User Experience Job Trends

UX
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring User Experience skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 3 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 64 75
Rank change year-on-year +47 +11 -15
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 2,408 1,281 830
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 8.24% 4.24% 3.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.80% 4.62% 3.89%
Number of salaries quoted 518 562 677
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,684 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.85% -0.53% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,625 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £51,498
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% -10.44%

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 24,580 27,706 21,323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.16% 91.70% 93.47%
Number of salaries quoted 14,533 13,151 16,676
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend

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

User Experience job vacancy trend in the UK

User Experience
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing User Experience.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing User Experience

User Experience
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience over the 3 months to 27 November 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 3 months to 27 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +48 2,273 £55,000 -8.33% 849
UK excluding London +57 1,733 £52,500 +5.00% 684
North of England +51 738 £50,000 -9.09% 148
North West +48 636 £57,500 +4.55% 77
London +31 579 £70,000 -7.21% 345
South East +36 490 £52,500 +5.00% 309
Work from Home -25 312 £55,000 -17.91% 433
East of England +51 274 £55,000 +10.00% 34
Midlands +47 113 £40,000 +14.29% 101
Yorkshire +35 92 £47,000 +4.44% 48
East Midlands +18 71 £31,000 -11.43% 28
South West +4 58 £55,000 +15.79% 59
West Midlands +38 42 £42,039 -15.92% 72
Wales +17 30 £51,250 +86.36% 10
Scotland -35 23 £51,000 -5.56% 24
Northern Ireland 0 11 £95,000 - 4
North East -15 10 £50,000 +17.65% 24
Channel Islands +2 7 £90,000 +260.00%

User Experience
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 91 (2.88%) CMS
2 62 (1.96%) SharePoint
3 57 (1.80%) Confluence
4 53 (1.68%) WordPress
5 24 (0.76%) Drupal
6 14 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
7 13 (0.41%) Umbraco
8 11 (0.35%) Headless CMS
9 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.13%) Apache
9 4 (0.13%) Appian
9 4 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.095%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.095%) nginx
10 3 (0.095%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.063%) CICS
11 2 (0.063%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.063%) IIS
12 1 (0.032%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.032%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 63 (1.99%) Adobe XD
2 47 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 45 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 36 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
4 36 (1.14%) Sketch
5 34 (1.08%) Photoshop
6 26 (0.82%) Adobe Illustrator
7 24 (0.76%) MS Visio
8 21 (0.66%) InDesign
8 21 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 7 (0.22%) Chatbot
10 5 (0.16%) InVision
10 5 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
11 4 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
11 4 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.13%) Elementor
12 3 (0.095%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.095%) AutoCAD
13 2 (0.063%) Microsoft Project
13 2 (0.063%) Trello
Business Applications
1 42 (1.33%) Shopify
2 31 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
5 5 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.16%) Workday HCM
6 4 (0.13%) Magento
6 4 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.13%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.095%) Infor SunSystems
7 3 (0.095%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.063%) Adobe Campaign
8 2 (0.063%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.063%) iTrent
8 2 (0.063%) OpenCart
8 2 (0.063%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.063%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.032%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.032%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,599 (50.62%) Cloud Computing
2 311 (9.84%) Azure
3 236 (7.47%) AWS
4 184 (5.82%) Figma
5 145 (4.59%) Microsoft 365
6 104 (3.29%) Google Analytics
7 100 (3.17%) SaaS
8 83 (2.63%) Power Platform
9 75 (2.37%) GCP
10 72 (2.28%) Azure DevOps
11 61 (1.93%) GitHub
11 61 (1.93%) Serverless
12 41 (1.30%) Entra ID
13 40 (1.27%) PowerApps
14 35 (1.11%) AWS Lambda
15 32 (1.01%) Miro
16 30 (0.95%) Azure Logic Apps
16 30 (0.95%) Power Automate
17 25 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
18 23 (0.73%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 1,604 (50.78%) Internet
2 19 (0.60%) DNS
2 19 (0.60%) Firewall
3 15 (0.47%) TCP/IP
4 14 (0.44%) DHCP
5 11 (0.35%) HTTP
5 11 (0.35%) VLAN
6 8 (0.25%) Intranet
7 7 (0.22%) VPN
8 6 (0.19%) Broadband
8 6 (0.19%) LAN
9 5 (0.16%) WAN
10 4 (0.13%) Bluetooth
10 4 (0.13%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.13%) Modbus
10 4 (0.13%) Network Security
10 4 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.13%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.13%) ZigBee
11 3 (0.095%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 54 (1.71%) Power BI
3 45 (1.42%) MySQL
4 44 (1.39%) NoSQL
5 37 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
6 29 (0.92%) Relational Database
7 21 (0.66%) MongoDB
8 14 (0.44%) DynamoDB
8 14 (0.44%) Looker
9 12 (0.38%) Tableau
10 11 (0.35%) Metadata
11 9 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
12 8 (0.25%) BigQuery
12 8 (0.25%) DB2
12 8 (0.25%) Redis
13 7 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
14 6 (0.19%) MariaDB
14 6 (0.19%) Mixpanel
15 5 (0.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 4 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 136 (4.31%) Git
2 121 (3.83%) JIRA
3 32 (1.01%) Axure RP
4 31 (0.98%) Cypress.io
5 29 (0.92%) webpack
6 28 (0.89%) Jenkins
7 26 (0.82%) Balsamiq
8 17 (0.54%) Vite
9 16 (0.51%) Storybook
10 15 (0.47%) Bitbucket
11 14 (0.44%) NeoLoad
12 13 (0.41%) GitLab
12 13 (0.41%) Selenium
13 12 (0.38%) eCATT
14 11 (0.35%) Babel
14 11 (0.35%) TeamCity
15 10 (0.32%) gulp
15 10 (0.32%) Postman
16 8 (0.25%) Xcode
17 7 (0.22%) JUnit
General
1 2,189 (69.29%) Social Skills
2 1,717 (54.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,678 (53.12%) Banking
4 328 (10.38%) Finance
5 291 (9.21%) Marketing
6 208 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
7 187 (5.92%) Law
8 109 (3.45%) Legal
9 98 (3.10%) Public Sector
10 85 (2.69%) Retail
11 52 (1.65%) Organisational Skills
12 46 (1.46%) Manufacturing
13 45 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
13 45 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
14 36 (1.14%) Telecoms
15 25 (0.79%) Advertising
16 19 (0.60%) Electronics
17 15 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (0.47%) Publishing
18 14 (0.44%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,292 (40.90%) Lecturer
2 365 (11.55%) Developer
3 288 (9.12%) Senior
4 154 (4.87%) Analyst
5 150 (4.75%) Designer
6 141 (4.46%) Lead
7 121 (3.83%) Senior Developer
8 100 (3.17%) Full-Stack Developer
9 74 (2.34%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 65 (2.06%) Product Manager
11 63 (1.99%) Software Engineer
12 61 (1.93%) IT Support
13 59 (1.87%) UX Designer
14 54 (1.71%) Business Analyst
15 45 (1.42%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 43 (1.36%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
17 42 (1.33%) Senior Manager
18 38 (1.20%) Architect
19 37 (1.17%) React Developer
20 36 (1.14%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 322 (10.19%) React
