Head of User Experience Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Head of User Experience (Head of UX)
UK > UK excluding London

As of 15 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of User Experience (Head of UX) salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 622 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of User Experience 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary - - £200,000
% change year-on-year - - +151.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,746 30,184 69,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.33% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 46,875 17,245 49,315
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Head of User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of User Experience' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Head of User Experience job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Head of User Experience
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Head of User Experience job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of User Experience job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Head of User 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 Head of User Experience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 July 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 - -
East of England - 1 - -
Head of User Experience
UK

Head of User Experience Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Head of User Experience 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 UK excluding London region featuring Head of User Experience in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Broadband
1 2 (100.00%) Contentsquare
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) UserZoom
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research

Head of User Experience Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (100.00%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Behavioural Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Customer Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Adobe