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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 48 41
Rank change year-on-year -31 -7 +74
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 376 488 843
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.90% 6.01% 4.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.76% 6.43% 5.41%
Number of salaries quoted 309 162 412
10th Percentile £29,342 £32,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £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 £77,450 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,500 £59,900 £51,000
% change year-on-year -5.68% +17.45% -20.60%

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 13,647 7,594 15,568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 68.85% 93.55% 79.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10,117 3,646 11,830
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,960 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,560 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.24% +4.65% -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 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 14 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 -34 207 £53,000 -3.71% 82
Yorkshire +6 111 £52,500 +23.53% 23
North East -7 58 £51,810 +3.10% 13
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 27 (7.18%) SharePoint
2 20 (5.32%) CMS
3 17 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (3.72%) WordPress
5 8 (2.13%) Confluence
6 3 (0.80%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.53%) Moodle
7 2 (0.53%) nginx
7 2 (0.53%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.53%) Totara
8 1 (0.27%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 15 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.13%) Sketch
3 7 (1.86%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (1.06%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.80%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.80%) Trello
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.53%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.53%) InVision
7 1 (0.27%) Blender
7 1 (0.27%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.27%) InDesign
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.13%) Magento
1 8 (2.13%) Shopify
2 6 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 77 (20.48%) Azure
2 56 (14.89%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (8.78%) Power Platform
4 32 (8.51%) SaaS
5 31 (8.24%) Figma
6 25 (6.65%) Entra ID
7 22 (5.85%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (5.32%) Microsoft Copilot
9 19 (5.05%) Google Analytics
10 18 (4.79%) Power Automate
10 18 (4.79%) PowerApps
11 17 (4.52%) AWS
12 16 (4.26%) Microsoft Purview
13 11 (2.93%) Firebase
14 10 (2.66%) Copilot Studio
15 9 (2.39%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
17 6 (1.60%) Azure Monitor
18 5 (1.33%) GitHub Actions
18 5 (1.33%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.39%) Firewall
2 8 (2.13%) DHCP
2 8 (2.13%) DNS
3 3 (0.80%) HTTP
3 3 (0.80%) VLAN
3 3 (0.80%) VPN
3 3 (0.80%) Wireless
4 2 (0.53%) Skype
4 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.27%) Intranet
5 1 (0.27%) SAN
5 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.27%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.39%) Looker
1 9 (2.39%) Power BI
2 5 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.33%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (1.06%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.06%) MySQL
4 3 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.80%) Tableau
5 2 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.53%) GIS
5 2 (0.53%) Metadata
5 2 (0.53%) Mixpanel
5 2 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.27%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.32%) Git
2 17 (4.52%) JIRA
3 15 (3.99%) fastlane
4 13 (3.46%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.60%) Xcode
6 5 (1.33%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.33%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.33%) Gradle
7 4 (1.06%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (1.06%) NUnit
8 3 (0.80%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.80%) JUnit
9 2 (0.53%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.53%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.53%) GitLab
9 2 (0.53%) Postman
9 2 (0.53%) Selenium
9 2 (0.53%) Vagrant
10 1 (0.27%) JMeter
10 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
General
1 88 (23.40%) Social Skills
2 66 (17.55%) Finance
3 62 (16.49%) Marketing
4 52 (13.83%) Public Sector
5 40 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (6.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (5.32%) Legal
8 19 (5.05%) Law
9 18 (4.79%) Retail
10 11 (2.93%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.86%) Banking
14 4 (1.06%) Advertising
14 4 (1.06%) Brand Awareness
14 4 (1.06%) Games
14 4 (1.06%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.80%) Billing
