Head of User Experience Jobs

Head of User Experience (Head of UX)
UK

The median Head of User Experience (Head of UX) salary in the UK is £200,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 811 782 1149
Rank change year-on-year -29 +367 -78
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of User Experience 1 3 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.001% 0.005% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% 0.005% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 26
10th Percentile - £66,400 -
25th Percentile - £66,625 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £200,000 £69,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +189.86% -1.43% -22.22%
75th Percentile - £70,500 £104,688
90th Percentile - £70,800 £126,250
UK excluding London median annual salary - £69,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -1.43% -15.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 75,771 58,714 139,091
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.60% 95.77% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 40,711 42,635 79,829
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,092 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%

Head of User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of User Experience in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of User Experience in the UK

Head of User Experience
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of User Experience.

Salary trend for Head of User Experience in the UK

Head of User Experience
Top 3 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 6 October 2024. 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
Work from Home +25 1 £200,000 +189.86% 1
London - 1 £200,000 -
England - 1 £200,000 - 1

Head of User Experience Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 October 2024, Head of User Experience job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of User Experience in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience

Head of User Experience Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree