UX Designer Job Trends in South Wales

User Experience Designer
Wales > South Wales

The median User Experience Designer salary in South Wales is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 62 76
Rank change year-on-year -5 +14 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a UX Designer 1 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.13% 0.18% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.18% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.21%
75th Percentile - - £43,125
90th Percentile - - £48,750
Wales median annual salary £45,000 - £38,750
% change year-on-year - - +3.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 722 550 817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.25% 98.21% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 507 262 661
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +2.15%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,274 £79,600 £70,750
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £45,000
% change year-on-year -2.00% +9.12% -

UX Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

UX Designer job vacancy trend in South Wales

UX Designer
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for UX Designer job vacancies in South Wales

UX Designer
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Designer within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 6 February 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
Cardiff +5 1 £45,000 - 3
UX Designer
Wales

UX Designer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 6 February 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 South Wales region featuring UX Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design

UX Designer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design