User Experience Job Trends in the North West

UX
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 39 25
Rank change year-on-year -45 -14 +64
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 228 405 461
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.76% 7.79% 6.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.42% 8.72% 7.66%
Number of salaries quoted 146 103 118
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £45,625 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £46,625
Median % change year-on-year - +17.96% -6.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -7.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,438 4,642 6,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 72.95% 89.32% 78.98%
Number of salaries quoted 7,055 2,201 3,302
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,688 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -0.99% -8.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,800
% change year-on-year +9.09% -6.46% -5.66%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

User Experience job vacancy trend in the North West

User Experience
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the North West over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the North West

User Experience
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 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
Manchester -83 111 £55,000 -8.33% 171
Cheshire -19 45 £55,000 +4.76% 26
Merseyside +7 32 £54,800 +15.37% 21
Cumbria +10 23 £35,500 -1.39% 1
Lancashire -27 17 £45,497 +7.34% 23
User Experience
England

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 19 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.63%) Confluence
4 4 (1.75%) Skype for Business
5 3 (1.32%) WordPress
6 2 (0.88%) CMS
6 2 (0.88%) Moodle
6 2 (0.88%) nginx
6 2 (0.88%) Totara
7 1 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.44%) IIS
7 1 (0.44%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (4.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.88%) Camtasia
4 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.44%) InDesign
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.44%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (2.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.75%) Magento
2 4 (1.75%) Workday HCM
3 3 (1.32%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 39 (17.11%) Azure
2 33 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (14.04%) Power Platform
4 22 (9.65%) PowerApps
5 18 (7.89%) SaaS
6 16 (7.02%) Figma
7 15 (6.58%) Microsoft Copilot
8 14 (6.14%) AWS
9 12 (5.26%) Power Automate
10 11 (4.82%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (3.07%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (3.07%) Google Analytics
12 6 (2.63%) Copilot Studio
12 6 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (2.63%) Serverless
13 5 (2.19%) Azure AI
13 5 (2.19%) Azure Cognitive Services
14 4 (1.75%) ChatGPT
14 4 (1.75%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.07%) DNS
2 6 (2.63%) DHCP
3 4 (1.75%) Skype
4 3 (1.32%) Firewall
4 3 (1.32%) FTP
5 2 (0.88%) NetScaler
6 1 (0.44%) CTI
6 1 (0.44%) SSL
6 1 (0.44%) VoIP
6 1 (0.44%) VPN
6 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.75%) SQL Server
1 4 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
2 3 (1.32%) Looker
3 2 (0.88%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.88%) Mixpanel
3 2 (0.88%) MySQL
3 2 (0.88%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.88%) Power BI
4 1 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.44%) Metadata
4 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.95%) Git
2 6 (2.63%) JIRA
3 4 (1.75%) Vagrant
4 3 (1.32%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (1.32%) fastlane
5 2 (0.88%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.88%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.88%) NUnit
6 1 (0.44%) gulp
6 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.44%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 1 (0.44%) webpack
General
1 36 (15.79%) Finance
2 32 (14.04%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (14.04%) Social Skills
3 23 (10.09%) Marketing
4 20 (8.77%) Public Sector
5 16 (7.02%) Law
6 11 (4.82%) Legal
7 9 (3.95%) Retail
8 7 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.63%) Banking
9 6 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.19%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.75%) Advertising
12 3 (1.32%) Billing
12 3 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.88%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.88%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.44%) Local Government
