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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 38 22
Rank change year-on-year -42 -16 +62
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 225 415 478
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 1.79% 8.08% 6.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.47% 9.04% 7.95%
Number of salaries quoted 149 110 116
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,755 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £42,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +22.22% -14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £61,563
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,875 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year - +0.88% -8.80%

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 9,092 4,592 6,009
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 72.35% 89.37% 77.58%
Number of salaries quoted 6,870 2,188 3,505
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,587 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £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 £79,035
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.93%

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 14 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 14 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 -73 110 £55,000 -8.33% 181
Cheshire -18 43 £55,000 +10.00% 27
Merseyside +6 30 £56,100 +18.11% 19
Cumbria +6 24 £35,500 -1.39%
Lancashire -24 18 £43,999 +3.81% 13
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 18 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.67%) Confluence
4 4 (1.78%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.78%) WordPress
5 2 (0.89%) CMS
5 2 (0.89%) Moodle
5 2 (0.89%) nginx
5 2 (0.89%) Totara
6 1 (0.44%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (4.89%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.89%) 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
4 1 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.67%) Magento
2 5 (2.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.78%) Workday HCM
4 3 (1.33%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 39 (17.33%) Azure
2 31 (13.78%) Microsoft 365
3 30 (13.33%) Power Platform
4 22 (9.78%) PowerApps
5 17 (7.56%) SaaS
6 15 (6.67%) Microsoft Copilot
7 14 (6.22%) Figma
8 12 (5.33%) AWS
8 12 (5.33%) Power Automate
9 11 (4.89%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (4.44%) Google Analytics
11 7 (3.11%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (3.11%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (2.67%) Copilot Studio
12 6 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (2.22%) Azure AI
13 5 (2.22%) Azure Cognitive Services
14 4 (1.78%) ChatGPT
14 4 (1.78%) n8n
14 4 (1.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.11%) DNS
2 6 (2.67%) DHCP
3 4 (1.78%) Skype
4 3 (1.33%) Firewall
4 3 (1.33%) FTP
5 2 (0.89%) 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 5 (2.22%) Looker
2 4 (1.78%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (1.33%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.89%) Mixpanel
4 2 (0.89%) MySQL
4 2 (0.89%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.89%) Power BI
5 1 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
5 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.44%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.00%) Git
2 6 (2.67%) JIRA
3 3 (1.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 3 (1.33%) fastlane
4 2 (0.89%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.89%) Claude Code
4 2 (0.89%) NUnit
4 2 (0.89%) Vagrant
5 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.44%) gulp
5 1 (0.44%) JMeter
5 1 (0.44%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.44%) webpack
General
1 39 (17.33%) Finance
2 30 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (12.00%) Social Skills
4 22 (9.78%) Marketing
5 20 (8.89%) Public Sector
6 16 (7.11%) Law
7 11 (4.89%) Legal
8 8 (3.56%) Retail
9 7 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.67%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.22%) Banking
12 4 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.33%) Billing
14 2 (0.89%) Advertising
14 2 (0.89%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.89%) Retail Banking
15 1 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.44%) Games
15 1 (0.44%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 45 (20.00%) Designer
2 35 (15.56%) UX Designer
3 28 (12.44%) Senior
4 26 (11.56%) Lead
5 22 (9.78%) Developer
6 17 (7.56%) IT Manager
6 17 (7.56%) Product Designer
7 14 (6.22%) Desktop Engineer
7 14 (6.22%) IT Support
8 13 (5.78%) Analyst
8 13 (5.78%) Service Manager
9 12 (5.33%) IT Engineer
9 12 (5.33%) IT Support Engineer
9 12 (5.33%) Support Engineer
10 11 (4.89%) Microsoft 365 Manager
11 9 (4.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
11 9 (4.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
11 9 (4.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 9 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support
11 9 (4.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.33%) React
2 11 (4.89%) .NET
3 8 (3.56%) CSS
3 8 (3.56%) HTML
4 5 (2.22%) Model Context Protocol
4 5 (2.22%) REST
5 4 (1.78%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.78%) EDI
5 4 (1.78%) LangChain
5 4 (1.78%) Terraform
6 3 (1.33%) Node.js
6 3 (1.33%) Web Services
7 2 (0.89%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.89%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.89%) ASP.NET Core
7 2 (0.89%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.89%) LAMP
7 2 (0.89%) LEMP Stack
7 2 (0.89%) RESTful
7 2 (0.89%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 23 (10.22%) Product Ownership
2 15 (6.67%) Mobile App
3 12 (5.33%) Driving Licence
4 6 (2.67%) Low-Code
4 6 (2.67%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.78%) AI Agents
6 4 (1.78%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.78%) Learning Management System
6 4 (1.78%) Video\Live Streaming
7 3 (1.33%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.89%) CSOC
8 2 (0.89%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.89%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.89%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.89%) Fat Client
8 2 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.89%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 21 (9.33%) Windows
2 10 (4.44%) Windows 10
3 6 (2.67%) Apple iOS
3 6 (2.67%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.78%) Linux
5 3 (1.33%) Android
5 3 (1.33%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (28.00%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (27.56%) UX Design
3 54 (24.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 40 (17.78%) AI
5 35 (15.56%) Mentoring
6 33 (14.67%) Analytics
7 32 (14.22%) Roadmaps
8 29 (12.89%) Agile
8 29 (12.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 25 (11.11%) ITIL
10 23 (10.22%) Workflow
11 22 (9.78%) CRM
12 21 (9.33%) Customer Service
12 21 (9.33%) Decision-Making
12 21 (9.33%) E-Commerce
13 20 (8.89%) CI/CD
14 18 (8.00%) Performance Management
15 17 (7.56%) Software Engineering
16 16 (7.11%) Project Management
17 14 (6.22%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.56%) JavaScript
2 15 (6.67%) C#
3 10 (4.44%) TypeScript
4 9 (4.00%) PowerShell
4 9 (4.00%) VBScript
5 7 (3.11%) SQL
6 4 (1.78%) Java
6 4 (1.78%) VB
7 3 (1.33%) Python
7 3 (1.33%) Swift
8 2 (0.89%) Bicep
8 2 (0.89%) PHP
9 1 (0.44%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 15 (6.67%) Degree
2 13 (5.78%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.11%) Postgraduate
4 6 (2.67%) DBS Check
4 6 (2.67%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.22%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.33%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.89%) MCSE
7 2 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.11%) Accessibility
2 14 (6.22%) GDPR
3 5 (2.22%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.22%) SLA
4 4 (1.78%) QA
4 4 (1.78%) WCAG
5 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (3.56%) BitLocker
2 4 (1.78%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.89%) Docker
3 2 (0.89%) UAG
3 2 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (4.89%) SCCM
2 2 (0.89%) AirWatch
2 2 (0.89%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.89%) Packer
2 2 (0.89%) Progress Chef
2 2 (0.89%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 67 (29.78%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.33%) Google
3 9 (4.00%) ServiceNow
4 4 (1.78%) Adobe
4 4 (1.78%) Workday
5 3 (1.33%) OpenAI
6 2 (0.89%) Amplitude
6 2 (0.89%) DevExpress
6 2 (0.89%) F5
6 2 (0.89%) OneLogin
6 2 (0.89%) Salesforce
6 2 (0.89%) SolarWinds
6 2 (0.89%) Synthesia
6 2 (0.89%) Thales
6 2 (0.89%) VMware
7 1 (0.44%) Adyen
7 1 (0.44%) Avaya
7 1 (0.44%) Genesys
7 1 (0.44%) Hotjar
7 1 (0.44%) Meraki