15 3 (0.80%) Financial Institution
16 2 (0.53%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 60 (15.96%) Developer
1 60 (15.96%) Senior
2 59 (15.69%) Designer
3 35 (9.31%) UX Designer
4 32 (8.51%) Lead
5 30 (7.98%) Analyst
6 29 (7.71%) IT Manager
7 24 (6.38%) Support Engineer
8 21 (5.59%) Service Manager
9 19 (5.05%) Desktop Engineer
9 19 (5.05%) Product Designer
10 18 (4.79%) Desktop Support
10 18 (4.79%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 18 (4.79%) Senior Manager
11 17 (4.52%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 17 (4.52%) Senior Developer
12 16 (4.26%) IT Services Manager
13 15 (3.99%) Product Manager
13 15 (3.99%) Senior IT Manager
13 15 (3.99%) Senior Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (8.78%) HTML
2 32 (8.51%) CSS
3 25 (6.65%) React
4 21 (5.59%) .NET
4 21 (5.59%) RESTful
5 11 (2.93%) AngularJS
6 10 (2.66%) REST
7 8 (2.13%) Node.js
8 7 (1.86%) iOS SDK
8 7 (1.86%) Next.js
8 7 (1.86%) SwiftUI
9 6 (1.60%) Core Data
9 6 (1.60%) UIKit
10 5 (1.33%) Android Jetpack
10 5 (1.33%) Android SDK
10 5 (1.33%) ASP.NET
10 5 (1.33%) HTML5
10 5 (1.33%) Jetpack Compose
10 5 (1.33%) jQuery
10 5 (1.33%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 41 (10.90%) Product Ownership
2 27 (7.18%) Mobile App
3 19 (5.05%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.66%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.60%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.60%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.60%) Social Media
8 5 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.33%) Photography
9 4 (1.06%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.06%) Media Streaming
9 4 (1.06%) PropTech
10 3 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.80%) Animation
10 3 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.80%) Security Posture
10 3 (0.80%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.64%) Windows
2 18 (4.79%) Windows 10
3 16 (4.26%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.93%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.66%) Android
6 3 (0.80%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.80%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.53%) Linux
7 2 (0.53%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (28.72%) UX Design
2 99 (26.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 88 (23.40%) Agile
4 85 (22.61%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (18.62%) Analytics
6 55 (14.63%) Mentoring
7 50 (13.30%) AI
8 43 (11.44%) DevOps
9 42 (11.17%) CI/CD
9 42 (11.17%) CRM
9 42 (11.17%) ITIL
10 39 (10.37%) E-Commerce
10 39 (10.37%) Roadmaps
11 36 (9.57%) Service Management
12 35 (9.31%) Decision-Making
12 35 (9.31%) SEO
13 31 (8.24%) Customer Service
13 31 (8.24%) Front End Development
14 30 (7.98%) Coaching
15 28 (7.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (9.04%) JavaScript
2 25 (6.65%) TypeScript
3 22 (5.85%) SQL
4 19 (5.05%) C#
5 15 (3.99%) Python
6 13 (3.46%) Java
7 11 (2.93%) Swift
8 8 (2.13%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.86%) PHP
10 6 (1.60%) VBScript
11 5 (1.33%) Kotlin
12 4 (1.06%) Bicep
13 3 (0.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.80%) VB
14 2 (0.53%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 36 (9.57%) Degree
2 12 (3.19%) Security Cleared
3 8 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (1.33%) DV Cleared
4 5 (1.33%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.80%) Postgraduate
7 2 (0.53%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.53%) IIBA
7 2 (0.53%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (13.03%) Accessibility
2 25 (6.65%) QA
3 22 (5.85%) WCAG
4 19 (5.05%) GDPR
5 12 (3.19%) Data Quality
6 9 (2.39%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.86%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (1.06%) SLA
10 1 (0.27%) HL7
10 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 22 (5.85%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.60%) BitLocker
3 5 (1.33%) Docker
4 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (4.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.13%) Terraform
3 6 (1.60%) SCCM
4 4 (1.06%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.80%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.53%) Packer
6 2 (0.53%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 96 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.91%) Google
3 20 (5.32%) Adobe
4 14 (3.72%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.93%) Dynatrace
6 7 (1.86%) Apple
7 5 (1.33%) Hotjar
8 4 (1.06%) DevExpress
8 4 (1.06%) Meraki
8 4 (1.06%) OneLogin
9 3 (0.80%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.80%) Cisco
9 3 (0.80%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.80%) iManage
9 3 (0.80%) New Relic
9 3 (0.80%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.80%) Splunk
10 2 (0.53%) Amplitude
10 2 (0.53%) Databricks
10 2 (0.53%) Hootsuite