User Experience Job Trends in South London

UX
London > South London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South London requiring User Experience 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 4 35 53
Rank change year-on-year +31 +18 +12
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 141 62 8
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 29.13% 10.40% 1.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 34.47% 10.63% 2.07%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 8
10th Percentile - - £51,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £32,000 £54,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £34,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% -45.60% -19.35%
75th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 £68,125
90th Percentile - - £78,100
London median annual salary £70,000 £77,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -9.68% +10.71% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South London

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 South London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 409 583 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 84.50% 97.82% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 167 185 300
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,300 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,656 £57,750
Median % change year-on-year -19.29% -8.82% +5.00%
75th Percentile £58,000 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £85,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in South London

User Experience
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing User Experience

User Experience
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the South London 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
Bromley +15 38 - -
Croydon +23 37 £35,500 +4.41% 1
Merton - 28 - -
Kingston Upon Thames +11 27 - - 1
Sutton - 18 - -
User Experience
London

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 133 (94.33%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.55%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 133 (94.33%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (3.55%) JIRA
General
1 138 (97.87%) Social Skills
2 133 (94.33%) Banking
2 133 (94.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (2.13%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 107 (75.89%) Lecturer
2 5 (3.55%) Help Desk Manager
2 5 (3.55%) IT Manager
3 1 (0.71%) Designer
3 1 (0.71%) Graphic Designer
3 1 (0.71%) UI Designer
3 1 (0.71%) UI/UX Designer
3 1 (0.71%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 133 (94.33%) IoT
2 5 (3.55%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (97.87%) AI
2 133 (94.33%) Cybersecurity
2 133 (94.33%) Machine Learning
2 133 (94.33%) Web Development
3 5 (3.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (3.55%) CRM
3 5 (3.55%) Customer Service
3 5 (3.55%) ITIL
3 5 (3.55%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 133 (94.33%) Degree
1 133 (94.33%) Master's Degree
1 133 (94.33%) PhD
1 133 (94.33%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.55%) SLA
Systems Management
1 5 (3.55%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (3.55%) Microsoft