 (3.56%) UX Design
7 63 (3.29%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (2.72%) Analytics
9 50 (2.62%) Mentoring
10 39 (2.04%) SEO
11 38 (1.99%) DevOps
12 36 (1.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 34 (1.78%) Coaching
13 34 (1.78%) Roadmaps
14 33 (1.73%) CI/CD
14 33 (1.73%) Service Management
14 33 (1.73%) Software Engineering
15 32 (1.67%) E-Commerce
15 32 (1.67%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 38 (1.99%) JavaScript
2 29 (1.52%) TypeScript
3 26 (1.36%) C#
4 24 (1.26%) SQL
5 9 (0.47%) Java
6 8 (0.42%) Python
7 4 (0.21%) Bicep
7 4 (0.21%) PHP
7 4 (0.21%) Swift
8 3 (0.16%) XAML
9 2 (0.10%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.052%) ABAP
10 1 (0.052%) Go
10 1 (0.052%) R
10 1 (0.052%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,649 (86.24%) Degree
2 1,617 (84.57%) Master's Degree
3 1,615 (84.47%) PhD
3 1,615 (84.47%) Postgraduate
4 6 (0.31%) DBS Check
4 6 (0.31%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 5 (0.26%) Security Cleared
6 3 (0.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.16%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.10%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.10%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.10%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.10%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (0.052%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.052%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.052%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (2.20%) Accessibility
2 28 (1.46%) QA
3 21 (1.10%) GDPR
4 14 (0.73%) Data Quality
5 10 (0.52%) PCI DSS
6 7 (0.37%) 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 3 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (0.73%) Terraform
2 10 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.37%) 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 61 (3.19%) Microsoft
2 25 (1.31%) Adobe
3 20 (1.05%) Google
4 9 (0.47%) New Relic
4 9 (0.47%) ServiceNow
5 8 (0.42%) Splunk
6 6 (0.31%) Hotjar
7 4 (0.21%) Apple
7 4 (0.21%) DevExpress
7 4 (0.21%) Qualtrics
7 4 (0.21%) SAP
8 3 (0.16%) OneLogin
9 2 (0.10%) Ahrefs
9 2 (0.10%) Hootsuite
9 2 (0.10%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle
9 2 (0.10%) Screaming Frog
10 1 (0.052%) Databricks
10 1 (0.052%) Meraki
10 1 (0.052%) Sage