User Experience Jobs

UX
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring User Experience skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited User Experience over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 84 71
Rank change year-on-year -4 -13 -32
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,573 3,122 4,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.02% 3.17% 4.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.23% 3.69% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 963 2,001 2,475
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,720 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £51,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.75% -18.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £80,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.09% -11.82% +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,641 84,574 99,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.26% 86.00% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,531 59,798 58,397
10th Percentile £30,580 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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
England -3 1,405 £57,500 +11.65% 1,816
UK excluding London -54 840 £50,000 +3.09% 883
Work from Home +20 682 £62,779 +23.10% 989
London +48 610 £72,500 +11.54% 1,007
North of England -58 260 £52,500 +10.53% 287
South East -26 181 £50,000 - 183
North West -70 175 £55,000 +22.22% 198
Midlands -68 125 £45,000 -5.26% 135
South West -6 109 £46,500 -15.45% 106
West Midlands -52 82 £53,688 +7.38% 101
East of England +16 81 £42,500 +6.25% 99
Scotland -4 71 £57,500 +17.35% 47
Yorkshire +3 66 £45,000 -10.00% 65
East Midlands -39 43 £35,000 -2.78% 32
North East +10 19 £48,000 +12.94% 28
Wales +12 8 £52,500 +41.89% 28
Isle of Man +18 4 - -
Northern Ireland +17 2 - - 17

User Experience
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:

Application Platforms
1 95 (6.04%) CMS
2 57 (3.62%) WordPress
3 55 (3.50%) SharePoint
4 33 (2.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 28 (1.78%) Confluence
6 24 (1.53%) IBM Domino
7 21 (1.34%) Drupal
8 18 (1.14%) Skype for Business
9 12 (0.76%) Apache
10 10 (0.64%) nginx
11 9 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
12 6 (0.38%) Headless CMS
12 6 (0.38%) Umbraco
13 4 (0.25%) Apache Spark
13 4 (0.25%) IIS
13 4 (0.25%) Liferay
13 4 (0.25%) SAP Portal
14 3 (0.19%) Apache Solr
14 3 (0.19%) Strapi
15 2 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 55 (3.50%) Adobe XD
2 45 (2.86%) Sketch
3 38 (2.42%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
5 21 (1.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 15 (0.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 15 (0.95%) MS Visio
7 14 (0.89%) Adobe Premiere
8 13 (0.83%) Photoshop
8 13 (0.83%) Trello
9 9 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
10 7 (0.45%) InDesign
10 7 (0.45%) InVision
11 4 (0.25%) Notion
12 3 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
12 3 (0.19%) Blender
12 3 (0.19%) UserZoom
13 2 (0.13%) Adobe Captivate
13 2 (0.13%) Final Cut Pro
13 2 (0.13%) Maya
Business Applications
1 33 (2.10%) Shopify
2 32 (2.03%) NetSuite
3 20 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 14 (0.89%) Magento
5 13 (0.83%) Payment Gateway
6 12 (0.76%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 11 (0.70%) JDE OneWorld
8 3 (0.19%) Elite 3E
8 3 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
8 3 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
9 2 (0.13%) Workday HCM
10 1 (0.064%) Dynamics GP
10 1 (0.064%) iTrent
10 1 (0.064%) Oracle EBS R12
10 1 (0.064%) Sage 200
10 1 (0.064%) SAP ERP
10 1 (0.064%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 247 (15.70%) AWS
2 225 (14.30%) Azure
3 156 (9.92%) Figma
4 128 (8.14%) SaaS
5 96 (6.10%) Microsoft 365
6 88 (5.59%) Power Platform
7 60 (3.81%) GCP
7 60 (3.81%) GitHub
8 55 (3.50%) Google Analytics
9 39 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
9 39 (2.48%) Serverless
10 37 (2.35%) PowerApps
11 32 (2.03%) Entra ID
12 28 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (1.53%) Power Automate
13 24 (1.53%) Slack
14 23 (1.46%) Boomi
15 21 (1.34%) PaaS
16 20 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
