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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 58 36
Rank change year-on-year -36 -22 +59
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 405 457 608
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.68% 4.75% 4.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 5.40% 5.64%
Number of salaries quoted 280 145 167
10th Percentile £28,918 £30,500 £30,450
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £39,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% - -
75th Percentile £65,640 £70,000 £64,375
90th Percentile £79,461 £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 17,121 8,470 10,787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 70.93% 88.10% 79.75%
Number of salaries quoted 12,701 4,081 5,497
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £39,750
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 £79,600
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -2.44%

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 4 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 4 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 -49 215 £51,000 -7.27% 286
Yorkshire +11 108 £55,000 +15.18% 158
North East 0 82 £50,000 +61.29% 91
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 (7.16%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.21%) Confluence
4 12 (2.96%) WordPress
5 9 (2.22%) CMS
6 4 (0.99%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.49%) Moodle
7 2 (0.49%) nginx
7 2 (0.49%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.49%) Totara
8 1 (0.25%) IIS
8 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.25%) Umbraco
Applications
1 17 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.98%) Chatbot
4 7 (1.73%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.49%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.49%) InVision
6 2 (0.49%) Sketch
6 2 (0.49%) Trello
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
7 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.99%) Workday HCM
3 3 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.74%) Shopify
4 2 (0.49%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 94 (23.21%) Azure
2 67 (16.54%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (8.64%) Power Platform
4 31 (7.65%) AWS
5 26 (6.42%) Entra ID
6 23 (5.68%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (5.68%) SaaS
7 21 (5.19%) PowerApps
8 20 (4.94%) Figma
8 20 (4.94%) Microsoft Copilot
9 17 (4.20%) Power Automate
10 12 (2.96%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (2.72%) Copilot Studio
11 11 (2.72%) Firebase
12 9 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.48%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.48%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.48%) Serverless
14 5 (1.23%) Azure Cognitive Services
14 5 (1.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.47%) DNS
1 10 (2.47%) Firewall
2 9 (2.22%) DHCP
3 8 (1.98%) CTI
3 8 (1.98%) VoIP
4 6 (1.48%) LAN
4 6 (1.48%) Network Security
4 6 (1.48%) WAN
5 4 (0.99%) Skype
5 4 (0.99%) Wireless
6 3 (0.74%) FTP
6 3 (0.74%) VPN
7 2 (0.49%) Intranet
7 2 (0.49%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.49%) 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 (1.73%) Amazon RDS
2 5 (1.23%) Power BI
2 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (0.99%) GIS
3 4 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (0.99%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.49%) Metadata
4 2 (0.49%) Mixpanel
4 2 (0.49%) MySQL
4 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.25%) Looker
5 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (5.19%) Git
2 19 (4.69%) JIRA
3 14 (3.46%) fastlane
4 11 (2.72%) Jenkins
5 6 (1.48%) Xcode
6 5 (1.23%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.23%) Crashlytics
6 5 (1.23%) Gradle
7 4 (0.99%) Vagrant
8 3 (0.74%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.49%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.49%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.49%) Claude Code
9 2 (0.49%) 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
1 101 (24.94%) Social Skills
2 71 (17.53%) Public Sector
3 55 (13.58%) Finance
4 51 (12.59%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (9.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (8.89%) Marketing
7 19 (4.69%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (4.44%) Law
9 17 (4.20%) Legal
10 13 (3.21%) Retail
11 9 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.73%) Banking
13 6 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.23%) Local Government
14 5 (1.23%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.99%) Advertising
16 3 (0.74%) Billing
16 3 (0.74%) Military
16 3 (0.74%) Publishing
16 3 (0.74%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 62 (15.31%) Developer
1 62 (15.31%) Senior
2 53 (13.09%) Designer
2 53 (13.09%) Lead
3 42 (10.37%) Analyst
4 36 (8.89%) UX Designer
5 27 (6.67%) IT Manager
6 23 (5.68%) Desktop Engineer
7 21 (5.19%) Senior Developer
7 21 (5.19%) Support Engineer
8 18 (4.44%) Desktop Support
