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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 64 82
Rank change year-on-year +47 +18 -23
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 2,419 1,261 807
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 8.03% 4.34% 3.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.63% 4.72% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 527 555 657
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 £98,500 £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 25,118 26,725 21,297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.35% 91.92% 93.41%
Number of salaries quoted 14,810 12,889 16,570
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,596 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% - -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 30 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 30 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 +49 2,287 £55,000 -8.33% 634
UK excluding London +54 1,738 £52,500 +5.00% 558
North of England +47 743 £55,000 - 100
North West +37 635 £57,500 +4.55% 49
London +30 584 £70,000 -7.21% 296
South East +33 491 £52,500 - 287
Work from Home -23 314 £55,000 -15.38% 315
East of England +50 273 £55,000 +10.00% 21
Midlands +49 115 £40,000 +14.29% 68
Yorkshire +36 97 £51,000 +13.33% 33
East Midlands +17 71 £31,000 -11.43% 18
South West +13 58 £55,000 - 56
West Midlands +36 44 £42,039 -15.92% 50
Wales +13 30 £51,250 +86.36% 8
Scotland -38 21 £51,000 +6.81% 21
Northern Ireland -4 11 £95,000 - 1
North East -13 11 £50,000 +17.65% 19
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 85 (2.73%) CMS
2 60 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 59 (1.89%) Confluence
4 45 (1.44%) WordPress
5 23 (0.74%) Drupal
6 14 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
7 11 (0.35%) Headless CMS
7 11 (0.35%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.13%) Apache
8 4 (0.13%) Appian
8 4 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.096%) Joomla!
9 3 (0.096%) nginx
9 3 (0.096%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.064%) CICS
10 2 (0.064%) EPiServer
11 1 (0.032%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.032%) IIS
11 1 (0.032%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 62 (1.99%) Adobe XD
2 46 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 43 (1.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 36 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
5 34 (1.09%) Sketch
6 32 (1.03%) Photoshop
7 24 (0.77%) Adobe Illustrator
7 24 (0.77%) MS Visio
8 20 (0.64%) InDesign
8 20 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 6 (0.19%) Chatbot
10 5 (0.16%) InVision
10 5 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
11 4 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
11 4 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
12 3 (0.096%) Adobe Captivate
12 3 (0.096%) AutoCAD
12 3 (0.096%) Elementor
13 2 (0.064%) Microsoft Project
13 2 (0.064%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 41 (1.32%) Shopify
2 26 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
4 5 (0.16%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.13%) Magento
5 4 (0.13%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.096%) Infor SunSystems
6 3 (0.096%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.064%) Adobe Campaign
7 2 (0.064%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.064%) OpenCart
7 2 (0.064%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.064%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.064%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.032%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.032%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.032%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.032%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 1,599 (51.32%) Cloud Computing
2 298 (9.56%) Azure
3 230 (7.38%) AWS
4 180 (5.78%) Figma
5 143 (4.59%) Microsoft 365
6 100 (3.21%) Google Analytics
7 97 (3.11%) SaaS
8 77 (2.47%) Power Platform
9 75 (2.41%) GCP
10 70 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
11 59 (1.89%) GitHub
11 59 (1.89%) Serverless
12 41 (1.32%) Entra ID
13 35 (1.12%) PowerApps
14 34 (1.09%) AWS Lambda
15 33 (1.06%) Miro
16 29 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
17 27 (0.87%) Power Automate
18 23 (0.74%) Google Tag Manager
19 22 (0.71%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 1,602 (51.41%) Internet
2 19 (0.61%) DNS
2 19 (0.61%) Firewall
3 15 (0.48%) TCP/IP
4 14 (0.45%) DHCP
5 12 (0.39%) HTTP
6 11 (0.35%) VLAN
7 8 (0.26%) Intranet
8 7 (0.22%) VPN
9 6 (0.19%) LAN
10 5 (0.16%) Broadband
10 5 (0.16%) WAN
11 4 (0.13%) Bluetooth
11 4 (0.13%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.13%) Modbus
11 4 (0.13%) Network Security
11 4 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.13%) Wireshark
11 4 (0.13%) ZigBee
12 3 (0.096%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (1.89%) SQL Server
2 50 (1.60%) Power BI
3 44 (1.41%) NoSQL
4 42 (1.35%) MySQL
5 37 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
6 28 (0.90%) Relational Database
7 21 (0.67%) MongoDB
8 14 (0.45%) Looker
9 13 (0.42%) DynamoDB
10 12 (0.39%) Tableau
11 11 (0.35%) Metadata
12 9 (0.29%) DB2
12 9 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
13 8 (0.26%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.19%) MariaDB
14 6 (0.19%) Redis
15 5 (0.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 4 (0.13%) Amazon Aurora
16 4 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
17 3 (0.096%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 122 (3.92%) JIRA
2 121 (3.88%) Git
3 33 (1.06%) Axure RP
4 30 (0.96%) Cypress.io
5 29 (0.93%) Jenkins
5 29 (0.93%) webpack
6 27 (0.87%) Balsamiq
7 16 (0.51%) Storybook
8 15 (0.48%) Bitbucket
9 14 (0.45%) NeoLoad
9 14 (0.45%) Vite
10 12 (0.39%) eCATT
10 12 (0.39%) GitLab
10 12 (0.39%) Selenium
10 12 (0.39%) TeamCity
11 10 (0.32%) Babel
11 10 (0.32%) Postman
12 9 (0.29%) gulp
13 8 (0.26%) Cucumber
13 8 (0.26%) JUnit
General
1 2,175 (69.80%) Social Skills
2 1,711 (54.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,676 (53.79%) Banking
4 313 (10.04%) Finance
5 283 (9.08%) Marketing
6 200 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
7 179 (5.74%) Law
8 105 (3.37%) Legal
9 100 (3.21%) Public Sector
10 87 (2.79%) Retail
11 52 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 48 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
13 47 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
14 46 (1.48%) Manufacturing
15 36 (1.16%) Telecoms
16 23 (0.74%) Advertising
17 17 (0.55%) Electronics
18 15 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
18 15 (0.48%) Publishing
19 13 (0.42%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,292 (41.46%) Lecturer
2 323 (10.37%) Developer
3 280 (8.99%) Senior
4 150 (4.81%) Designer
5 149 (4.78%) Analyst
6 139 (4.46%) Lead
7 105 (3.37%) Senior Developer
8 95 (3.05%) Full-Stack Developer
9 65 (2.09%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 65 (2.09%) Product Manager
10 61 (1.96%) IT Support
10 61 (1.96%) UX Designer
11 58 (1.86%) Software Engineer
12 54 (1.73%) Business Analyst
13 47 (1.51%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 42 (1.35%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
15 41 (1.32%) Senior Manager
16 37 (1.19%) Architect
17 35 (1.12%) Support Analyst
18 34 (1.09%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 304 (9.76%) React
2 285 (9.15%) HTML
3 265 (8.50%) CSS
4 149 (4.78%) .NET
5 120 (3.85%) Node.js
6 111 (3.56%) RESTful
7 71 (2.28%) REST
8 66 (2.12%) AngularJS
8 66 (2.12%) Next.js
9 63 (2.02%) HTML5
10 53 (1.70%) Vue
11 47 (1.51%) CSS3
12 43 (1.38%) Jest
13 42 (1.35%) Spring
14 37 (1.19%) Spring Boot
15 36 (1.16%) GraphQL
16 35 (1.12%) .NET Framework
16 35 (1.12%) ASP.NET
17 30 (0.96%) Tailwind CSS
18 28 (0.90%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 1,609 (51.64%) IoT
2 125 (4.01%) Product Ownership
3 96 (3.08%) Onboarding
4 68 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
5 67 (2.15%) Cloud Native
6 60 (1.93%) Mobile App
7 51 (1.64%) Social Media
8 44 (1.41%) Management Information System
9 34 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
10 33 (1.06%) AI Agents
11 28 (0.90%) Driving Licence
12 25 (0.80%) e-Learning
13 22 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
14 21 (0.67%) Graphic Design
15 18 (0.58%) Data Structures
15 18 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
16 16 (0.51%) Algorithms
17 15 (0.48%) Animation
17 15 (0.48%) Blog
17 15 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 70 (2.25%) Windows
2 68 (2.18%) Apple iOS
3 56 (1.80%) Android
4 41 (1.32%) Windows 10
5 24 (0.77%) 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 (0.096%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.064%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,865 (59.85%) AI
2 1,689 (54.20%) Machine Learning
3 1,665 (53.43%) Web Development
4 1,661 (53.31%) Cybersecurity
5 617 (19.80%) Agile
6 422 (13.54%) UX Design
7 386 (12.39%) Problem-Solving
8 330 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 306 (9.82%) Analytics
10 236 (7.57%) Roadmaps
11 222 (7.12%) DevOps
12 209 (6.71%) CI/CD
13 203 (6.51%) Full-Stack Development
14 162 (5.20%) Mentoring
15 154 (4.94%) User Research
16 152 (4.88%) Stakeholder Management
17 151 (4.85%) Front End Development
18 148 (4.75%) E-Commerce
19 147 (4.72%) Prototyping
20 142 (4.56%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 330 (10.59%) JavaScript
2 196 (6.29%) TypeScript
3 143 (4.59%) SQL
4 129 (4.14%) C#
5 127 (4.08%) Python
6 124 (3.98%) Java
7 54 (1.73%) PowerShell
8 30 (0.96%) PHP
9 17 (0.55%) Bash
10 16 (0.51%) Go
11 15 (0.48%) Swift
12 14 (0.45%) Kotlin
13 13 (0.42%) Bicep
14 12 (0.39%) C++
15 10 (0.32%) VBScript
16 8 (0.26%) R
16 8 (0.26%) Rust
17 7 (0.22%) Ruby
17 7 (0.22%) XAML
18 5 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,836 (58.92%) Degree
2 1,628 (52.25%) Master's Degree
3 1,601 (51.38%) PhD
3 1,601 (51.38%) Postgraduate
4 139 (4.46%) Security Cleared
5 102 (3.27%) SC Cleared
6 55 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 25 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
8 24 (0.77%) DV Cleared
9 23 (0.74%) DBS Check
10 19 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 17 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
12 12 (0.39%) MCSA
13 11 (0.35%) AWS Certification
14 8 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.22%) Azure Certification
15 7 (0.22%) SAP Certification
16 6 (0.19%) A+ Certification
16 6 (0.19%) CCNA
16 6 (0.19%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 316 (10.14%) Accessibility
2 122 (3.92%) QA
3 76 (2.44%) WCAG
4 46 (1.48%) GDPR
5 25 (0.80%) SLA
6 17 (0.55%) Data Quality
7 11 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 9 (0.29%) PERC
10 8 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
12 5 (0.16%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 5 (0.16%) GxP
12 5 (0.16%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.096%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.096%) Section 508
14 2 (0.064%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 2 (0.064%) HL7
14 2 (0.064%) NIST
System Software
1 80 (2.57%) Docker
2 77 (2.47%) Active Directory
3 20 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.16%) Firmware
6 4 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.096%) vSphere
8 2 (0.064%) RACF
8 2 (0.064%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.064%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.032%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.032%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.032%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 77 (2.47%) Kubernetes
2 47 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 42 (1.35%) Terraform
4 12 (0.39%) 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 (0.064%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.064%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.064%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.064%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.064%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.032%) AppManager
10 1 (0.032%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.032%) BMC PATROL
10 1 (0.032%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 235 (7.54%) Microsoft
2 150 (4.81%) Google
3 140 (4.49%) Adobe
4 57 (1.83%) SAP
5 41 (1.32%) ServiceNow
6 35 (1.12%) Salesforce
7 30 (0.96%) Oracle
8 26 (0.83%) Cisco
9 25 (0.80%) HubSpot
10 22 (0.71%) Apple
11 21 (0.67%) Hotjar
11 21 (0.67%) Qualtrics
12 16 (0.51%) Atlassian
13 15 (0.48%) Foundry
13 15 (0.48%) HP
13 15 (0.48%) Screaming Frog
14 10 (0.32%) Ahrefs
14 10 (0.32%) Citrix
14 10 (0.32%) Splunk
15 9 (0.29%) Sitecore