14 1 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 42 (18.42%) Designer
2 34 (14.91%) UX Designer
3 33 (14.47%) Senior
4 27 (11.84%) Lead
5 23 (10.09%) Developer
6 18 (7.89%) Analyst
7 16 (7.02%) IT Manager
8 15 (6.58%) Product Designer
9 14 (6.14%) Desktop Engineer
9 14 (6.14%) IT Support
10 12 (5.26%) IT Engineer
10 12 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
10 12 (5.26%) Service Manager
10 12 (5.26%) Support Engineer
11 11 (4.82%) Microsoft 365 Manager
12 10 (4.39%) Platform Specialist
12 10 (4.39%) Power Platform Specialist
12 10 (4.39%) Product Specialist
13 9 (3.95%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
13 9 (3.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.14%) React
2 11 (4.82%) .NET
3 8 (3.51%) CSS
3 8 (3.51%) HTML
4 6 (2.63%) Terraform
5 5 (2.19%) Model Context Protocol
5 5 (2.19%) REST
6 4 (1.75%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.75%) EDI
6 4 (1.75%) LangChain
6 4 (1.75%) Spring
6 4 (1.75%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.32%) Node.js
7 3 (1.32%) Web Services
8 2 (0.88%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.88%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.88%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.88%) LAMP
8 2 (0.88%) Laravel
8 2 (0.88%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.21%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.14%) Mobile App
3 11 (4.82%) Driving Licence
4 7 (3.07%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.63%) Low-Code
6 5 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.75%) AI Agents
7 4 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.75%) Learning Management System
7 4 (1.75%) Video\Live Streaming
8 2 (0.88%) CSOC
8 2 (0.88%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.88%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.88%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.88%) Fat Client
8 2 (0.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.88%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 24 (10.53%) Windows
2 10 (4.39%) Windows 10
3 6 (2.63%) Apple iOS
3 6 (2.63%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.75%) Linux
4 4 (1.75%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.32%) Android
5 3 (1.32%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (28.51%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (27.19%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (26.75%) UX Design
4 37 (16.23%) AI
5 35 (15.35%) Mentoring
6 32 (14.04%) Roadmaps
7 31 (13.60%) Stakeholder Management
8 30 (13.16%) Agile
8 30 (13.16%) Analytics
9 29 (12.72%) ITIL
10 25 (10.96%) Decision-Making
11 23 (10.09%) CRM
11 23 (10.09%) Workflow
12 22 (9.65%) CI/CD
13 21 (9.21%) Customer Service
14 20 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 19 (8.33%) E-Commerce
15 19 (8.33%) Software Engineering
16 18 (7.89%) Performance Management
17 17 (7.46%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.89%) JavaScript
2 15 (6.58%) C#
3 12 (5.26%) TypeScript
4 10 (4.39%) PowerShell
5 9 (3.95%) VBScript
6 8 (3.51%) SQL
7 5 (2.19%) Java
8 4 (1.75%) VB
9 3 (1.32%) Python
9 3 (1.32%) Swift
10 2 (0.88%) Bicep
10 2 (0.88%) PHP
11 1 (0.44%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 18 (7.89%) Degree
2 14 (6.14%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.07%) Postgraduate
3 7 (3.07%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.63%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.19%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.88%) MCSE
7 2 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.46%) Accessibility
2 14 (6.14%) GDPR
3 5 (2.19%) SLA
4 4 (1.75%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.75%) WCAG
5 3 (1.32%) QA
6 1 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (3.51%) BitLocker
2 4 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.75%) Docker
3 2 (0.88%) UAG
3 2 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (5.26%) SCCM
2 4 (1.75%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.75%) Packer
2 4 (1.75%) Progress Chef
3 2 (0.88%) AirWatch
3 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.88%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 72 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.82%) Google
3 9 (3.95%) ServiceNow
4 4 (1.75%) Workday
5 3 (1.32%) Adobe
5 3 (1.32%) OpenAI
6 2 (0.88%) Amplitude
6 2 (0.88%) BeyondTrust
6 2 (0.88%) CyberArk
6 2 (0.88%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.88%) F5
6 2 (0.88%) OneLogin
6 2 (0.88%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.88%) SolarWinds
6 2 (0.88%) Synthesia
6 2 (0.88%) Thales
6 2 (0.88%) VMware
7 1 (0.44%) Adyen
7 1 (0.44%) Meraki
7 1 (0.44%) Optimizely