2 299 (9.47%) HTML
3 282 (8.93%) CSS
4 156 (4.94%) .NET
5 126 (3.99%) Node.js
6 116 (3.67%) RESTful
7 73 (2.31%) AngularJS
7 73 (2.31%) REST
8 70 (2.22%) HTML5
9 68 (2.15%) Next.js
10 56 (1.77%) Vue
11 51 (1.61%) CSS3
12 46 (1.46%) Jest
13 43 (1.36%) Spring
14 39 (1.23%) ASP.NET
14 39 (1.23%) Spring Boot
15 38 (1.20%) .NET Framework
15 38 (1.20%) GraphQL
16 31 (0.98%) Tailwind CSS
17 30 (0.95%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 1,610 (50.97%) IoT
2 125 (3.96%) Product Ownership
3 96 (3.04%) Onboarding
4 70 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
5 69 (2.18%) Cloud Native
6 62 (1.96%) Mobile App
7 51 (1.61%) Social Media
8 46 (1.46%) Management Information System
9 36 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
10 33 (1.04%) AI Agents
11 29 (0.92%) Driving Licence
12 25 (0.79%) e-Learning
13 22 (0.70%) Data Structures
13 22 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
14 21 (0.66%) Graphic Design
15 18 (0.57%) Algorithms
16 17 (0.54%) Legacy Systems
17 15 (0.47%) Animation
17 15 (0.47%) Blog
18 14 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 71 (2.25%) Windows
2 70 (2.22%) Apple iOS
3 57 (1.80%) Android
4 41 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 24 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 16 (0.51%) Linux
7 7 (0.22%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.19%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.16%) Unix
9 5 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.13%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.095%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.063%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,873 (59.29%) AI
2 1,693 (53.59%) Machine Learning
3 1,678 (53.12%) Web Development
4 1,663 (52.64%) Cybersecurity
5 620 (19.63%) Agile
6 445 (14.09%) UX Design
7 402 (12.73%) Problem-Solving
8 335 (10.60%) Continuous Improvement
9 307 (9.72%) Analytics
10 239 (7.57%) Roadmaps
11 227 (7.19%) DevOps
12 222 (7.03%) CI/CD
13 209 (6.62%) Full-Stack Development
14 164 (5.19%) Front End Development
15 160 (5.06%) Mentoring
16 154 (4.87%) E-Commerce
16 154 (4.87%) Stakeholder Management
17 151 (4.78%) SEO
18 147 (4.65%) User Research
19 145 (4.59%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 354 (11.21%) JavaScript
2 211 (6.68%) TypeScript
3 150 (4.75%) SQL
4 137 (4.34%) C#
5 135 (4.27%) Python
6 127 (4.02%) Java
7 54 (1.71%) PowerShell
8 34 (1.08%) PHP
9 17 (0.54%) Bash
9 17 (0.54%) Swift
10 16 (0.51%) Kotlin
11 15 (0.47%) Go
12 13 (0.41%) Bicep
12 13 (0.41%) C++
13 10 (0.32%) VBScript
14 8 (0.25%) R
14 8 (0.25%) Ruby
14 8 (0.25%) Rust
15 7 (0.22%) XAML
16 6 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,843 (58.34%) Degree
2 1,629 (51.57%) Master's Degree
3 1,601 (50.68%) PhD
3 1,601 (50.68%) Postgraduate
4 136 (4.31%) Security Cleared
5 100 (3.17%) SC Cleared
6 60 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
8 25 (0.79%) DV Cleared
9 23 (0.73%) DBS Check
10 19 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 17 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 13 (0.41%) AWS Certification
13 12 (0.38%) MCSA
14 8 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.22%) A+ Certification
15 7 (0.22%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.22%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.19%) AWS Certified Developer
16 6 (0.19%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 315 (9.97%) Accessibility
2 121 (3.83%) QA
3 75 (2.37%) WCAG
4 48 (1.52%) GDPR
5 25 (0.79%) SLA
6 17 (0.54%) Data Quality
7 11 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 9 (0.28%) PERC
10 8 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 5 (0.16%) GxP
13 4 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.095%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.095%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.095%) Section 508
15 2 (0.063%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 2 (0.063%) HL7
15 2 (0.063%) NIST
System Software
1 84 (2.66%) Docker
2 77 (2.44%) Active Directory
3 20 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.19%) Firmware
6 4 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.095%) vSphere
8 2 (0.063%) RACF
8 2 (0.063%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.063%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.032%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.032%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.032%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 83 (2.63%) Kubernetes
2 47 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
3 45 (1.42%) Terraform
4 12 (0.38%) HP ALM
5 7 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.19%) Grafana
7 5 (0.16%) SCCM
8 4 (0.13%) Ansible
8 4 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.13%) Nessus
8 4 (0.13%) Nmap
9 2 (0.063%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.063%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.063%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.063%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.063%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.032%) AppManager
10 1 (0.032%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.032%) BMC PATROL
10 1 (0.032%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 243 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 154 (4.87%) Google
3 142 (4.50%) Adobe
4 59 (1.87%) SAP
5 43 (1.36%) Salesforce
6 41 (1.30%) ServiceNow
7 31 (0.98%) Oracle
8 27 (0.85%) Hotjar
9 26 (0.82%) Cisco
10 24 (0.76%) HubSpot
11 23 (0.73%) Apple
12 21 (0.66%) Qualtrics
13 16 (0.51%) Atlassian
14 15 (0.47%) Foundry
14 15 (0.47%) HP
14 15 (0.47%) Screaming Frog
15 11 (0.35%) Ahrefs
16 10 (0.32%) Citrix
16 10 (0.32%) Databricks
16 10 (0.32%) Splunk