17 19 (1.21%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 25 (1.59%) Internet
2 21 (1.34%) Wireless
3 19 (1.21%) Unified Communications
4 18 (1.14%) Skype
5 10 (0.64%) DNS
5 10 (0.64%) VPN
6 9 (0.57%) WAN
7 8 (0.51%) HTTP
8 7 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
8 7 (0.45%) Firewall
8 7 (0.45%) Intranet
8 7 (0.45%) LAN
8 7 (0.45%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.32%) Broadband
9 5 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
9 5 (0.32%) SMS
10 4 (0.25%) DHCP
10 4 (0.25%) LoRaWAN
10 4 (0.25%) NetScaler
11 3 (0.19%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (4.96%) MySQL
2 69 (4.39%) PostgreSQL
2 69 (4.39%) SQL Server
3 45 (2.86%) Power BI
4 32 (2.03%) Tableau
5 30 (1.91%) Relational Database
6 27 (1.72%) NoSQL
7 19 (1.21%) MongoDB
8 12 (0.76%) SQLite
9 11 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (0.64%) Data Lake
10 10 (0.64%) Redis
11 9 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
11 9 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
11 9 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.51%) Metadata
12 8 (0.51%) RDBMS
13 7 (0.45%) BigQuery
14 5 (0.32%) Apache Ignite
14 5 (0.32%) Looker
Development Applications
1 151 (9.60%) Git
2 120 (7.63%) JIRA
3 38 (2.42%) Visual Studio
4 36 (2.29%) Jenkins
5 28 (1.78%) webpack
6 25 (1.59%) GitLab
7 20 (1.27%) Cypress.io
8 16 (1.02%) Selenium
9 14 (0.89%) Jasmine
10 13 (0.83%) Maven
10 13 (0.83%) Vite
11 12 (0.76%) Axure RP
11 12 (0.76%) Babel
11 12 (0.76%) Karma Test Runner
12 11 (0.70%) Appium
13 10 (0.64%) Balsamiq
14 9 (0.57%) Postman
15 8 (0.51%) JUnit
15 8 (0.51%) Subversion
16 7 (0.45%) JMeter
General
1 505 (32.10%) Social Skills
2 349 (22.19%) Finance
3 249 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 200 (12.71%) Marketing
5 140 (8.90%) Law
6 102 (6.48%) Banking
7 98 (6.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 69 (4.39%) Public Sector
9 49 (3.12%) Games
9 49 (3.12%) Retail
10 47 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
11 46 (2.92%) Front Office
12 34 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
13 33 (2.10%) Advertising
14 29 (1.84%) Legal
14 29 (1.84%) Manufacturing
15 27 (1.72%) Avionics
15 27 (1.72%) Publishing
16 26 (1.65%) Electronics
17 23 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 492 (31.28%) Developer
2 324 (20.60%) Senior
3 136 (8.65%) Lead
4 127 (8.07%) Senior Developer
5 123 (7.82%) Designer
6 122 (7.76%) Analyst
7 115 (7.31%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 93 (5.91%) Software Engineer
9 79 (5.02%) React Developer
10 74 (4.70%) UX Designer
11 69 (4.39%) Full-Stack Developer
12 67 (4.26%) Product Manager
13 62 (3.94%) Architect
14 47 (2.99%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 46 (2.92%) .NET Developer
16 42 (2.67%) Solutions Architect
17 39 (2.48%) C# Developer
18 38 (2.42%) Developer/Software Engineer
19 36 (2.29%) UX Developer
20 35 (2.23%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 299 (19.01%) CSS
2 294 (18.69%) HTML
3 275 (17.48%) React
4 130 (8.26%) Node.js
5 129 (8.20%) .NET
6 118 (7.50%) RESTful
7 102 (6.48%) AngularJS
8 76 (4.83%) HTML5
9 73 (4.64%) CSS3
10 70 (4.45%) Redux
11 66 (4.20%) Vue
12 61 (3.88%) REST
13 50 (3.18%) Next.js
14 43 (2.73%) XML
15 41 (2.61%) Web Services
16 40 (2.54%) Jest
16 40 (2.54%) Laravel
17 34 (2.16%) JSON
17 34 (2.16%) Middleware
18 33 (2.10%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 130 (8.26%) Product Ownership
2 111 (7.06%) Mobile App
3 52 (3.31%) Social Media
4 48 (3.05%) Algorithms
5 41 (2.61%) Onboarding
6 40 (2.54%) Fixed Income
7 38 (2.42%) Virtual Team
8 30 (1.91%) Data Structures
9 28 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 24 (1.53%) Management Information System
10 24 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
11 21 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
11 21 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
12 19 (1.21%) Educational Technology
12 19 (1.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 18 (1.14%) Digital Signage
14 17 (1.08%) Distributed Architecture
14 17 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
14 17 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 16 (1.02%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 95 (6.04%) Android
