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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 40 49
Rank change year-on-year +31 +9 +56
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,103 403 382
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 10.11% 8.92% 3.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.09% 9.33% 4.87%
Number of salaries quoted 156 94 236
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,177 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,984 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +27.78% -21.74%
75th Percentile £68,666 £74,688 £66,863
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,075 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -4.88% +17.65% -21.54%

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 7,826 4,321 7,838
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 71.75% 95.68% 80.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,200 1,938 6,200
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 26 May 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 May 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
Lancashire +44 367 £42,500 -15.00% 7
Manchester -1 363 £57,500 -1.71% 74
Cheshire +22 337 £55,000 +29.41% 5
Merseyside -4 22 £57,500 -2.13% 2
Cumbria +2 19 £40,000 +33.33% 7
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 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.00%) CMS
3 9 (0.82%) Confluence
3 9 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.82%) WordPress
4 2 (0.18%) Moodle
4 2 (0.18%) nginx
4 2 (0.18%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.18%) Totara
5 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.091%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.091%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
2 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.27%) Sketch
4 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.18%) Camtasia
5 1 (0.091%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.091%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.091%) Blender
5 1 (0.091%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (0.091%) InDesign
5 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.091%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.091%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (0.73%) Magento
2 7 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.27%) Shopify
4 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.091%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 903 (81.87%) Cloud Computing
2 30 (2.72%) Azure
3 26 (2.36%) Power Platform
4 23 (2.09%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (1.90%) Figma
6 17 (1.54%) Google Analytics
7 14 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
8 13 (1.18%) PowerApps
8 13 (1.18%) SaaS
9 10 (0.91%) Entra ID
9 10 (0.91%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.82%) AWS
10 9 (0.82%) Azure Monitor
10 9 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (0.45%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.36%) Azure Key Vault
13 4 (0.36%) Dropbox
13 4 (0.36%) n8n
Communications & Networking
1 903 (81.87%) Internet
2 2 (0.18%) DHCP
2 2 (0.18%) DNS
2 2 (0.18%) HTTP
2 2 (0.18%) Skype
3 1 (0.091%) Firewall
3 1 (0.091%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.091%) VPN
3 1 (0.091%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (0.73%) SQL Server
2 7 (0.63%) Looker
3 4 (0.36%) MongoDB
3 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (0.27%) MySQL
5 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.18%) Mixpanel
5 2 (0.18%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.18%) PostHog
5 2 (0.18%) Redis
5 2 (0.18%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.091%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.091%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.091%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.091%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.091%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.091%) Power BI
6 1 (0.091%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (1.18%) JIRA
2 10 (0.91%) Git
3 4 (0.36%) NUnit
4 3 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 3 (0.27%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.27%) fastlane
5 2 (0.18%) Claude Code
5 2 (0.18%) JUnit
5 2 (0.18%) Vagrant
6 1 (0.091%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.091%) gulp
6 1 (0.091%) JMeter
6 1 (0.091%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.091%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.091%) webpack
General
1 931 (84.41%) Social Skills
2 911 (82.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 909 (82.41%) Banking
4 32 (2.90%) Marketing
