UX Designer Job Trends in Northern Ireland

User Experience Designer
UK > Northern Ireland

The median User Experience Designer salary in Northern Ireland is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 39 48
Rank change year-on-year -70 +9 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a UX Designer 3 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.20% 0.32% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.35% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £54,000
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £69,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.67% +26.36% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 1,381 283 494
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 89.56% 97.44%
Number of salaries quoted 385 131 281
10th Percentile £30,800 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £40,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.36% - -8.33%

UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'UX Designer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

UX Designer job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

UX Designer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

UX Designer
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 UX Designer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 19 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
County Antrim -46 3 £75,000 - 9
UX Designer
UK

UX Designer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, UX Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring UX Designer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
1 3 (100.00%) Workday
2 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Design Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Journey Map
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing
2 1 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

UX Designer Skill Set
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 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Design
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Design Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Journey Map
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing
2 1 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Workday