Customer Experience Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience (CX)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Customer Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 72 136
Rank change year-on-year -16 +64 -46
Permanent jobs citing Customer Experience 1,194 944 1,423
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.88% 3.55% 2.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.59% 3.89% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 548 433 975
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,938 £24,750 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +18.42% -30.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,100 £86,051 £78,336
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year - +14.94% -30.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Customer 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46,067 24,285 56,424
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 72.39% 91.28% 84.13%
Number of salaries quoted 28,065 13,812 40,686
10th Percentile £28,957 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -8.90%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%

Customer Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Customer Experience job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Customer Experience

Customer Experience
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Experience in the UK excluding London

Customer Experience
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Experience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
South East -1 343 £37,500 +47.06% 201
North of England -12 251 £40,000 -23.81% 108
South West -9 177 £53,150 +15.54% 52
Midlands -43 157 £42,500 +6.25% 78
East of England -4 123 £39,619 -24.53% 78
North West -23 116 £36,000 -28.00% 57
West Midlands -20 100 £35,000 -22.22% 44
Scotland -34 83 £39,500 -39.23% 31
Yorkshire -24 78 £63,250 +5.42% 36
North East +8 57 £40,000 -51.52% 20
East Midlands -74 57 £50,750 +56.15% 34
Wales +3 38 £47,500 +17.28% 11
Northern Ireland -20 22 £33,250 - 10
Customer Experience
UK

