User-Centered Design (UCD) Job Trends in Northern Ireland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 8 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.48% - 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% - 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £55,619
25th Percentile £36,250 - £55,948
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £59,430
75th Percentile £38,750 - £62,365
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £58,800
% change year-on-year +14.29% -10.71% +2.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

User-Centered Design (UCD) 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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,105 286 399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 65.73% 89.66% 79.01%
Number of salaries quoted 298 136 199
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,000 £42,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £59,430
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -15.87% +18.86%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £73,125
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,916 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

User-Centered Design (UCD) job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing User-Centered Design (UCD)

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 8 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
County Antrim - 8 £37,500 - 9
User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

General
1 7 (87.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 7 (87.50%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Designer
2 4 (50.00%) Service Designer
3 1 (12.50%) User Researcher
3 1 (12.50%) UX Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Agile
1 7 (87.50%) Coaching
1 7 (87.50%) Design Thinking
1 7 (87.50%) Problem-Solving
1 7 (87.50%) Service Design
2 6 (75.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 6 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 4 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (25.00%) Content Strategy
4 2 (25.00%) Usability Testing
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 1 (12.50%) Actionable Customer Insight
5 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (12.50%) Co-Design
5 1 (12.50%) Customer Insight
5 1 (12.50%) Journey Map
5 1 (12.50%) User Experience
5 1 (12.50%) User Research
5 1 (12.50%) UX Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Workday