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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 57 36
Rank change year-on-year -37 -21 +55
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 398 450 600
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.66% 4.69% 4.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.34% 5.33% 5.60%
Number of salaries quoted 275 144 161
10th Percentile £29,342 £30,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,640 £69,063 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,983 £81,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% - -4.96%

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 16,979 8,439 10,705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.90% 88.03% 79.91%
Number of salaries quoted 12,630 4,065 5,365
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £48,720 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.89% -2.56% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,985 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

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 October 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 October 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 -56 208 £51,000 -7.27% 205
Yorkshire +20 107 £55,000 +46.67% 112
North East 0 83 £50,000 +61.29% 52
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 29 (7.29%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.76%) Confluence
4 10 (2.51%) WordPress
5 8 (2.01%) CMS
6 4 (1.01%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.50%) Moodle
7 2 (0.50%) nginx
7 2 (0.50%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.50%) Totara
8 1 (0.25%) IIS
8 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 17 (4.27%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.26%) Chatbot
2 9 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.76%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.50%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.50%) Camtasia
4 2 (0.50%) InVision
4 2 (0.50%) Sketch
4 2 (0.50%) Trello
5 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.25%) InDesign
5 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.01%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 92 (23.12%) Azure
2 65 (16.33%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (8.54%) Power Platform
4 33 (8.29%) AWS
5 25 (6.28%) SaaS
6 24 (6.03%) Entra ID
7 23 (5.78%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (5.03%) Microsoft Copilot
8 20 (5.03%) PowerApps
9 19 (4.77%) Figma
10 16 (4.02%) Power Automate
11 12 (3.02%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (2.76%) Copilot Studio
12 11 (2.76%) Firebase
13 8 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.51%) OneDrive
14 6 (1.51%) Serverless
15 5 (1.26%) Azure AI
15 5 (1.26%) GitHub
15 5 (1.26%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.51%) DNS
1 10 (2.51%) Firewall
2 9 (2.26%) DHCP
3 8 (2.01%) CTI
3 8 (2.01%) VoIP
4 6 (1.51%) LAN
4 6 (1.51%) Network Security
4 6 (1.51%) WAN
5 4 (1.01%) Skype
5 4 (1.01%) Wireless
6 3 (0.75%) FTP
6 3 (0.75%) VPN
7 2 (0.50%) Intranet
7 2 (0.50%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.50%) VLAN
8 1 (0.25%) Internet
8 1 (0.25%) SAN
8 1 (0.25%) SSL
8 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.76%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.26%) Power BI
3 4 (1.01%) GIS
3 4 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.01%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.75%) MySQL
5 2 (0.50%) Metadata
5 2 (0.50%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.25%) Mixpanel
6 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.53%) Git
2 17 (4.27%) JIRA
3 14 (3.52%) fastlane
4 11 (2.76%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.51%) Xcode
6 5 (1.26%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.26%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.26%) Gradle
7 4 (1.01%) Vagrant
8 3 (0.75%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.50%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.50%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.50%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.50%) Selenium
10 1 (0.25%) Appium
10 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.25%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.25%) gulp
10 1 (0.25%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 1 (0.25%) webpack
General
1 100 (25.13%) Social Skills
2 75 (18.84%) Public Sector
3 52 (13.07%) Finance
4 50 (12.56%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (11.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (7.04%) Marketing
7 19 (4.77%) Influencing Skills
8 17 (4.27%) Law
8 17 (4.27%) Legal
9 12 (3.02%) Retail
10 8 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.51%) Banking
11 6 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.26%) Manufacturing
13 4 (1.01%) Advertising
13 4 (1.01%) Local Government
14 3 (0.75%) Billing
14 3 (0.75%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.75%) Military
14 3 (0.75%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 64 (16.08%) Senior
2 63 (15.83%) Developer
3 55 (13.82%) Designer
4 52 (13.07%) Lead