5 30 (2.72%) Finance
6 25 (2.27%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (1.27%) Public Sector
8 10 (0.91%) Law
9 9 (0.82%) Manufacturing
9 9 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (0.63%) Retail
11 5 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (0.45%) Legal
12 3 (0.27%) Billing
13 2 (0.18%) Games
13 2 (0.18%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.091%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 667 (60.47%) Lecturer
2 45 (4.08%) Designer
3 35 (3.17%) Senior
4 34 (3.08%) UX Designer
5 21 (1.90%) Developer
6 18 (1.63%) Product Designer
7 16 (1.45%) IT Manager
7 16 (1.45%) Service Manager
8 13 (1.18%) E-Commerce Specialist
8 13 (1.18%) Senior Designer
8 13 (1.18%) Senior UX Designer
9 11 (1.00%) IT Services Manager
10 10 (0.91%) Analyst
10 10 (0.91%) Lead
10 10 (0.91%) Senior IT Manager
10 10 (0.91%) Senior Manager
10 10 (0.91%) Senior Service Manager
11 7 (0.63%) Coordinator
11 7 (0.63%) Senior Developer
12 6 (0.54%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.54%) HTML
2 16 (1.45%) CSS
3 12 (1.09%) React
4 10 (0.91%) .NET
4 10 (0.91%) AngularJS
5 9 (0.82%) RESTful
6 6 (0.54%) .NET Framework
6 6 (0.54%) Entity Framework
7 5 (0.45%) REST
8 4 (0.36%) ASP.NET
8 4 (0.36%) ASP.NET Core
8 4 (0.36%) EDI
8 4 (0.36%) LangChain
8 4 (0.36%) Spring
8 4 (0.36%) Spring Boot
8 4 (0.36%) Vitest
8 4 (0.36%) Web Services
9 3 (0.27%) Next.js
10 2 (0.18%) gRPC
10 2 (0.18%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 903 (81.87%) IoT
2 15 (1.36%) Product Ownership
3 14 (1.27%) Onboarding
4 9 (0.82%) Mobile App
5 7 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (0.54%) Driving Licence
6 6 (0.54%) Low-Code
7 4 (0.36%) AI Agents
7 4 (0.36%) Cloud Native
7 4 (0.36%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (0.36%) Social Media
8 3 (0.27%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.18%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.18%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.18%) FMCG
9 2 (0.18%) Learning Management System
9 2 (0.18%) NHS
9 2 (0.18%) PropTech
10 1 (0.091%) 3D Graphics
10 1 (0.091%) EMV
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.27%) Windows
2 7 (0.63%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.27%) Android
5 2 (0.18%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 935 (84.77%) AI
2 913 (82.77%) Web Development
3 905 (82.05%) Cybersecurity
4 903 (81.87%) Machine Learning
5 65 (5.89%) UX Design
6 52 (4.71%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (4.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (2.81%) Agile
8 31 (2.81%) Mentoring
9 26 (2.36%) Analytics
9 26 (2.36%) E-Commerce
10 23 (2.09%) CRM
11 22 (1.99%) CI/CD
12 20 (1.81%) ITIL
13 19 (1.72%) Service Management
14 18 (1.63%) Decision-Making
14 18 (1.63%) SEO
15 17 (1.54%) DevOps
15 17 (1.54%) Digital Marketing
15 17 (1.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (1.63%) JavaScript
2 16 (1.45%) TypeScript
3 11 (1.00%) C#
4 8 (0.73%) SQL
5 6 (0.54%) Java
6 5 (0.45%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.36%) Bicep
7 4 (0.36%) Swift
7 4 (0.36%) VBScript
8 2 (0.18%) PHP
8 2 (0.18%) VB
9 1 (0.091%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.091%) Python
Qualifications
1 919 (83.32%) Degree
2 904 (81.96%) Postgraduate
3 903 (81.87%) Master's Degree
3 903 (81.87%) PhD
4 8 (0.73%) Security Cleared
5 5 (0.45%) DV Cleared
6 4 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.27%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.18%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (1.18%) QA
2 12 (1.09%) Accessibility
3 7 (0.63%) GDPR
4 4 (0.36%) SLA
4 4 (0.36%) WCAG
5 1 (0.091%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.091%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.091%) HL7
5 1 (0.091%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.091%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (0.82%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.45%) Docker
3 4 (0.36%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (0.82%) Terraform
2 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.36%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.36%) SCCM
5 2 (0.18%) Grafana
5 2 (0.18%) Packer
5 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 47 (4.26%) Microsoft
2 18 (1.63%) Google
3 7 (0.63%) Adobe
4 6 (0.54%) ServiceNow
5 5 (0.45%) New Relic
5 5 (0.45%) Splunk
6 4 (0.36%) DevExpress
6 4 (0.36%) OneLogin
7 3 (0.27%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.18%) Amplitude
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle
8 2 (0.18%) SAP
8 2 (0.18%) Synthesia
9 1 (0.091%) Adyen
9 1 (0.091%) Apple
9 1 (0.091%) Hotjar
9 1 (0.091%) Qualtrics
9 1 (0.091%) Salesforce