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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 38 27
Rank change year-on-year -35 -11 +79
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 219 423 597
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.97% 8.62% 5.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.79% 9.27% 6.98%
Number of salaries quoted 165 112 249
10th Percentile £29,605 £32,500 £29,400
25th Percentile £35,250 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,043 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.08% +22.32% -21.74%
75th Percentile £68,666 £72,813 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,400 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,150 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -4.75% +17.65% -20.31%

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 7,851 4,565 8,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 70.65% 93.03% 79.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6,042 2,162 6,396
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,775 £27,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,564 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.66% +3.13% -9.09%
75th Percentile £74,375 £68,114 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

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 1 July 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 1 July 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 -49 118 £57,500 -1.71% 50
Cheshire -21 41 £55,000 +15.79% 8
Cumbria -2 24 £35,500 +7.58%
Merseyside -8 22 £55,000 +15.79% 10
Lancashire -17 14 £42,500 - 14
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 17 (7.76%) SharePoint
2 11 (5.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (4.57%) CMS
4 9 (4.11%) WordPress
5 8 (3.65%) Confluence
6 2 (0.91%) Moodle
6 2 (0.91%) nginx
6 2 (0.91%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.91%) Totara
7 1 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.46%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.46%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (3.20%) Spreadsheet
2 6 (2.74%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.37%) Sketch
4 2 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.91%) Camtasia
5 1 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.46%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.46%) Blender
5 1 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.46%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.46%) InDesign
5 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.46%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (3.65%) Magento
2 6 (2.74%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.37%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.37%) Shopify
4 1 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (14.61%) Azure
2 26 (11.87%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (10.96%) Power Platform
4 21 (9.59%) Figma
5 18 (8.22%) PowerApps
6 17 (7.76%) Google Analytics
6 17 (7.76%) Microsoft Copilot
7 12 (5.48%) Microsoft Purview
8 11 (5.02%) Power Automate
8 11 (5.02%) SaaS
9 10 (4.57%) AWS
10 7 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (3.20%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (2.28%) Copilot Studio
11 5 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (2.28%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.83%) Azure AI
12 4 (1.83%) Azure Cognitive Services
12 4 (1.83%) ChatGPT
12 4 (1.83%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.83%) DHCP
1 4 (1.83%) DNS
2 3 (1.37%) Firewall
3 2 (0.91%) Skype
4 1 (0.46%) CTI
4 1 (0.46%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.46%) VoIP
4 1 (0.46%) VPN
4 1 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.20%) Looker
2 5 (2.28%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (1.37%) MySQL
4 3 (1.37%) Power BI
5 2 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.91%) Mixpanel
5 2 (0.91%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.46%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.46%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.57%) Git
2 8 (3.65%) JIRA
3 6 (2.74%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 6 (2.74%) fastlane
4 4 (1.83%) NUnit
5 3 (1.37%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.91%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.91%) Vagrant
7 1 (0.46%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.46%) gulp
7 1 (0.46%) JMeter
7 1 (0.46%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.46%) webpack
General
1 38 (17.35%) Finance
2 33 (15.07%) Marketing
3 24 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (10.96%) Social Skills
