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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 50 37
Rank change year-on-year -26 -13 +73
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 438 499 682
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.98% 5.17% 4.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.81% 5.79% 5.74%
Number of salaries quoted 343 177 233
10th Percentile £29,473 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% -8.65%
75th Percentile £65,640 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,250 £78,000 £74,750
England median annual salary £57,075 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% +6.36% -12.00%

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 15,582 8,611 11,882
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.32% 89.18% 78.49%
Number of salaries quoted 11,641 4,281 7,765
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £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 August 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 August 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 -33 235 £52,500 -4.55% 84
Yorkshire +28 120 £54,000 +13.68% 47
North East +1 83 £50,000 +61.29% 28
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 35 (7.99%) SharePoint
2 23 (5.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 17 (3.88%) Confluence
4 16 (3.65%) CMS
5 14 (3.20%) WordPress
6 4 (0.91%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.46%) Moodle
7 2 (0.46%) nginx
7 2 (0.46%) Totara
8 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (4.34%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.83%) Chatbot
3 8 (1.83%) Sketch
4 7 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.68%) Trello
6 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.46%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.46%) InVision
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.83%) Magento
2 7 (1.60%) Shopify
3 5 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.68%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 100 (22.83%) Azure
2 68 (15.53%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (7.99%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.31%) Figma
5 28 (6.39%) AWS
5 28 (6.39%) Entra ID
6 26 (5.94%) Microsoft Copilot
6 26 (5.94%) SaaS
7 24 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
8 23 (5.25%) PowerApps
9 19 (4.34%) Power Automate
10 17 (3.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 16 (3.65%) Google Analytics
12 11 (2.51%) Copilot Studio
12 11 (2.51%) Firebase
13 10 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (1.37%) OneDrive
16 5 (1.14%) GCP
16 5 (1.14%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.28%) Firewall
2 9 (2.05%) DNS
3 8 (1.83%) CTI
3 8 (1.83%) DHCP
3 8 (1.83%) VoIP
4 4 (0.91%) Network Security
4 4 (0.91%) Skype
4 4 (0.91%) Wireless
5 3 (0.68%) FTP
5 3 (0.68%) VLAN
5 3 (0.68%) VPN
6 2 (0.46%) HTTP
6 2 (0.46%) Intranet
6 2 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.23%) SAN
7 1 (0.23%) SSL
7 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.23%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.05%) Looker
1 9 (2.05%) Power BI
2 7 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.14%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.91%) BigQuery
4 4 (0.91%) GIS
4 4 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.68%) Tableau
6 2 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.46%) Metadata
6 2 (0.46%) Mixpanel
6 2 (0.46%) MySQL
6 2 (0.46%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (6.39%) JIRA
2 25 (5.71%) Git
3 17 (3.88%) fastlane
4 13 (2.97%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.37%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.37%) Xcode
6 5 (1.14%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.14%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.14%) Gradle
7 4 (0.91%) NUnit
8 3 (0.68%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.46%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.46%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.46%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.46%) GitLab
9 2 (0.46%) JUnit
9 2 (0.46%) Postman
9 2 (0.46%) Selenium
10 1 (0.23%) JMeter
10 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
General
1 107 (24.43%) Social Skills
2 76 (17.35%) Finance
2 76 (17.35%) Public Sector
3 55 (12.56%) Marketing
4 53 (12.10%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (4.79%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (4.34%) Law
7 19 (4.34%) Legal
8 18 (4.11%) Retail
9 10 (2.28%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.83%) Banking
11 5 (1.14%) Advertising
11 5 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.91%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (0.91%) Games
13 3 (0.68%) Billing
13 3 (0.68%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.68%) Publishing
13 3 (0.68%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 67 (15.30%) Designer
2 62 (14.16%) Developer
3 58 (13.24%) Senior
4 57 (13.01%) Lead
5 44 (10.05%) Analyst
6 41 (9.36%) UX Designer
7 30 (6.85%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.25%) Desktop Engineer
8 23 (5.25%) Product Manager
9 22 (5.02%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.57%) Business Analyst
11 19 (4.34%) Desktop Support
11 19 (4.34%) IT Support
11 19 (4.34%) Service Manager
12 18 (4.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 18 (4.11%) Product Designer
13 16 (3.65%) Senior Developer
14 14 (3.20%) IT Services Manager
14 14 (3.20%) Technical Leader
15 13 (2.97%) E-Commerce Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.08%) HTML
2 30 (6.85%) CSS
3 24 (5.48%) .NET
3 24 (5.48%) React
4 17 (3.88%) RESTful
5 12 (2.74%) Node.js
6 9 (2.05%) Next.js
6 9 (2.05%) REST
7 7 (1.60%) CSS3
7 7 (1.60%) HTML5
7 7 (1.60%) iOS SDK
8 6 (1.37%) .NET Core
8 6 (1.37%) AngularJS
8 6 (1.37%) Core Data
8 6 (1.37%) SwiftUI
8 6 (1.37%) UIKit
9 5 (1.14%) Android Jetpack
9 5 (1.14%) Jetpack Compose
9 5 (1.14%) Model Context Protocol
9 5 (1.14%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 50 (11.42%) Product Ownership
2 29 (6.62%) Mobile App
3 17 (3.88%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.97%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.83%) IVR
6 7 (1.60%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.37%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.37%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (0.91%) AI Agents
8 4 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (0.91%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.91%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.91%) Learning Management System
8 4 (0.91%) Media Streaming
8 4 (0.91%) PropTech
8 4 (0.91%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.68%) Animation
9 3 (0.68%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 50 (11.42%) Windows
2 21 (4.79%) Windows 10
3 20 (4.57%) Apple iOS
4 14 (3.20%) Android
4 14 (3.20%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.05%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.91%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.46%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (27.63%) Continuous Improvement
2 116 (26.48%) UX Design
3 114 (26.03%) Agile
4 104 (23.74%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (19.18%) Analytics
6 74 (16.89%) Mentoring
7 69 (15.75%) AI
8 67 (15.30%) Roadmaps
9 57 (13.01%) CI/CD
10 47 (10.73%) Coaching
10 47 (10.73%) DevOps
11 46 (10.50%) Decision-Making
12 43 (9.82%) ITIL
12 43 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
13 41 (9.36%) CRM
14 40 (9.13%) E-Commerce
15 39 (8.90%) Customer Service
16 36 (8.22%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
17 35 (7.99%) ITSM
17 35 (7.99%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.76%) JavaScript
2 23 (5.25%) C#
2 23 (5.25%) TypeScript
3 21 (4.79%) SQL
4 18 (4.11%) Python
5 12 (2.74%) Swift
6 11 (2.51%) Java
7 10 (2.28%) PHP
8 9 (2.05%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.83%) VBScript
10 5 (1.14%) Kotlin
10 5 (1.14%) VB
11 4 (0.91%) Bicep
12 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 37 (8.45%) Degree
2 22 (5.02%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.51%) SC Cleared
4 7 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (1.60%) Postgraduate
5 5 (1.14%) DBS Check
5 5 (1.14%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.91%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.68%) IIBA
7 3 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.46%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.46%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.23%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (14.38%) Accessibility
2 26 (5.94%) WCAG
3 21 (4.79%) GDPR
3 21 (4.79%) QA
4 14 (3.20%) Data Quality
5 10 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.91%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.91%) SLA
8 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (5.48%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.83%) BitLocker
3 6 (1.37%) Docker
4 2 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 23 (5.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.05%) Terraform
3 8 (1.83%) SCCM
4 5 (1.14%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 111 (25.34%) Microsoft
2 24 (5.48%) Google
3 14 (3.20%) Adobe
4 12 (2.74%) Cisco
4 12 (2.74%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.51%) Dynatrace
6 10 (2.28%) Apple
7 8 (1.83%) Avaya
7 8 (1.83%) Genesys
8 7 (1.60%) Meraki
9 4 (0.91%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.91%) DevExpress
9 4 (0.91%) Hotjar
9 4 (0.91%) iManage
9 4 (0.91%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.68%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.68%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.68%) Workday
11 2 (0.46%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.46%) OneLogin