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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 53 37
Rank change year-on-year -28 -16 +63
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 442 496 672
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.94% 5.19% 4.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.76% 5.88% 5.64%
Number of salaries quoted 344 176 220
10th Percentile £29,156 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £51,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.37% +7.37% -7.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,125 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,520 £77,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.71% +6.36% -12.70%

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 16,016 8,432 11,925
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.32% 88.31% 78.04%
Number of salaries quoted 12,004 4,280 7,508
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 £73,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%

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 26 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 26 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 -42 235 £52,500 -4.55% 94
Yorkshire +25 122 £55,000 +37.50% 47
North East +3 85 £50,000 +61.29% 30
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 33 (7.47%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.39%) CMS
3 15 (3.39%) Confluence
3 15 (3.39%) WordPress
4 4 (0.90%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.45%) Moodle
5 2 (0.45%) nginx
5 2 (0.45%) Totara
6 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (4.07%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.81%) Chatbot
4 7 (1.58%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.13%) Sketch
6 3 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.45%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.45%) InVision
7 2 (0.45%) Trello
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.23%) InDesign
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (1.81%) Magento
2 5 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.90%) Shopify
3 4 (0.90%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 101 (22.85%) Azure
2 64 (14.48%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (7.92%) Power Platform
4 28 (6.33%) AWS
4 28 (6.33%) Entra ID
4 28 (6.33%) SaaS
5 27 (6.11%) Figma
6 25 (5.66%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (5.20%) Microsoft Copilot
7 23 (5.20%) PowerApps
8 19 (4.30%) Power Automate
9 15 (3.39%) Google Analytics
9 15 (3.39%) Microsoft Purview
10 11 (2.49%) Copilot Studio
10 11 (2.49%) Firebase
11 10 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.36%) OneDrive
14 5 (1.13%) GitHub
14 5 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.26%) Firewall
2 9 (2.04%) DNS
3 8 (1.81%) CTI
3 8 (1.81%) DHCP
3 8 (1.81%) VoIP
4 6 (1.36%) Network Security
5 4 (0.90%) Skype
5 4 (0.90%) Wireless
6 3 (0.68%) FTP
6 3 (0.68%) VLAN
6 3 (0.68%) VPN
7 2 (0.45%) Intranet
7 2 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.23%) HTTP
8 1 (0.23%) SAN
8 1 (0.23%) SSL
8 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.81%) Looker
1 8 (1.81%) Power BI
2 7 (1.58%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.13%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.90%) GIS
4 4 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.68%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.68%) Tableau
6 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.45%) Metadata
6 2 (0.45%) Mixpanel
6 2 (0.45%) MySQL
6 2 (0.45%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 25 (5.66%) JIRA
2 24 (5.43%) Git
3 16 (3.62%) fastlane
4 12 (2.71%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.36%) Xcode
6 5 (1.13%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 5 (1.13%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.13%) Gradle
7 4 (0.90%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.90%) NUnit
8 3 (0.68%) Selenium
9 2 (0.45%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.45%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.45%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.23%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.23%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.23%) gulp
10 1 (0.23%) Postman
10 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 104 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 81 (18.33%) Public Sector
3 73 (16.52%) Finance
4 53 (11.99%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (11.99%) Marketing
5 34 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (4.75%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (4.30%) Law
7 19 (4.30%) Legal
8 17 (3.85%) Retail
9 9 (2.04%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.58%) Banking
11 6 (1.36%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.90%) Advertising