Customer Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Application Platforms
1 72 (6.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (2.35%) CMS
3 22 (1.84%) Confluence
4 7 (0.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 6 (0.50%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (0.17%) WordPress
8 1 (0.084%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.084%) Apache
Applications
1 97 (8.12%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (2.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.34%) UserZoom
4 13 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.084%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.084%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (1.17%) Shopify
2 13 (1.09%) Adobe Campaign
3 6 (0.50%) Magento
4 4 (0.34%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.25%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 3 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.17%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.084%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 183 (15.33%) Microsoft 365
2 124 (10.39%) SaaS
3 122 (10.22%) Adobe Analytics
4 107 (8.96%) Azure
5 70 (5.86%) Figma
6 40 (3.35%) Entra ID
7 26 (2.18%) Contentsquare
8 23 (1.93%) AWS
9 19 (1.59%) Power Platform
10 18 (1.51%) Google Analytics
11 12 (1.01%) GCP
12 10 (0.84%) Google Data Studio
12 10 (0.84%) Google Tag Manager
13 9 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (0.67%) Power Automate
14 8 (0.67%) Twilio
15 7 (0.59%) Slack
15 7 (0.59%) Snowflake
16 6 (0.50%) Dynamics 365
17 5 (0.42%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 169 (14.15%) Broadband
2 80 (6.70%) DNS
3 79 (6.62%) DHCP
4 21 (1.76%) VoIP
5 17 (1.42%) Firewall
6 16 (1.34%) Wireless
7 12 (1.01%) Unified Communications
7 12 (1.01%) VPN
7 12 (1.01%) WebEx
8 9 (0.75%) WAN
9 8 (0.67%) PBX
10 6 (0.50%) Internet
10 6 (0.50%) LAN
10 6 (0.50%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.42%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.34%) 5G
12 4 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
13 3 (0.25%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.25%) SSL
13 3 (0.25%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.36%) Amazon RDS
2 23 (1.93%) Looker
3 15 (1.26%) Power BI
4 12 (1.01%) Metadata
5 7 (0.59%) Power Query
6 5 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.25%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.25%) SQL Server
8 3 (0.25%) Tableau
9 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.17%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.17%) Oracle ODI
9 2 (0.17%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.084%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.084%) QGIS
10 1 (0.084%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.084%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 12 (1.01%) JIRA
2 8 (0.67%) Git
3 5 (0.42%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.25%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.17%) DBeaver
5 2 (0.17%) GitLab
6 1 (0.084%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.084%) Maven
6 1 (0.084%) Selenium
6 1 (0.084%) Visual Studio
General
1 556 (46.57%) Social Skills
2 263 (22.03%) Analytical Skills
3 229 (19.18%) Finance
4 217 (18.17%) Marketing
5 134 (11.22%) Games
6 112 (9.38%) Retail
7 98 (8.21%) Legal
8 60 (5.03%) Back Office
9 50 (4.19%) Public Sector
10 49 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 43 (3.60%) Telecoms
12 39 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
13 37 (3.10%) Manufacturing
14 31 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
15 30 (2.51%) Automotive
16 28 (2.35%) Law
17 20 (1.68%) Advertising
18 18 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
19 9 (0.75%) Banking
19 9 (0.75%) Military
Job Titles
1 117 (9.80%) Lead
2 101 (8.46%) Support Engineer
3 70 (5.86%) Analyst
4 68 (5.70%) Systems Engineer
5 66 (5.53%) Head of QA
6 60 (5.03%) Desktop Engineer
6 60 (5.03%) Desktop Support
6 60 (5.03%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 58 (4.86%) Site Engineer
8 56 (4.69%) Designer
9 54 (4.52%) Senior
10 49 (4.10%) Sales Executive
11 44 (3.69%) Corporate Sales Executive
12 43 (3.60%) Lead Designer
13 38 (3.18%) Architect
14 36 (3.02%) Technical Support
15 30 (2.51%) Digital Designer
15 30 (2.51%) Technical Engineer
15 30 (2.51%) Technical Support Engineer
16 28 (2.35%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.42%) CSS
1 17 (1.42%) HTML
2 8 (0.67%) .NET
2 8 (0.67%) Middleware
2 8 (0.67%) React
3 7 (0.59%) Node.js
4 6 (0.50%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.50%) HTML5
4 6 (0.50%) jQuery
5 5 (0.42%) Kafka
5 5 (0.42%) REST
6 4 (0.34%) GraphQL
6 4 (0.34%) LangChain
7 3 (0.25%) Apollo GraphQL
7 3 (0.25%) EDI
7 3 (0.25%) JSON
7 3 (0.25%) Semantic Kernel
8 2 (0.17%) XML
8 2 (0.17%) YAML
8 2 (0.17%) Yii
Miscellaneous
1 126 (10.55%) Social Media
2 76 (6.37%) Legacy Systems
2 76 (6.37%) Onboarding
3 74 (6.20%) Analytical Mindset
4 64 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
5 42 (3.52%) Product Ownership
6 40 (3.35%) Driving Licence
7 38 (3.18%) Marketing Technology
8 23 (1.93%) Virtual Team
9 19 (1.59%) Blog
9 19 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
10 16 (1.34%) Over-the-Top Content
11 15 (1.26%) Enterprise Cloud
12 14 (1.17%) Mobile App
13 13 (1.09%) Algorithms
14 12 (1.01%) Cloud Native
15 10 (0.84%) IoT
16 9 (0.75%) Digital Media
17 8 (0.67%) FMCG
17 8 (0.67%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 177 (14.82%) Windows
2 86 (7.20%) Windows Server
3 68 (5.70%) Linux
4 67 (5.61%) Windows 10
5 65 (5.44%) Windows Server 2016
6 21 (1.76%) Apple iOS
7 19 (1.59%) Android
8 2 (0.17%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.084%) Unix
9 1 (0.084%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 395 (33.08%) Analytics
2 332 (27.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 313 (26.21%) AI
4 298 (24.96%) Customer Service
5 241 (20.18%) Problem-Solving
6 199 (16.67%) Roadmaps
7 197 (16.50%) Agile
8 144 (12.06%) CRM
9 127 (10.64%) Product Roadmap
10 126 (10.55%) Decision-Making
11 121 (10.13%) Service Delivery
12 120 (10.05%) Digital Customer Experience
12 120 (10.05%) Storytelling
13 117 (9.80%) User Research
14 115 (9.63%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
15 103 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
16 99 (8.29%) B2B
16 99 (8.29%) Stakeholder Management
17 94 (7.87%) Change Management
17 94 (7.87%) Customer Insight
Programming Languages
1 37 (3.10%) SQL
2 30 (2.51%) Python
3 22 (1.84%) PowerShell
4 16 (1.34%) JavaScript
5 15 (1.26%) Java
6 10 (0.84%) Ladder Logic
7 6 (0.50%) C#
8 5 (0.42%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.34%) Bash
10 2 (0.17%) ABAP
10 2 (0.17%) Bicep
10 2 (0.17%) Perl
10 2 (0.17%) PHP
10 2 (0.17%) Ruby
11 1 (0.084%) COBOL
11 1 (0.084%) R
11 1 (0.084%) Scala
11 1 (0.084%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.084%) Swift
Qualifications
1 139 (11.64%) Security Cleared
2 133 (11.14%) SC Cleared
3 131 (10.97%) Degree
4 68 (5.70%) CTC Cleared
5 66 (5.53%) IRCA
6 11 (0.92%) HNC
7 8 (0.67%) DBS Check
8 6 (0.50%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.34%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.25%) ACCA
11 3 (0.25%) CCA
11 3 (0.25%) CCNA
11 3 (0.25%) CIMA
11 3 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.25%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.25%) PMP
12 2 (0.17%) CISSP
12 2 (0.17%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.17%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 128 (10.72%) Accessibility
2 98 (8.21%) GDPR
3 87 (7.29%) SLA
4 81 (6.78%) QA
5 79 (6.62%) PCI DSS
6 75 (6.28%) Cyber Essentials
7 66 (5.53%) ISO 9001
8 37 (3.10%) WCAG
9 27 (2.26%) Data Quality
10 10 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 5 (0.42%) GRC
12 4 (0.34%) PERC
13 2 (0.17%) PMO
13 2 (0.17%) SEPA
14 1 (0.084%) Actionable Recommendations
14 1 (0.084%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.084%) SOC 2
14 1 (0.084%) Solvency II
System Software
1 93 (7.79%) Active Directory
2 74 (6.20%) Hyper-V
3 64 (5.36%) Terminal Server
4 2 (0.17%) Docker
4 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.084%) Firmware
5 1 (0.084%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (0.59%) Terraform
2 6 (0.50%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.42%) Grafana
3 5 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.25%) SCCM
5 2 (0.17%) Ansible
5 2 (0.17%) Dell DRAC
5 2 (0.17%) Opsgenie
5 2 (0.17%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.17%) Puppet
5 2 (0.17%) WSUS
6 1 (0.084%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.084%) Argo
6 1 (0.084%) Autotask
6 1 (0.084%) Forefront Identity Manager
6 1 (0.084%) Kibana
6 1 (0.084%) Netcool
6 1 (0.084%) Netcool/OMNIbus
6 1 (0.084%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 256 (21.44%) Microsoft
2 158 (13.23%) Adobe
3 116 (9.72%) Cisco
4 67 (5.61%) VMware
5 66 (5.53%) SolarWinds
5 66 (5.53%) Veeam
6 64 (5.36%) Brocade
6 64 (5.36%) Nimble Storage
6 64 (5.36%) Splunk
6 64 (5.36%) Tanium
7 45 (3.77%) Dell
8 43 (3.60%) Google
9 38 (3.18%) Salesforce
10 13 (1.09%) HubSpot
11 11 (0.92%) MuleSoft
11 11 (0.92%) SAP
12 10 (0.84%) Braze
13 9 (0.75%) Genesys
14 8 (0.67%) Verint
15 7 (0.59%) HP