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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 47 42
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 +69
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 657 496 830
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.32% 6.08% 4.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.80% 6.47% 5.49%
Number of salaries quoted 306 168 406
10th Percentile £29,671 £32,025 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,063 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -17.39%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,800 £51,000
% change year-on-year -8.03% +17.25% -20.31%

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 13,677 7,663 15,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 69.08% 93.93% 79.90%
Number of salaries quoted 9,861 3,652 11,632
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 8 June 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 8 June 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 +7 464 £52,500 -4.62% 84
Yorkshire +27 138 £55,000 +24.29% 29
North East -6 55 £51,619 +7.54% 16
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 26 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.20%) CMS
3 16 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.98%) WordPress
5 8 (1.22%) Confluence
6 3 (0.46%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.30%) Moodle
7 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.30%) Totara
8 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 15 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.22%) Sketch
3 7 (1.07%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.61%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.61%) Trello
5 3 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.46%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.30%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.30%) InVision
7 1 (0.15%) Blender
7 1 (0.15%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.15%) InDesign
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.22%) Magento
1 8 (1.22%) Shopify
2 6 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.15%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 289 (43.99%) Cloud Computing
2 75 (11.42%) Azure
3 54 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.02%) Power Platform
4 33 (5.02%) SaaS
5 30 (4.57%) Figma
6 26 (3.96%) Entra ID
7 19 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (2.89%) Google Analytics
8 17 (2.59%) AWS
8 17 (2.59%) Microsoft Copilot
8 17 (2.59%) Microsoft Purview
8 17 (2.59%) Power Automate
8 17 (2.59%) PowerApps
9 10 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.52%) Firebase
10 9 (1.37%) Copilot Studio
11 7 (1.07%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.91%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 287 (43.68%) Internet
2 7 (1.07%) DHCP
2 7 (1.07%) DNS
2 7 (1.07%) Firewall
3 3 (0.46%) HTTP
3 3 (0.46%) VLAN
3 3 (0.46%) VPN
4 2 (0.30%) Skype
4 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.30%) Wireless
5 1 (0.15%) SAN
5 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.37%) Looker
2 7 (1.07%) Power BI
3 5 (0.76%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.61%) BigQuery
4 4 (0.61%) MySQL
5 3 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.46%) Tableau
6 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.30%) GIS
6 2 (0.30%) Metadata
6 2 (0.30%) Mixpanel
6 2 (0.30%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.30%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.15%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 19 (2.89%) Git
1 19 (2.89%) JIRA
2 13 (1.98%) fastlane
3 12 (1.83%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.76%) Android Studio
4 5 (0.76%) Crashlytics
4 5 (0.76%) Gradle
4 5 (0.76%) Xcode
5 4 (0.61%) NUnit
6 3 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 3 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.46%) JUnit
7 2 (0.30%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.30%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.30%) GitLab
7 2 (0.30%) Postman
7 2 (0.30%) Selenium
7 2 (0.30%) Vagrant
8 1 (0.15%) JMeter
8 1 (0.15%) LoadRunner
General
1 375 (57.08%) Social Skills
2 310 (47.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 293 (44.60%) Banking
4 63 (9.59%) Finance
5 61 (9.28%) Marketing
6 51 (7.76%) Public Sector
7 41 (6.24%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (3.04%) Legal
9 19 (2.89%) Law
10 18 (2.74%) Retail
11 11 (1.67%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.61%) Advertising
13 4 (0.61%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (0.61%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.46%) Billing
14 3 (0.46%) Games
