User Experience Job Trends in the Thames Valley

UX
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 88 93
Rank change year-on-year +42 +5 -35
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 151 98 108
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.75% 2.90% 2.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.65% 3.16% 3.04%
Number of salaries quoted 29 29 85
10th Percentile £38,250 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -16.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,275 £85,500 £86,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -10.93%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,244 3,105 3,553
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.48% 91.76% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,761 1,382 2,457
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

User Experience
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the Thames Valley

User Experience
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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 +39 78 £47,500 -20.83% 14
Berkshire +10 60 £70,000 +30.23% 51
Oxfordshire +11 13 £51,500 -6.36% 14
User Experience
South East

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (1.99%) CMS
1 3 (1.99%) WordPress
2 2 (1.32%) Confluence
2 2 (1.32%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.66%) Camunda
3 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (4.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 7 (4.64%) Adobe XD
2 5 (3.31%) Photoshop
3 4 (2.65%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.32%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (1.32%) Adobe Captivate
4 2 (1.32%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (1.32%) Elementor
4 2 (1.32%) InDesign
4 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (8.61%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.66%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.66%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.66%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.66%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.66%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 58 (38.41%) Cloud Computing
2 12 (7.95%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (7.28%) Figma
4 10 (6.62%) AWS
5 9 (5.96%) Azure
6 7 (4.64%) GCP
7 4 (2.65%) Google Analytics
7 4 (2.65%) Miro
8 2 (1.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 2 (1.32%) SaaS
9 1 (0.66%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.66%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.66%) Canva
9 1 (0.66%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.66%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.66%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.66%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 58 (38.41%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server
1 2 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.66%) BigQuery
2 1 (0.66%) DynamoDB
2 1 (0.66%) MySQL
2 1 (0.66%) NoSQL
2 1 (0.66%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 20 (13.25%) JIRA
2 12 (7.95%) eCATT
2 12 (7.95%) NeoLoad
3 8 (5.30%) Git
4 5 (3.31%) Axure RP
4 5 (3.31%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.66%) Ant
5 1 (0.66%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.66%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.66%) Gradle
5 1 (0.66%) JUnit
5 1 (0.66%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.66%) Maven
5 1 (0.66%) Mockito
General
1 77 (50.99%) Social Skills
2 64 (42.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 58 (38.41%) Banking
4 44 (29.14%) Marketing
5 22 (14.57%) Finance
6 20 (13.25%) Presentation Skills
7 16 (10.60%) Manufacturing
8 14 (9.27%) Law
9 12 (7.95%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (7.95%) Public Sector
10 7 (4.64%) Analytical Skills
10 7 (4.64%) Legal
11 5 (3.31%) Retail
12 4 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.99%) Electronics
13 3 (1.99%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.32%) Humanities
14 2 (1.32%) Multimedia
15 1 (0.66%) Billing
15 1 (0.66%) Games
Job Titles
1 48 (31.79%) Lecturer
2 13 (8.61%) Analyst
3 12 (7.95%) Developer
3 12 (7.95%) Performance Analyst
3 12 (7.95%) Performance Test Analyst
3 12 (7.95%) Test Analyst
3 12 (7.95%) Testing Analyst
4 9 (5.96%) Senior
5 8 (5.30%) Architect
5 8 (5.30%) Designer
5 8 (5.30%) Senior Developer
6 7 (4.64%) Full-Stack Developer
6 7 (4.64%) Lead
6 7 (4.64%) User Experience Architect
7 6 (3.97%) Business Sales Executive
7 6 (3.97%) Full-Stack Web Developer
7 6 (3.97%) New Business Sales Executive
7 6 (3.97%) Sales Executive
7 6 (3.97%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
7 6 (3.97%) Solutions Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.95%) HTML
2 10 (6.62%) CSS
3 9 (5.96%) React
4 8 (5.30%) RESTful
5 7 (4.64%) Node.js
6 3 (1.99%) Bootstrap
6 3 (1.99%) Spring
7 2 (1.32%) .NET
7 2 (1.32%) Spring Boot
7 2 (1.32%) Web Services
8 1 (0.66%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.66%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.66%) Next.js
8 1 (0.66%) Nightwatchjs
8 1 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.66%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 59 (39.07%) IoT
2 12 (7.95%) Product Ownership
3 7 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.65%) Life Science
4 4 (2.65%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.99%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (1.99%) Graphic Design
6 2 (1.32%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.32%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.32%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.66%) 3D Graphics
7 1 (0.66%) Arduino
7 1 (0.66%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.66%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.66%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.66%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (45.70%) Web Development
2 60 (39.74%) AI
3 59 (39.07%) Machine Learning
4 58 (38.41%) Cybersecurity
5 33 (21.85%) Analytics
6 24 (15.89%) Agile
6 24 (15.89%) UX Design
7 20 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (11.92%) Roadmaps
9 16 (10.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 15 (9.93%) User Research
11 14 (9.27%) Programme Management
11 14 (9.27%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (9.27%) Usability Testing
12 13 (8.61%) ERP
12 13 (8.61%) Product Roadmap
12 13 (8.61%) Service Design
12 13 (8.61%) Visualisation
13 12 (7.95%) Problem-Solving
13 12 (7.95%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.62%) JavaScript
2 3 (1.99%) SQL
3 2 (1.32%) C#
3 2 (1.32%) Java
3 2 (1.32%) VB.NET
4 1 (0.66%) C
4 1 (0.66%) Go
4 1 (0.66%) Python
4 1 (0.66%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 79 (52.32%) Degree
2 66 (43.71%) Master's Degree
3 59 (39.07%) PhD
4 58 (38.41%) Postgraduate
5 13 (8.61%) Security Cleared
6 9 (5.96%) SC Cleared
7 5 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.61%) Accessibility
2 9 (5.96%) QA
3 7 (4.64%) WCAG
4 2 (1.32%) GDPR
4 2 (1.32%) SLA
5 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.66%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (4.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (7.95%) HP ALM
2 8 (5.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (11.26%) Nexthink
2 15 (9.93%) SAP
3 12 (7.95%) Adobe
3 12 (7.95%) HP
4 6 (3.97%) BMC
4 6 (3.97%) HubSpot
4 6 (3.97%) Microsoft
4 6 (3.97%) Salesforce
4 6 (3.97%) ServiceNow
5 5 (3.31%) Google
6 1 (0.66%) Red Hat
6 1 (0.66%) Sitecore
6 1 (0.66%) Workday