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

3 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 61 72
Rank change year-on-year -32 +11 +8
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 973 1,164 1,127
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.84% 4.16% 3.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 4.69% 3.95%
Number of salaries quoted 684 473 489
10th Percentile £30,500 £34,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,800 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.70%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,125 £97,500 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

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 38,472 24,817 28,522
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.83% 88.60% 76.23%
Number of salaries quoted 27,807 13,070 18,235
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £42,608
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.46% -5.92%
75th Percentile £78,312 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -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 16 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 16 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 -23 873 £55,000 -8.33% 679
UK excluding London -36 593 £50,000 -9.09% 432
Work from Home -43 359 £55,000 -12.70% 303
London -26 299 £70,000 -5.08% 340
North of England -36 200 £50,500 +1.00% 119
South East -13 112 £52,500 -8.70% 134
North West -47 112 £47,500 -15.56% 67
Midlands +13 87 £47,500 -13.64% 55
East of England +39 80 £61,250 +2.08% 43
South West -27 61 £60,000 +11.63% 54
West Midlands -16 51 £50,000 -9.09% 38
Yorkshire +21 44 £51,250 +36.67% 33
North East -1 44 £51,619 +416.19% 19
East Midlands +20 36 £45,000 -14.29% 17
Scotland -12 26 £70,000 -9.68% 18
Wales -26 25 £50,000 -25.93% 4
Northern Ireland -55 2 £39,500 - 16

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
1 147 (7.67%) SharePoint
2 122 (6.36%) CMS
3 63 (3.29%) Confluence
4 50 (2.61%) Microsoft Exchange
5 29 (1.51%) WordPress
6 8 (0.42%) Drupal
7 6 (0.31%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.21%) Moodle
9 3 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.16%) Headless CMS
9 3 (0.16%) IIS
9 3 (0.16%) nginx
9 3 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.10%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.10%) Totara
11 1 (0.052%) Apache
11 1 (0.052%) ExpressionEngine
11 1 (0.052%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.052%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 33 (1.72%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 33 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (1.46%) Adobe XD
3 24 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 23 (1.20%) Photoshop
5 22 (1.15%) Sketch
6 21 (1.10%) Adobe Illustrator
7 17 (0.89%) Chatbot
7 17 (0.89%) UserZoom
8 14 (0.73%) Adobe After Effects
8 14 (0.73%) InDesign
9 9 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
10 6 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 5 (0.26%) InVision
12 4 (0.21%) Trello
13 3 (0.16%) Productboard
13 3 (0.16%) SPSS
14 2 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
14 2 (0.10%) Camtasia
15 1 (0.052%) CINEMA 4D
Business Applications
1 22 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
1 22 (1.15%) Shopify
2 16 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (0.68%) Magento
4 9 (0.47%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
6 5 (0.26%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
7 4 (0.21%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.21%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.16%) Carpe Diem
8 3 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.10%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.10%) Towers Watson Igloo
9 2 (0.10%) Visualfiles
10 1 (0.052%) Oracle General Ledger
10 1 (0.052%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 366 (19.09%) Azure
2 282 (14.71%) Microsoft 365
3 205 (10.69%) Figma
4 152 (7.93%) Power Platform
5 149 (7.77%) AWS
6 134 (6.99%) SaaS
7 114 (5.95%) Entra ID
8 98 (5.11%) Azure DevOps
9 75 (3.91%) Power Automate
10 70 (3.65%) PowerApps
11 69 (3.60%) Adobe Analytics
12 66 (3.44%) GitHub
13 60 (3.13%) Google Analytics
14 58 (3.03%) GCP
15 53 (2.76%) Microsoft Copilot
16 48 (2.50%) Serverless
17 46 (2.40%) Contentsquare
18 45 (2.35%) Azure Logic Apps
19 42 (2.19%) OneDrive
20 41 (2.14%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 78 (4.07%) Broadband
2 32 (1.67%) Firewall
3 28 (1.46%) DNS
4 25 (1.30%) VPN
5 24 (1.25%) DHCP
6 20 (1.04%) VoIP
7 17 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.63%) CTI
9 11 (0.57%) TCP/IP
10 10 (0.52%) HTTP
10 10 (0.52%) Kerberos
11 9 (0.47%) Internet
11 9 (0.47%) Wireless
12 7 (0.37%) VLAN
13 6 (0.31%) Intranet
13 6 (0.31%) Network Security
14 5 (0.26%) SAN
14 5 (0.26%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.21%) SMS
15 4 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (4.28%) Power BI
2 57 (2.97%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
5 19 (0.99%) Looker
6 17 (0.89%) Metadata
7 16 (0.83%) MySQL
8 14 (0.73%) MongoDB
8 14 (0.73%) NoSQL
8 14 (0.73%) Relational Database
9 12 (0.63%) BigQuery
10 8 (0.42%) Redis
11 6 (0.31%) Power Query
11 6 (0.31%) Tableau
12 5 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.26%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.21%) GIS
13 4 (0.21%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 98 (5.11%) JIRA
2 78 (4.07%) Git
3 22 (1.15%) Claude Code
3 22 (1.15%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.10%) fastlane
5 20 (1.04%) Crashlytics
6 15 (0.78%) XCTest
7 12 (0.63%) Cypress.io
8 11 (0.57%) webpack
9 10 (0.52%) Vite
10 9 (0.47%) Axure RP
10 9 (0.47%) Balsamiq
10 9 (0.47%) Xcode
11 7 (0.37%) Bitbucket
11 7 (0.37%) Selenium
12 6 (0.31%) Android Studio
12 6 (0.31%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 6 (0.31%) Cucumber
12 6 (0.31%) Gradle
12 6 (0.31%) NUnit
General
1 576 (30.05%) Social Skills
2 292 (15.23%) Finance
3 237 (12.36%) Marketing
4 209 (10.90%) Analytical Skills
5 170 (8.87%) Public Sector
6 133 (6.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 112 (5.84%) Legal
7 112 (5.84%) Retail
8 94 (4.90%) Organisational Skills
9 91 (4.75%) Law
10 74 (3.86%) Games
11 59 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
12 48 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
13 40 (2.09%) Advertising
14 33 (1.72%) Manufacturing
15 32 (1.67%) Banking
16 21 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (0.99%) Multimedia
18 17 (0.89%) Back Office
19 15 (0.78%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 350 (18.26%) Senior
2 312 (16.28%) Designer
3 275 (14.35%) Developer
4 227 (11.84%) UX Designer
5 220 (11.48%) Lead
6 139 (7.25%) Analyst
7 101 (5.27%) Senior Developer
8 86 (4.49%) Senior Designer
9 84 (4.38%) IT Support
10 83 (4.33%) Software Engineer
10 83 (4.33%) UI Designer
11 80 (4.17%) UI/UX Designer
12 67 (3.50%) IT Manager
13 66 (3.44%) Product Manager
14 65 (3.39%) Senior UX Designer
15 64 (3.34%) Support Engineer
16 62 (3.23%) Architect
17 51 (2.66%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
18 50 (2.61%) Business Analyst
19 48 (2.50%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (9.91%) HTML
2 189 (9.86%) CSS
3 160 (8.35%) React
4 136 (7.09%) .NET
5 90 (4.69%) REST
6 75 (3.91%) RESTful
7 54 (2.82%) Node.js
8 53 (2.76%) .NET Core
9 48 (2.50%) AngularJS
10 46 (2.40%) JSON
11 36 (1.88%) Vue
12 35 (1.83%) HTML5
13 32 (1.67%) ASP.NET
14 31 (1.62%) Next.js
15 29 (1.51%) CSS3
16 27 (1.41%) Sass
16 27 (1.41%) SwiftUI
17 26 (1.36%) SPFx
18 24 (1.25%) jQuery
18 24 (1.25%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 181 (9.44%) Product Ownership
2 115 (6.00%) Mobile App
3 100 (5.22%) Onboarding
4 72 (3.76%) Social Media
5 53 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
6 46 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
7 44 (2.30%) Cloud Native
8 32 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
9 30 (1.56%) Management Information System
10 26 (1.36%) AI Agents
11 25 (1.30%) Driving Licence
12 23 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
13 22 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
14 17 (0.89%) Graphic Design
14 17 (0.89%) Low-Code
15 16 (0.83%) Algorithms
