User Experience Job Trends in Somerset

UX
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 41 49
Rank change year-on-year -13 +8 +8
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 14 2 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 1.69% 0.77% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 0.82% 2.62%
Number of salaries quoted 12 2 11
10th Percentile - £34,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,875 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £45,750 £46,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £58,800 £48,750 -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 608 245 535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 73.25% 94.23% 71.43%
Number of salaries quoted 292 139 438
10th Percentile £27,512 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,758 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,282 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.10% +14.28% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £57,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £65,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +2.94% -2.86%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Experience relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

User Experience job vacancy trend in Somerset

User Experience
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in Somerset

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in Somerset over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in Somerset

User Experience
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 17 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
Taunton - 11 £40,000 -
Street - 1 - - 2
User Experience
South West

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 4 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) Azure
2 1 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (7.14%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (21.43%) SQL Server
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle Database
3 1 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (7.14%) GIS
General
1 4 (28.57%) Advertising
1 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Marketing
3 2 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Banking
4 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Designer
2 4 (28.57%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) IT Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) IT Support
2 4 (28.57%) IT Support Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Support Analyst
3 3 (21.43%) Administrator
3 3 (21.43%) DBA
3 3 (21.43%) Digital Designer
4 2 (14.29%) Senior
4 2 (14.29%) Senior DBA
4 2 (14.29%) UI Designer
4 2 (14.29%) UI/UX Designer
4 2 (14.29%) UX Designer
5 1 (7.14%) Interaction Designer
5 1 (7.14%) Lecturer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) CSS
1 1 (7.14%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Enterprise Software
1 3 (21.43%) Replication
1 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) IoT
2 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
1 3 (21.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (28.57%) Case Management
2 4 (28.57%) Hydrography
2 4 (28.57%) Workflow
3 3 (21.43%) Business Continuity
3 3 (21.43%) E-Commerce
3 3 (21.43%) High Availability
3 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
4 2 (14.29%) Database Security
4 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 2 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (14.29%) Technology Roadmap
4 2 (14.29%) UX Design
5 1 (7.14%) Design Patterns
5 1 (7.14%) Design Thinking
5 1 (7.14%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (7.14%) Lean UX
5 1 (7.14%) Project Delivery
5 1 (7.14%) Storyboarding
5 1 (7.14%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared
1 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
2 1 (7.14%) PhD
2 1 (7.14%) Postgraduate
2 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 4 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Data Guard
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (21.43%) Oracle