12 4 (0.90%) Brand Awareness
12 4 (0.90%) 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 (15.16%) Developer
2 66 (14.93%) Designer
3 64 (14.48%) Senior
4 57 (12.90%) Lead
5 43 (9.73%) Analyst
6 42 (9.50%) UX Designer
7 30 (6.79%) IT Manager
8 26 (5.88%) Product Manager
9 23 (5.20%) Desktop Engineer
10 22 (4.98%) Senior Developer
10 22 (4.98%) Support Engineer
11 20 (4.52%) Business Analyst
12 19 (4.30%) IT Support
12 19 (4.30%) Service Manager
13 18 (4.07%) Desktop Support
13 18 (4.07%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 18 (4.07%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 18 (4.07%) Product Designer
14 14 (3.17%) IT Services Manager
14 14 (3.17%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (7.69%) CSS
2 33 (7.47%) HTML
3 27 (6.11%) .NET
4 25 (5.66%) React
5 18 (4.07%) Node.js
5 18 (4.07%) RESTful
6 10 (2.26%) REST
7 9 (2.04%) Terraform
8 8 (1.81%) Next.js
9 7 (1.58%) CSS3
9 7 (1.58%) HTML5
9 7 (1.58%) iOS SDK
10 6 (1.36%) .NET Core
10 6 (1.36%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.36%) Core Data
10 6 (1.36%) SwiftUI
10 6 (1.36%) UIKit
11 5 (1.13%) Android Jetpack
11 5 (1.13%) Model Context Protocol
11 5 (1.13%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.76%) Product Ownership
2 29 (6.56%) Mobile App
3 17 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.94%) Driving Licence
5 9 (2.04%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.81%) IVR
7 7 (1.58%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.36%) Cyber Threat
8 6 (1.36%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.13%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.90%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.90%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.90%) Media Streaming
10 4 (0.90%) PropTech
10 4 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.90%) Video\Live Streaming
11 3 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 48 (10.86%) Windows
2 21 (4.75%) Windows 10
3 19 (4.30%) Apple iOS
4 14 (3.17%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.94%) Android
6 9 (2.04%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.90%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.90%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (28.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 123 (27.83%) UX Design
3 114 (25.79%) Agile
4 100 (22.62%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (18.33%) Analytics
5 81 (18.33%) Mentoring
6 73 (16.52%) Roadmaps
7 71 (16.06%) AI
8 57 (12.90%) CI/CD
9 54 (12.22%) Coaching
10 47 (10.63%) DevOps
11 46 (10.41%) Decision-Making
12 42 (9.50%) ITIL
12 42 (9.50%) Stakeholder Management
13 40 (9.05%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 38 (8.60%) CRM
14 38 (8.60%) Customer Service
15 35 (7.92%) E-Commerce
16 34 (7.69%) Product Roadmap
17 31 (7.01%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 39 (8.82%) JavaScript
2 31 (7.01%) TypeScript
3 26 (5.88%) C#
4 21 (4.75%) SQL
5 18 (4.07%) Python
6 11 (2.49%) Java
6 11 (2.49%) Swift
7 9 (2.04%) PHP
7 9 (2.04%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.81%) VBScript
9 5 (1.13%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.13%) VB
10 4 (0.90%) Bicep
11 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 34 (7.69%) Degree
2 22 (4.98%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.49%) SC Cleared
4 7 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (1.58%) Postgraduate
5 5 (1.13%) DBS Check
5 5 (1.13%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.90%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.68%) IIBA
7 3 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.23%) CSPO
9 1 (0.23%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (14.71%) Accessibility
2 29 (6.56%) WCAG
3 22 (4.98%) QA
4 20 (4.52%) GDPR
5 14 (3.17%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.90%) SLA
9 3 (0.68%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
10 1 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.81%) BitLocker
3 6 (1.36%) Docker
4 2 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 23 (5.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.81%) SCCM
3 5 (1.13%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 111 (25.11%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.20%) Google
3 13 (2.94%) Adobe
4 12 (2.71%) Cisco
5 11 (2.49%) Dynatrace
5 11 (2.49%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.04%) Apple
7 8 (1.81%) Avaya
7 8 (1.81%) Genesys
8 7 (1.58%) Meraki
9 4 (0.90%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.90%) DevExpress
9 4 (0.90%) iManage
9 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.90%) Workday
10 3 (0.68%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.68%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.45%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.45%) Databricks
11 2 (0.45%) OneLogin