Interaction Design Job Trends in the South East

Interaction Design (IxD)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Interaction Design skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 303 292
Rank change year-on-year +40 -11 +115
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 7 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.067% 0.033% 0.034%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.084% 0.038% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £33,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -58.13%
75th Percentile - - £35,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £51,250 £43,756 £41,774
% change year-on-year +17.13% +4.74% -38.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Interaction Design 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Interaction Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Interaction Design relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Interaction Design job vacancy trend in the South East

Interaction Design
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Interaction Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Interaction Design

Interaction Design
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Interaction Design within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Buckinghamshire - 7 - - 1
Thames Valley - 7 - - 4
Interaction Design
England

Interaction Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (100.00%) Legal
1 7 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Architect
1 7 (100.00%) User Experience Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Business Case
1 7 (100.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 7 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 7 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 7 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 7 (100.00%) Persona Development
1 7 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 7 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 7 (100.00%) User Experience
1 7 (100.00%) User Research
1 7 (100.00%) UX Design
1 7 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation