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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 61 73
Rank change year-on-year -34 +12 +9
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,016 1,126 1,051
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.92% 4.09% 2.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.61% 4.64% 3.84%
Number of salaries quoted 701 464 470
10th Percentile £30,750 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,800 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £72,188
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,277
% change year-on-year -9.09% +9.39% -8.59%

All Process & 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 38,934 24,253 27,356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.40% 87.99% 75.83%
Number of salaries quoted 27,927 13,195 17,562
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £77,700 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £53,319
% change year-on-year +15.79% -10.91% -3.06%

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 July 2026.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Top 17 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 July 2026. 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 -25 915 £55,000 -8.33% 758
UK excluding London -48 595 £50,000 -9.09% 442
Work from Home -51 378 £55,000 -12.00% 353
London -20 338 £70,000 -6.67% 407
North of England -42 201 £51,619 +5.89% 128
South East -30 112 £51,250 -10.87% 128
North West -54 110 £45,000 -14.29% 59
Midlands +22 93 £45,000 -18.18% 51
South West -26 69 £60,000 +14.29% 56
East of England +26 68 £46,250 -22.92% 55
West Midlands -15 55 £50,000 -9.09% 40
North East -5 46 £50,000 +400.00% 30
Yorkshire +26 45 £52,893 +5.79% 39
East Midlands +14 38 £42,500 -19.05% 11
Wales -25 26 £49,480 -26.70% 4
Scotland -19 23 £60,000 -23.81% 24
Northern Ireland -58 3 £39,500 - 11

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
1 155 (7.82%) SharePoint
2 121 (6.11%) CMS
3 66 (3.33%) Confluence
4 52 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 30 (1.51%) WordPress
6 8 (0.40%) Drupal
7 5 (0.25%) IIS
7 5 (0.25%) Moodle
7 5 (0.25%) Skype for Business
7 5 (0.25%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.20%) Apache
9 3 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.15%) Headless CMS
9 3 (0.15%) nginx
9 3 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.10%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.10%) Totara
11 1 (0.050%) ExpressionEngine
11 1 (0.050%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.050%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 33 (1.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 33 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (1.46%) Adobe XD
4 22 (1.11%) Photoshop
4 22 (1.11%) Sketch
5 20 (1.01%) Adobe Illustrator
6 17 (0.86%) Chatbot
6 17 (0.86%) UserZoom
7 15 (0.76%) InDesign
8 13 (0.66%) Adobe After Effects
9 10 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
10 6 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 5 (0.25%) InVision
12 4 (0.20%) MS Visio
12 4 (0.20%) Trello
13 3 (0.15%) Productboard
13 3 (0.15%) SPSS
14 2 (0.10%) Camtasia
14 2 (0.10%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 23 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 20 (1.01%) Shopify
3 16 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
4 12 (0.61%) Magento
5 11 (0.56%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.35%) Workday HCM
7 6 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
8 4 (0.20%) SAP ERP
9 3 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
9 3 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
9 3 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
9 3 (0.15%) Elite 3E
9 3 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
10 2 (0.10%) Adobe Campaign
10 2 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.10%) Towers Watson Igloo
10 2 (0.10%) Visualfiles
11 1 (0.050%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.050%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 395 (19.94%) Azure
2 297 (14.99%) Microsoft 365
3 200 (10.10%) Figma
4 163 (8.23%) Power Platform
5 161 (8.13%) AWS
6 139 (7.02%) SaaS
7 119 (6.01%) Entra ID
8 102 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
9 81 (4.09%) Power Automate
10 77 (3.89%) PowerApps
11 66 (3.33%) Adobe Analytics
12 65 (3.28%) GitHub
12 65 (3.28%) Google Analytics
13 61 (3.08%) GCP
14 57 (2.88%) Microsoft Copilot
15 49 (2.47%) Serverless
16 47 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
17 45 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
17 45 (2.27%) Contentsquare
17 45 (2.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 71 (3.58%) Broadband
2 35 (1.77%) Firewall
3 29 (1.46%) DNS
4 24 (1.21%) DHCP
4 24 (1.21%) VPN
5 21 (1.06%) VoIP
6 15 (0.76%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 12 (0.61%) CTI
9 11 (0.56%) Kerberos
10 10 (0.50%) HTTP
11 9 (0.45%) Internet
11 9 (0.45%) Wireless
12 7 (0.35%) Intranet
12 7 (0.35%) VLAN
13 6 (0.30%) Network Security
13 6 (0.30%) Unified Communications
14 5 (0.25%) SAN
14 5 (0.25%) Skype
15 4 (0.20%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (4.44%) Power BI
2 62 (3.13%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
5 22 (1.11%) Relational Database
6 19 (0.96%) Looker
7 17 (0.86%) MySQL
8 16 (0.81%) Metadata
9 15 (0.76%) NoSQL
10 13 (0.66%) MongoDB
11 11 (0.56%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.45%) Redis
13 8 (0.40%) Tableau
14 7 (0.35%) Power Query
15 6 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
16 5 (0.25%) GIS
16 5 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 5 (0.25%) Star Schema
17 4 (0.20%) SAP BW
17 4 (0.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 101 (5.10%) JIRA
2 89 (4.49%) Git
3 24 (1.21%) Claude Code
3 24 (1.21%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.06%) fastlane
5 20 (1.01%) Crashlytics
6 15 (0.76%) XCTest
7 14 (0.71%) Cypress.io
8 11 (0.56%) Balsamiq
8 11 (0.56%) webpack
9 10 (0.50%) Axure RP
10 9 (0.45%) Selenium
10 9 (0.45%) Vite
10 9 (0.45%) Xcode
11 7 (0.35%) Bitbucket
12 6 (0.30%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.30%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 6 (0.30%) Gradle
12 6 (0.30%) NUnit
12 6 (0.30%) Postman
General
1 619 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 325 (16.41%) Finance
3 250 (12.62%) Marketing
4 230 (11.61%) Analytical Skills
5 171 (8.63%) Public Sector
6 156 (7.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 120 (6.06%) Retail
8 109 (5.50%) Legal
9 105 (5.30%) Law
10 98 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
11 76 (3.84%) Games
12 61 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
13 42 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
14 39 (1.97%) Banking
15 38 (1.92%) Advertising
16 32 (1.62%) Manufacturing
17 24 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
18 19 (0.96%) Multimedia
19 17 (0.86%) Publishing
20 15 (0.76%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 347 (17.52%) Senior
2 318 (16.05%) Designer
3 287 (14.49%) Developer
4 228 (11.51%) Lead
4 228 (11.51%) UX Designer
5 145 (7.32%) Analyst
6 102 (5.15%) Senior Developer
7 91 (4.59%) Software Engineer
8 89 (4.49%) IT Support
8 89 (4.49%) UI Designer
9 87 (4.39%) Senior Designer
10 85 (4.29%) UI/UX Designer
11 67 (3.38%) Architect
12 65 (3.28%) Product Manager
13 64 (3.23%) Support Engineer
14 62 (3.13%) IT Manager
14 62 (3.13%) Senior UX Designer
15 53 (2.68%) Business Analyst
16 52 (2.62%) Full-Stack Developer
17 50 (2.52%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 200 (10.10%) HTML
2 199 (10.05%) CSS
3 156 (7.87%) React
4 146 (7.37%) .NET
5 96 (4.85%) REST
6 78 (3.94%) RESTful
7 59 (2.98%) .NET Core
8 55 (2.78%) Node.js
9 48 (2.42%) JSON
10 45 (2.27%) AngularJS
11 39 (1.97%) HTML5
12 37 (1.87%) ASP.NET
13 36 (1.82%) Next.js
14 33 (1.67%) CSS3
15 32 (1.62%) Vue
16 26 (1.31%) jQuery
16 26 (1.31%) SPFx
16 26 (1.31%) SwiftUI
17 25 (1.26%) Sass
18 24 (1.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 188 (9.49%) Product Ownership
2 110 (5.55%) Mobile App
3 101 (5.10%) Onboarding
4 73 (3.69%) Social Media
5 64 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
6 51 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
7 49 (2.47%) Cloud Native
8 31 (1.56%) Management Information System
9 27 (1.36%) Driving Licence
10 26 (1.31%) AI Agents
11 25 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
12 24 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
12 24 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
13 19 (0.96%) Algorithms
13 19 (0.96%) Low-Code
14 18 (0.91%) Graphic Design
15 15 (0.76%) Security Posture
16 14 (0.71%) Life Science
17 13 (0.66%) Animation
17 13 (0.66%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 144 (7.27%) Windows
2 71 (3.58%) Apple iOS
3 44 (2.22%) Windows Server
4 41 (2.07%) Android
5 40 (2.02%) Windows 10
6 34 (1.72%) Mac OS
7 27 (1.36%) Linux
8 8 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.25%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.20%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.20%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.050%) AIX
11 1 (0.050%) CentOS
11 1 (0.050%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 557 (28.12%) Agile
2 530 (26.75%) UX Design
3 474 (23.93%) Continuous Improvement
4 436 (22.01%) Problem-Solving
5 398 (20.09%) AI
6 362 (18.27%) Analytics
7 325 (16.41%) Roadmaps
8 254 (12.82%) Mentoring
9 208 (10.50%) DevOps
10 203 (10.25%) Decision-Making
11 202 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
12 182 (9.19%) CI/CD
13 174 (8.78%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 168 (8.48%) User Research
15 166 (8.38%) Software Engineering
16 155 (7.82%) ITIL
17 152 (7.67%) Customer Experience
18 148 (7.47%) Workflow
19 144 (7.27%) Product Roadmap
20 142 (7.17%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 237 (11.96%) JavaScript
2 151 (7.62%) C#
2 151 (7.62%) SQL
3 149 (7.52%) TypeScript
4 116 (5.86%) Python
5 88 (4.44%) Java
6 71 (3.58%) PowerShell
7 31 (1.56%) Swift
8 29 (1.46%) PHP
9 26 (1.31%) Kotlin
10 13 (0.66%) ABAP
11 12 (0.61%) C++
12 11 (0.56%) VB.NET
13 10 (0.50%) C
13 10 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 9 (0.45%) Go
15 8 (0.40%) VBScript
16 7 (0.35%) T-SQL
16 7 (0.35%) VB
17 6 (0.30%) Rust
Qualifications
1 180 (9.09%) Degree
2 138 (6.97%) Security Cleared
3 84 (4.24%) SC Cleared
4 38 (1.92%) DV Cleared
5 29 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
6 26 (1.31%) DBS Check
7 25 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (0.66%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.56%) CISSP
9 11 (0.56%) Postgraduate
10 10 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (0.50%) ICAEW
11 8 (0.40%) ISTQB
11 8 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (0.30%) SAP Certification
13 5 (0.25%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.25%) PMP
14 3 (0.15%) A+ Certification
14 3 (0.15%) PhD
14 3 (0.15%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 319 (16.10%) Accessibility
2 118 (5.96%) QA
3 103 (5.20%) WCAG
4 69 (3.48%) GDPR
5 57 (2.88%) Data Quality
6 24 (1.21%) SLA
7 21 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
8 11 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
8 11 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 11 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.25%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.20%) PMO
11 4 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.15%) HIPAA
12 3 (0.15%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.15%) PERC
13 2 (0.10%) GRC
13 2 (0.10%) GxP
System Software
1 117 (5.91%) Active Directory
2 57 (2.88%) Docker
3 9 (0.45%) BitLocker
3 9 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.050%) Firmware
6 1 (0.050%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 87 (4.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.86%) Terraform
4 14 (0.71%) SCCM
5 12 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
5 12 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.25%) Ansible
7 4 (0.20%) Grafana
7 4 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.10%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 2 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.10%) Packer
8 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.050%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.050%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.050%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.050%) Kibana
Vendors
1 438 (22.11%) Microsoft
2 177 (8.93%) Adobe
3 99 (5.00%) Google
4 62 (3.13%) ServiceNow
5 51 (2.57%) Salesforce
6 37 (1.87%) Apple
7 34 (1.72%) Oracle
8 33 (1.67%) SAP
9 22 (1.11%) iManage
10 18 (0.91%) Braze
10 18 (0.91%) OpenAI
11 17 (0.86%) Cisco
12 16 (0.81%) Amplitude
12 16 (0.81%) HubSpot
13 15 (0.76%) Dynatrace
13 15 (0.76%) Hotjar
14 14 (0.71%) Meraki
15 12 (0.61%) Genesys
16 11 (0.56%) Avaya
16 11 (0.56%) VMware