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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 54 36
Rank change year-on-year -39 -18 +58
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 423 475 619
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.76% 5.04% 4.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.49% 5.76% 5.66%
Number of salaries quoted 304 160 170
10th Percentile £29,156 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,938 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £65,793 £70,313 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,057 £81,250 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -8.00%

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 17,013 8,253 10,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.88% 87.53% 78.98%
Number of salaries quoted 12,623 4,095 5,782
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £79,178
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,298
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.66% -6.72%

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 24 September 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 24 September 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 -41 230 £55,000 - 217
Yorkshire +14 110 £56,075 +32.72% 112
North East -4 83 £50,000 +61.29% 45
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 (6.86%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.07%) Confluence
4 12 (2.84%) WordPress
5 8 (1.89%) CMS
6 4 (0.95%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.47%) Moodle
7 2 (0.47%) nginx
7 2 (0.47%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.47%) Totara
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
8 1 (0.24%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.89%) Chatbot
4 7 (1.65%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.71%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.71%) Sketch
6 2 (0.47%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.47%) InVision
6 2 (0.47%) Trello
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) InDesign
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.95%) Magento
2 4 (0.95%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.71%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.71%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 95 (22.46%) Azure
2 64 (15.13%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (8.51%) Power Platform
4 33 (7.80%) AWS
5 25 (5.91%) SaaS
6 24 (5.67%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (5.67%) Entra ID
7 23 (5.44%) Figma
8 22 (5.20%) PowerApps
9 20 (4.73%) Microsoft Copilot
10 18 (4.26%) Power Automate
11 13 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (2.60%) Copilot Studio
12 11 (2.60%) Firebase
13 9 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (1.65%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.42%) OneDrive
15 6 (1.42%) Serverless
16 5 (1.18%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.36%) DNS
1 10 (2.36%) Firewall
2 9 (2.13%) DHCP
3 8 (1.89%) CTI
3 8 (1.89%) VoIP
4 6 (1.42%) Network Security
5 4 (0.95%) Skype
5 4 (0.95%) Wireless
6 3 (0.71%) FTP
6 3 (0.71%) VPN
7 2 (0.47%) Intranet
7 2 (0.47%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.47%) VLAN
8 1 (0.24%) Internet
8 1 (0.24%) LAN
8 1 (0.24%) SAN
8 1 (0.24%) SSL
8 1 (0.24%) WAN
8 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.65%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.18%) Power BI
2 5 (1.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (0.95%) GIS
3 4 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.95%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.71%) BigQuery
4 3 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.71%) Looker
4 3 (0.71%) Metadata
4 3 (0.71%) Tableau
5 2 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (0.47%) Mixpanel
5 2 (0.47%) MySQL
5 2 (0.47%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (5.20%) Git
2 21 (4.96%) JIRA
3 14 (3.31%) fastlane
4 11 (2.60%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.42%) Xcode
6 5 (1.18%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.18%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.18%) Gradle
7 4 (0.95%) Vagrant
8 3 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.71%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.47%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.47%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.47%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.47%) NUnit
9 2 (0.47%) Selenium
10 1 (0.24%) Appium
10 1 (0.24%) gulp
10 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.24%) webpack
General
1 100 (23.64%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.26%) Public Sector
3 63 (14.89%) Finance
4 56 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (9.46%) Marketing
6 38 (8.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (4.73%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (4.26%) Law
8 18 (4.26%) Legal
9 15 (3.55%) Retail
10 7 (1.65%) Banking
11 6 (1.42%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.18%) Local Government
13 4 (0.95%) Advertising
13 4 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.71%) Billing
14 3 (0.71%) Military
14 3 (0.71%) Publishing
14 3 (0.71%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 68 (16.08%) Senior
2 64 (15.13%) Developer
3 60 (14.18%) Designer
