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

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 53 37
Rank change year-on-year -24 -16 +64
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 438 498 683
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.96% 5.17% 4.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.78% 5.82% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 343 177 233
10th Percentile £29,473 £30,800 £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% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,640 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,250 £77,500 £73,000
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 15,751 8,555 11,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.35% 88.88% 78.28%
Number of salaries quoted 11,794 4,269 7,673
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,863 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.91% -4.27% -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 18 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 18 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 -32 235 £52,500 -4.55% 61
Yorkshire +29 120 £55,000 +22.22% 34
North East 0 83 £50,000 +61.29% 23
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 34 (7.76%) SharePoint
2 22 (5.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (3.65%) CMS
3 16 (3.65%) Confluence
4 14 (3.20%) WordPress
5 4 (0.91%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.46%) Moodle
6 2 (0.46%) nginx
6 2 (0.46%) Totara
7 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 18 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.83%) Chatbot
4 7 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.37%) Sketch
6 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.68%) Trello
7 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.46%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.46%) InVision
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.83%) Magento
2 6 (1.37%) Shopify
3 5 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.68%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 99 (22.60%) Azure
2 67 (15.30%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (7.99%) Power Platform
4 29 (6.62%) Figma
5 28 (6.39%) AWS
5 28 (6.39%) Entra ID
6 26 (5.94%) SaaS
7 25 (5.71%) Microsoft Copilot
8 24 (5.48%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (5.25%) PowerApps
10 19 (4.34%) Power Automate
11 16 (3.65%) Microsoft Purview
12 15 (3.42%) Google Analytics
13 11 (2.51%) Copilot Studio
13 11 (2.51%) Firebase
14 10 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
15 7 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (1.37%) OneDrive
17 5 (1.14%) GitHub
17 5 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
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 8 (1.83%) Looker
1 8 (1.83%) 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%) GIS
4 4 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.68%) BigQuery
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 27 (6.16%) 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
1 104 (23.74%) Social Skills
2 78 (17.81%) Public Sector
3 75 (17.12%) Finance
4 54 (12.33%) Marketing
5 53 (12.10%) Analytical Skills
6 32 (7.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (5.02%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (4.34%) Law
8 19 (4.34%) Legal
9 18 (4.11%) Retail
10 10 (2.28%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.83%) Banking
12 5 (1.14%) Advertising
12 5 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.91%) Brand Awareness
13 4 (0.91%) Games
14 3 (0.68%) Billing
14 3 (0.68%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.68%) Publishing
14 3 (0.68%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 66 (15.07%) Designer
2 64 (14.61%) Developer
3 60 (13.70%) Senior
4 57 (13.01%) Lead
5 43 (9.82%) Analyst
6 42 (9.59%) UX Designer
7 30 (6.85%) IT Manager
8 25 (5.71%) Product Manager
9 23 (5.25%) Desktop Engineer
10 22 (5.02%) Support Engineer
11 20 (4.57%) Business Analyst
12 19 (4.34%) Desktop Support
12 19 (4.34%) IT Support
12 19 (4.34%) Service Manager
13 18 (4.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 18 (4.11%) Product Designer
13 18 (4.11%) Senior Developer
14 15 (3.42%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 14 (3.20%) IT Services Manager
15 14 (3.20%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (7.31%) CSS
2 31 (7.08%) HTML
3 24 (5.48%) .NET
3 24 (5.48%) React
4 17 (3.88%) RESTful
5 14 (3.20%) 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 49 (11.19%) 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
2 117 (26.71%) UX Design
3 111 (25.34%) Agile
4 102 (23.29%) Problem-Solving
5 84 (19.18%) Analytics
6 78 (17.81%) Mentoring
7 69 (15.75%) AI
7 69 (15.75%) Roadmaps
8 57 (13.01%) CI/CD
9 51 (11.64%) Coaching
10 47 (10.73%) Decision-Making
10 47 (10.73%) DevOps
11 43 (9.82%) ITIL
11 43 (9.82%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (9.13%) CRM
13 39 (8.90%) Customer Service
13 39 (8.90%) E-Commerce
14 37 (8.45%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 34 (7.76%) ITSM
15 34 (7.76%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.22%) JavaScript
2 25 (5.71%) TypeScript
3 23 (5.25%) C#
4 21 (4.79%) SQL
5 18 (4.11%) Python
6 12 (2.74%) Swift
7 11 (2.51%) Java
8 10 (2.28%) PHP
9 9 (2.05%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.83%) VBScript
11 5 (1.14%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.14%) VB
12 4 (0.91%) Bicep
13 3 (0.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.23%) Apex Code
14 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
4 20 (4.57%) QA
5 13 (2.97%) Data Quality
6 10 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.91%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.91%) SLA
9 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 23 (5.25%) Google
3 13 (2.97%) 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%) iManage
9 4 (0.91%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.68%) Hotjar
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