4 20 (9.13%) Public Sector
5 13 (5.94%) Law
6 9 (4.11%) Banking
7 8 (3.65%) Legal
7 8 (3.65%) Manufacturing
7 8 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (3.65%) Retail
8 6 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.37%) Billing
9 3 (1.37%) Games
9 3 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.91%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.46%) Local Government
11 1 (0.46%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 48 (21.92%) Designer
2 34 (15.53%) UX Designer
3 33 (15.07%) Senior
4 24 (10.96%) Developer
4 24 (10.96%) Lead
5 19 (8.68%) IT Manager
6 18 (8.22%) Product Designer
7 17 (7.76%) Service Manager
8 13 (5.94%) E-Commerce Specialist
8 13 (5.94%) Senior Designer
8 13 (5.94%) Senior UX Designer
9 12 (5.48%) IT Engineer
9 12 (5.48%) IT Services Manager
9 12 (5.48%) IT Support
9 12 (5.48%) IT Support Engineer
9 12 (5.48%) Support Engineer
10 11 (5.02%) Coordinator
10 11 (5.02%) Desktop Engineer
11 10 (4.57%) Desktop Support
12 9 (4.11%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.85%) HTML
2 14 (6.39%) CSS
3 13 (5.94%) .NET
3 13 (5.94%) React
4 7 (3.20%) AngularJS
4 7 (3.20%) RESTful
5 6 (2.74%) REST
6 4 (1.83%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.83%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.83%) ASP.NET Core
6 4 (1.83%) EDI
6 4 (1.83%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.83%) LangChain
6 4 (1.83%) Model Context Protocol
6 4 (1.83%) Vitest
6 4 (1.83%) Web Services
7 3 (1.37%) Laravel
7 3 (1.37%) Sass
8 2 (0.91%) LESS
8 2 (0.91%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.76%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.39%) Onboarding
3 13 (5.94%) Mobile App
4 10 (4.57%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.28%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.83%) AI Agents
6 4 (1.83%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.83%) Learning Management System
6 4 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.83%) Social Media
7 2 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.91%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.91%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (0.91%) NHS
7 2 (0.91%) PropTech
8 1 (0.46%) Data Fabric
8 1 (0.46%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.76%) Windows
2 12 (5.48%) Apple iOS
3 6 (2.74%) Windows 10
4 5 (2.28%) Android
5 4 (1.83%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.91%) Linux
6 2 (0.91%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (30.59%) UX Design
2 61 (27.85%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (24.20%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (19.18%) AI
5 35 (15.98%) Analytics
6 33 (15.07%) Mentoring
7 28 (12.79%) E-Commerce
8 26 (11.87%) Agile
9 25 (11.42%) CRM
9 25 (11.42%) Roadmaps
10 24 (10.96%) CI/CD
10 24 (10.96%) Decision-Making
11 22 (10.05%) ITIL
12 19 (8.68%) Customer Service
12 19 (8.68%) Service Management
12 19 (8.68%) Workflow
13 18 (8.22%) SEO
13 18 (8.22%) Software Engineering
14 17 (7.76%) Digital Marketing
15 16 (7.31%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (7.31%) C#
1 16 (7.31%) JavaScript
2 12 (5.48%) TypeScript
3 9 (4.11%) SQL
4 7 (3.20%) Swift
5 6 (2.74%) PowerShell
5 6 (2.74%) VBScript
6 4 (1.83%) Bicep
6 4 (1.83%) Java
7 3 (1.37%) PHP
7 3 (1.37%) Python
8 2 (0.91%) VB
9 1 (0.46%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 19 (8.68%) Degree
2 10 (4.57%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.20%) Postgraduate
4 5 (2.28%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.83%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.37%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.68%) Accessibility
2 11 (5.02%) QA
3 10 (4.57%) GDPR
4 7 (3.20%) WCAG
5 4 (1.83%) SLA
6 1 (0.46%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.46%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (2.74%) BitLocker
2 5 (2.28%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.91%) Docker
3 2 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (2.74%) SCCM
2 4 (1.83%) Terraform
3 2 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.91%) Packer
3 2 (0.91%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 55 (25.11%) Microsoft
2 18 (8.22%) Google
3 7 (3.20%) Adobe
3 7 (3.20%) ServiceNow
4 4 (1.83%) DevExpress
4 4 (1.83%) OneLogin
5 3 (1.37%) OpenAI
6 2 (0.91%) Amplitude
6 2 (0.91%) Synthesia
7 1 (0.46%) Adyen
7 1 (0.46%) Apple
7 1 (0.46%) Avaya
7 1 (0.46%) Cisco
7 1 (0.46%) Genesys
7 1 (0.46%) Hotjar
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle
7 1 (0.46%) Qualtrics
7 1 (0.46%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.46%) SAP