2 94 (5.98%) Windows
3 85 (5.40%) Apple iOS
4 67 (4.26%) Linux
5 25 (1.59%) Windows Server
6 20 (1.27%) Windows 10
7 15 (0.95%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.38%) Windows Vista
9 4 (0.25%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.25%) Windows 8
9 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.13%) VMS
12 1 (0.064%) CentOS
12 1 (0.064%) Debian
12 1 (0.064%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 569 (36.17%) Agile
2 474 (30.13%) UX Design
3 450 (28.61%) Problem-Solving
4 234 (14.88%) Roadmaps
5 231 (14.69%) Front End Development
6 216 (13.73%) Analytics
7 202 (12.84%) Project Management
8 189 (12.02%) Software Engineering
9 173 (11.00%) Artificial Intelligence
10 166 (10.55%) Computer Science
11 165 (10.49%) Full-Stack Development
12 155 (9.85%) DevOps
13 152 (9.66%) E-Commerce
14 150 (9.54%) Continuous Improvement
15 147 (9.35%) CI/CD
16 143 (9.09%) User Research
17 142 (9.03%) Wireframes
18 141 (8.96%) Mentoring
19 125 (7.95%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
20 119 (7.57%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 434 (27.59%) JavaScript
2 240 (15.26%) TypeScript
3 179 (11.38%) Python
3 179 (11.38%) SQL
4 147 (9.35%) C#
5 113 (7.18%) Java
6 82 (5.21%) PHP
7 40 (2.54%) Kotlin
8 33 (2.10%) Swift
9 28 (1.78%) C
10 25 (1.59%) PowerShell
11 22 (1.40%) Go
12 17 (1.08%) C++
13 15 (0.95%) Objective-C
14 7 (0.45%) Apex Code
14 7 (0.45%) Bicep
14 7 (0.45%) Ruby
15 6 (0.38%) Bash
15 6 (0.38%) Dart
15 6 (0.38%) R
Qualifications
1 320 (20.34%) Degree
2 104 (6.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 64 (4.07%) Security Cleared
4 35 (2.23%) DBS Check
4 35 (2.23%) Master's Degree
5 34 (2.16%) SC Cleared
6 27 (1.72%) PMI Certification
6 27 (1.72%) PMP
7 21 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (1.08%) DV Cleared
9 13 (0.83%) Azure Certification
10 12 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
10 12 (0.76%) PhD
11 11 (0.70%) ISTQB
12 9 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 6 (0.38%) CSPO
15 4 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.25%) MCP
15 4 (0.25%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 206 (13.10%) Accessibility
2 129 (8.20%) QA
3 31 (1.97%) WCAG
4 30 (1.91%) GDPR
5 16 (1.02%) Data Quality
6 12 (0.76%) SLA
7 11 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 8 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
8 8 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.32%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.25%) Software Quality Assurance
11 3 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.19%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.13%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 2 (0.13%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.13%) IEC 62304
12 2 (0.13%) ISO 13485
12 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 19770
12 2 (0.13%) NCSC
12 2 (0.13%) NIST
System Software
1 80 (5.09%) Docker
2 68 (4.32%) Active Directory
3 10 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.13%) Firmware
6 2 (0.13%) HDFS
6 2 (0.13%) vSphere
7 1 (0.064%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.064%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 68 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 27 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 24 (1.53%) SCCM
4 23 (1.46%) Terraform
5 15 (0.95%) Grafana
6 13 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.38%) Kibana
7 6 (0.38%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.25%) WMI
9 3 (0.19%) Ansible
9 3 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.13%) Kubeflow
10 2 (0.13%) Puppet
10 2 (0.13%) SCOM
10 2 (0.13%) SCSM
11 1 (0.064%) Argo
11 1 (0.064%) Autotask
11 1 (0.064%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.064%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 243 (15.45%) Microsoft
2 120 (7.63%) Adobe
3 107 (6.80%) Google
4 67 (4.26%) ServiceNow
5 62 (3.94%) Salesforce
6 58 (3.69%) SAP
7 37 (2.35%) Oracle
8 33 (2.10%) Workday
9 32 (2.03%) Cisco
10 26 (1.65%) YouTube
11 19 (1.21%) Concur
11 19 (1.21%) Polycom
11 19 (1.21%) WooCommerce
12 18 (1.14%) Mitel
12 18 (1.14%) ShoreTel
13 16 (1.02%) Apple
13 16 (1.02%) Red Hat
14 15 (0.95%) Citrix
14 15 (0.95%) IBM
14 15 (0.95%) VMware