5 42 (10.55%) Analyst
6 39 (9.80%) UX Designer
7 27 (6.78%) IT Manager
8 21 (5.28%) Desktop Engineer
8 21 (5.28%) Senior Developer
9 19 (4.77%) Support Engineer
10 18 (4.52%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 18 (4.52%) IT Support
11 16 (4.02%) Desktop Support
11 16 (4.02%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 16 (4.02%) Product Manager
12 15 (3.77%) Business Analyst
12 15 (3.77%) IT Engineer
13 14 (3.52%) Service Manager
13 14 (3.52%) UI Designer
13 14 (3.52%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.54%) CSS
2 29 (7.29%) HTML
3 28 (7.04%) React
4 20 (5.03%) .NET
5 16 (4.02%) Node.js
6 15 (3.77%) RESTful
7 10 (2.51%) Terraform
8 7 (1.76%) CSS3
8 7 (1.76%) HTML5
8 7 (1.76%) Next.js
8 7 (1.76%) REST
9 6 (1.51%) Core Data
9 6 (1.51%) iOS SDK
9 6 (1.51%) SwiftUI
9 6 (1.51%) UIKit
10 5 (1.26%) Android Jetpack
10 5 (1.26%) Android SDK
10 5 (1.26%) Jetpack Compose
10 5 (1.26%) Model Context Protocol
10 5 (1.26%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 45 (11.31%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.03%) Mobile App
3 11 (2.76%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.51%) Cloud Native
4 10 (2.51%) Driving Licence
5 8 (2.01%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.01%) IVR
6 6 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.26%) Low-Code
7 5 (1.26%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.26%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.01%) Learning Management System
8 4 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (1.01%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.75%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.50%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 53 (13.32%) Windows
2 21 (5.28%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.27%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.77%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.76%) Android
6 9 (2.26%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.51%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.01%) Linux
8 4 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (29.90%) Continuous Improvement
2 111 (27.89%) UX Design
3 105 (26.38%) Agile
4 96 (24.12%) Problem-Solving
5 75 (18.84%) Mentoring
6 70 (17.59%) Roadmaps
7 69 (17.34%) AI
8 62 (15.58%) Analytics
9 54 (13.57%) CI/CD
10 53 (13.32%) Decision-Making
11 49 (12.31%) Coaching
11 49 (12.31%) ITIL
12 44 (11.06%) Stakeholder Management
13 42 (10.55%) DevOps
13 42 (10.55%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 38 (9.55%) Customer Service
15 35 (8.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 34 (8.54%) Service Management
17 33 (8.29%) ITSM
18 31 (7.79%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.30%) JavaScript
2 29 (7.29%) TypeScript
3 21 (5.28%) C#
4 17 (4.27%) Python
5 14 (3.52%) Java
6 11 (2.76%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.76%) SQL
7 10 (2.51%) PHP
8 9 (2.26%) Swift
8 9 (2.26%) VBScript
9 5 (1.26%) Kotlin
10 4 (1.01%) VB
11 3 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.75%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 41 (10.30%) Degree
2 25 (6.28%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.02%) Postgraduate
3 12 (3.02%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.01%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.26%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.01%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.01%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.01%) PhD
9 3 (0.75%) IIBA
9 3 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.50%) MCSE
10 2 (0.50%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.25%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (15.08%) Accessibility
2 28 (7.04%) WCAG
3 14 (3.52%) GDPR
4 11 (2.76%) QA
5 10 (2.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (2.01%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.76%) SLA
8 5 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.25%) GRC
System Software
1 25 (6.28%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.51%) Docker
3 8 (2.01%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.50%) UAG
5 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (6.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.02%) SCCM
3 9 (2.26%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.01%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.01%) Packer
4 4 (1.01%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.50%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.50%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 106 (26.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.02%) Google
3 15 (3.77%) Cisco
4 11 (2.76%) Dynatrace
5 10 (2.51%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.26%) Apple
6 9 (2.26%) Meraki
7 8 (2.01%) Avaya
7 8 (2.01%) Genesys
8 4 (1.01%) Adobe
8 4 (1.01%) CheckPoint
8 4 (1.01%) iManage
8 4 (1.01%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.01%) Workday
9 3 (0.75%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.75%) VMware
9 3 (0.75%) YouTube
10 2 (0.50%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.50%) F5
10 2 (0.50%) SolarWinds