8 18 (4.44%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 18 (4.44%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 18 (4.44%) IT Support
9 17 (4.20%) Product Manager
10 15 (3.70%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.70%) IT Engineer
10 15 (3.70%) Service Manager
11 14 (3.46%) Technical Leader
12 13 (3.21%) IT Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.41%) CSS
2 29 (7.16%) HTML
3 27 (6.67%) React
4 20 (4.94%) .NET
5 16 (3.95%) Node.js
6 14 (3.46%) RESTful
7 10 (2.47%) Terraform
8 7 (1.73%) CSS3
8 7 (1.73%) HTML5
8 7 (1.73%) Next.js
8 7 (1.73%) REST
9 6 (1.48%) Core Data
9 6 (1.48%) iOS SDK
9 6 (1.48%) SwiftUI
9 6 (1.48%) UIKit
10 5 (1.23%) Android Jetpack
10 5 (1.23%) Android SDK
10 5 (1.23%) Jetpack Compose
10 5 (1.23%) Retrofit
10 5 (1.23%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 46 (11.36%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.17%) Mobile App
3 11 (2.72%) Onboarding
4 10 (2.47%) Cloud Native
4 10 (2.47%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.98%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.98%) IVR
6 6 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.48%) Low-Code
6 6 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.23%) Security Posture
8 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
8 4 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.99%) Learning Management System
8 4 (0.99%) Media Streaming
8 4 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.99%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.74%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.74%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.58%) Windows
2 23 (5.68%) Windows 10
3 17 (4.20%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.70%) Apple iOS
5 11 (2.72%) Android
6 9 (2.22%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.48%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.99%) Linux
8 4 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (30.37%) Continuous Improvement
2 109 (26.91%) UX Design
3 106 (26.17%) Agile
4 100 (24.69%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (18.27%) Mentoring
6 69 (17.04%) Roadmaps
7 65 (16.05%) AI
8 64 (15.80%) Analytics
9 54 (13.33%) CI/CD
10 52 (12.84%) ITIL
11 48 (11.85%) Coaching
12 47 (11.60%) Decision-Making
13 43 (10.62%) DevOps
14 41 (10.12%) Customer Service
14 41 (10.12%) Stakeholder Management
15 39 (9.63%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 35 (8.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 34 (8.40%) Service Management
18 33 (8.15%) ITSM
19 31 (7.65%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 38 (9.38%) JavaScript
2 29 (7.16%) TypeScript
3 22 (5.43%) C#
4 17 (4.20%) Python
5 14 (3.46%) Java
6 12 (2.96%) SQL
7 11 (2.72%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.22%) PHP
8 9 (2.22%) Swift
8 9 (2.22%) VBScript
9 5 (1.23%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.99%) VB
11 3 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.74%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.25%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.25%) Scala
Qualifications
1 37 (9.14%) Degree
2 25 (6.17%) Security Cleared
3 12 (2.96%) SC Cleared
4 9 (2.22%) Postgraduate
5 8 (1.98%) DBS Check
6 6 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.23%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.99%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.74%) IIBA
9 3 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (0.49%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.49%) MCSE
10 2 (0.49%) PhD
10 2 (0.49%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.25%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (14.32%) Accessibility
2 28 (6.91%) WCAG
3 14 (3.46%) GDPR
4 12 (2.96%) QA
5 10 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.98%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.73%) SLA
8 5 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.25%) GRC
10 1 (0.25%) PMO
System Software
1 27 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.47%) Docker
3 8 (1.98%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.49%) UAG
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 27 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.96%) SCCM
3 9 (2.22%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.99%) Packer
4 4 (0.99%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.49%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.49%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 110 (27.16%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.69%) Google
3 15 (3.70%) Cisco
4 11 (2.72%) Dynatrace
5 10 (2.47%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.22%) Apple
6 9 (2.22%) Meraki
7 8 (1.98%) Avaya
7 8 (1.98%) Genesys
8 7 (1.73%) Adobe
9 4 (0.99%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.99%) iManage
9 4 (0.99%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.99%) Workday
10 3 (0.74%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.74%) VMware
10 3 (0.74%) YouTube
11 2 (0.49%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.49%) F5
11 2 (0.49%) SolarWinds