15 2 (0.30%) Multimedia
15 2 (0.30%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 236 (35.92%) Lecturer
2 61 (9.28%) Senior
3 58 (8.83%) Developer
4 57 (8.68%) Designer
5 34 (5.18%) UX Designer
6 32 (4.87%) Analyst
6 32 (4.87%) IT Manager
7 28 (4.26%) Lead
8 23 (3.50%) Service Manager
8 23 (3.50%) Support Engineer
9 20 (3.04%) Senior Manager
10 19 (2.89%) Desktop Engineer
10 19 (2.89%) Product Designer
11 18 (2.74%) Desktop Support
11 18 (2.74%) IT Services Manager
11 18 (2.74%) Senior Developer
12 17 (2.59%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 17 (2.59%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 17 (2.59%) Senior IT Manager
12 17 (2.59%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (5.02%) HTML
2 32 (4.87%) CSS
3 23 (3.50%) React
4 20 (3.04%) RESTful
5 18 (2.74%) .NET
6 12 (1.83%) AngularJS
7 8 (1.22%) Node.js
7 8 (1.22%) REST
8 6 (0.91%) iOS SDK
8 6 (0.91%) Next.js
8 6 (0.91%) SwiftUI
9 5 (0.76%) Android Jetpack
9 5 (0.76%) Android SDK
9 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET
9 5 (0.76%) Core Data
9 5 (0.76%) HTML5
9 5 (0.76%) Jetpack Compose
9 5 (0.76%) jQuery
9 5 (0.76%) Retrofit
9 5 (0.76%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 288 (43.84%) IoT
2 40 (6.09%) Product Ownership
3 24 (3.65%) Mobile App
4 19 (2.89%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.37%) Driving Licence
5 9 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (0.91%) Low-Code
7 6 (0.91%) Social Media
8 5 (0.76%) Cloud Native
8 5 (0.76%) Photography
9 4 (0.61%) AI Agents
9 4 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (0.61%) Media Streaming
9 4 (0.61%) PropTech
10 3 (0.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.46%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.46%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.78%) Windows
2 17 (2.59%) Windows 10
3 13 (1.98%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.37%) Android
4 9 (1.37%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.46%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.30%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.15%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (50.68%) AI
2 304 (46.27%) Web Development
3 302 (45.97%) Cybersecurity
4 290 (44.14%) Machine Learning
5 104 (15.83%) UX Design
6 98 (14.92%) Continuous Improvement
7 84 (12.79%) Agile
8 82 (12.48%) Problem-Solving
9 67 (10.20%) Analytics
10 57 (8.68%) Mentoring
11 45 (6.85%) ITIL
12 42 (6.39%) CRM
13 40 (6.09%) DevOps
14 39 (5.94%) E-Commerce
15 38 (5.78%) CI/CD
15 38 (5.78%) Roadmaps
15 38 (5.78%) Service Management
16 34 (5.18%) Decision-Making
16 34 (5.18%) SEO
17 32 (4.87%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 34 (5.18%) JavaScript
2 25 (3.81%) TypeScript
3 21 (3.20%) SQL
4 15 (2.28%) C#
5 14 (2.13%) Python
6 13 (1.98%) Java
7 9 (1.37%) Swift
8 8 (1.22%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.07%) PHP
10 6 (0.91%) VBScript
11 5 (0.76%) Kotlin
12 4 (0.61%) Bicep
13 3 (0.46%) VB
14 2 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
15 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 322 (49.01%) Degree
2 289 (43.99%) Master's Degree
2 289 (43.99%) Postgraduate
3 287 (43.68%) PhD
4 13 (1.98%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (0.91%) SC Cleared
7 5 (0.76%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.46%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.30%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.30%) IIBA
10 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (7.00%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.81%) QA
3 19 (2.89%) GDPR
3 19 (2.89%) WCAG
4 12 (1.83%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.07%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.61%) SLA
9 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.15%) HL7
10 1 (0.15%) PMO
System Software
1 21 (3.20%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.91%) BitLocker
2 6 (0.91%) Docker
3 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.37%) Terraform
3 6 (0.91%) SCCM
4 4 (0.61%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.30%) Packer
5 2 (0.30%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 92 (14.00%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.96%) Google
3 19 (2.89%) Adobe
4 14 (2.13%) ServiceNow
5 10 (1.52%) Dynatrace
6 6 (0.91%) Apple
7 5 (0.76%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.61%) DevExpress
8 4 (0.61%) New Relic
8 4 (0.61%) OneLogin
8 4 (0.61%) Splunk
9 3 (0.46%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.46%) Meraki
9 3 (0.46%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.30%) CheckPoint
10 2 (0.30%) Cisco
10 2 (0.30%) Databricks
10 2 (0.30%) Hootsuite
10 2 (0.30%) SAP
10 2 (0.30%) Synthesia