4 58 (13.71%) Lead
5 44 (10.40%) Analyst
6 41 (9.69%) UX Designer
7 28 (6.62%) IT Manager
8 23 (5.44%) Desktop Engineer
9 21 (4.96%) Senior Developer
9 21 (4.96%) Support Engineer
10 20 (4.73%) Product Manager
11 18 (4.26%) Desktop Support
11 18 (4.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 18 (4.26%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 18 (4.26%) IT Support
12 17 (4.02%) Product Designer
12 17 (4.02%) Service Manager
13 16 (3.78%) Business Analyst
14 14 (3.31%) IT Services Manager
14 14 (3.31%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.09%) CSS
2 29 (6.86%) HTML
3 27 (6.38%) React
4 22 (5.20%) .NET
5 16 (3.78%) Node.js
5 16 (3.78%) RESTful
6 12 (2.84%) Terraform
7 8 (1.89%) REST
8 7 (1.65%) CSS3
8 7 (1.65%) HTML5
8 7 (1.65%) iOS SDK
8 7 (1.65%) Next.js
9 6 (1.42%) Core Data
9 6 (1.42%) SwiftUI
9 6 (1.42%) UIKit
10 5 (1.18%) Android Jetpack
10 5 (1.18%) Android SDK
10 5 (1.18%) Jetpack Compose
10 5 (1.18%) Model Context Protocol
10 5 (1.18%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 47 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 27 (6.38%) Mobile App
3 13 (3.07%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.60%) Cloud Native
4 11 (2.60%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.89%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.89%) IVR
6 6 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.42%) Low-Code
6 6 (1.42%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.18%) Security Posture
8 4 (0.95%) AI Agents
8 4 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.95%) Learning Management System
8 4 (0.95%) Media Streaming
8 4 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.95%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.71%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 51 (12.06%) Windows
2 23 (5.44%) Windows 10
3 16 (3.78%) Apple iOS
4 14 (3.31%) Windows Server
5 12 (2.84%) Android
6 8 (1.89%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.42%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.95%) Linux
8 4 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (29.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 116 (27.42%) UX Design
3 109 (25.77%) Agile
4 101 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (17.97%) Mentoring
6 71 (16.78%) Roadmaps
7 68 (16.08%) Analytics
8 66 (15.60%) AI
9 56 (13.24%) CI/CD
10 50 (11.82%) ITIL
11 48 (11.35%) Decision-Making
12 47 (11.11%) Coaching
13 45 (10.64%) DevOps
14 40 (9.46%) Stakeholder Management
15 39 (9.22%) Customer Service
15 39 (9.22%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 34 (8.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 33 (7.80%) ITSM
17 33 (7.80%) Product Roadmap
17 33 (7.80%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (8.98%) JavaScript
2 31 (7.33%) TypeScript
3 22 (5.20%) C#
4 19 (4.49%) SQL
5 18 (4.26%) Python
6 14 (3.31%) Java
7 11 (2.60%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.13%) PHP
8 9 (2.13%) Swift
8 9 (2.13%) VBScript
9 5 (1.18%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.95%) VB
11 3 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.71%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.47%) Bicep
13 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.24%) Scala
Qualifications
1 36 (8.51%) Degree
2 25 (5.91%) Security Cleared
3 12 (2.84%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.13%) DBS Check
5 8 (1.89%) Postgraduate
6 6 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.18%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.95%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.71%) IIBA
9 3 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.47%) MCSE
10 2 (0.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.24%) CSPO
11 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.24%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (14.18%) Accessibility
2 28 (6.62%) WCAG
3 16 (3.78%) GDPR
4 13 (3.07%) QA
5 10 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (2.13%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.65%) SLA
8 5 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
9 1 (0.24%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (5.67%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.36%) Docker
3 8 (1.89%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.47%) UAG
5 2 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (5.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.84%) SCCM
3 9 (2.13%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.95%) Packer
4 4 (0.95%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.47%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.47%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.24%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 112 (26.48%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.26%) Google
3 12 (2.84%) Cisco
4 11 (2.60%) Dynatrace
5 10 (2.36%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.13%) Apple
7 8 (1.89%) Adobe
7 8 (1.89%) Avaya
7 8 (1.89%) Genesys
8 6 (1.42%) Meraki
9 4 (0.95%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.95%) iManage
9 4 (0.95%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.95%) Workday
10 3 (0.71%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.71%) VMware
11 2 (0.47%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.47%) DevExpress
11 2 (0.47%) F5
11 2 (0.47%) SolarWinds