15 16 (0.83%) Life Science
16 15 (0.78%) Security Posture
17 12 (0.63%) Animation
17 12 (0.63%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 134 (6.99%) Windows
2 73 (3.81%) Apple iOS
3 42 (2.19%) Windows Server
4 41 (2.14%) Android
5 38 (1.98%) Windows 10
6 30 (1.56%) Mac OS
7 26 (1.36%) Linux
8 8 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.21%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.21%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.10%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.052%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 538 (28.06%) Agile
2 520 (27.13%) UX Design
3 450 (23.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 423 (22.07%) Problem-Solving
5 365 (19.04%) AI
6 352 (18.36%) Analytics
7 319 (16.64%) Roadmaps
8 256 (13.35%) Mentoring
9 196 (10.22%) DevOps
10 187 (9.75%) Decision-Making
11 176 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
12 173 (9.02%) CI/CD
13 170 (8.87%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 167 (8.71%) Software Engineering
15 162 (8.45%) User Research
16 150 (7.82%) ITIL
17 147 (7.67%) Customer Experience
18 145 (7.56%) Workflow
19 144 (7.51%) Product Roadmap
20 143 (7.46%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 225 (11.74%) JavaScript
2 145 (7.56%) TypeScript
3 143 (7.46%) C#
4 139 (7.25%) SQL
5 112 (5.84%) Python
6 88 (4.59%) Java
7 65 (3.39%) PowerShell
8 32 (1.67%) PHP
9 31 (1.62%) Swift
10 25 (1.30%) Kotlin
11 14 (0.73%) ABAP
12 11 (0.57%) C++
13 9 (0.47%) C
13 9 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 9 (0.47%) Go
13 9 (0.47%) VB.NET
14 7 (0.37%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.31%) Apex Code
15 6 (0.31%) Rust
15 6 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 163 (8.50%) Degree
2 128 (6.68%) Security Cleared
3 76 (3.96%) SC Cleared
4 37 (1.93%) DV Cleared
5 26 (1.36%) DBS Check
6 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
7 21 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (0.57%) Master's Degree
8 11 (0.57%) Postgraduate
9 10 (0.52%) CISSP
10 9 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (0.42%) ICAEW
12 7 (0.37%) ISTQB
13 6 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.31%) SAP Certification
14 5 (0.26%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.26%) PMP
15 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.16%) PhD
15 3 (0.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 306 (15.96%) Accessibility
2 112 (5.84%) QA
3 95 (4.96%) WCAG
4 70 (3.65%) GDPR
5 48 (2.50%) Data Quality
6 23 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
7 20 (1.04%) SLA
8 12 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (0.42%) PCI DSS
11 7 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.26%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.21%) HIPAA
13 4 (0.21%) PMO
13 4 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.16%) PERC
14 3 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
15 2 (0.10%) GRC
15 2 (0.10%) GxP
15 2 (0.10%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 114 (5.95%) Active Directory
2 51 (2.66%) Docker
3 9 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.37%) BitLocker
5 6 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.052%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 78 (4.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (1.41%) Kubernetes
3 17 (0.89%) Terraform
4 12 (0.63%) SCCM
4 12 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.21%) Ansible
6 4 (0.21%) Grafana
6 4 (0.21%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.10%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.10%) Packer
7 2 (0.10%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.052%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.052%) Kibana
Vendors
1 411 (21.44%) Microsoft
2 182 (9.49%) Adobe
3 90 (4.69%) Google
4 64 (3.34%) ServiceNow
5 49 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 34 (1.77%) Apple
7 32 (1.67%) SAP
8 30 (1.56%) Oracle
9 26 (1.36%) iManage
10 18 (0.94%) Braze
10 18 (0.94%) HubSpot
11 16 (0.83%) Amplitude
11 16 (0.83%) Cisco
11 16 (0.83%) Hotjar
11 16 (0.83%) OpenAI
12 15 (0.78%) Dynatrace
13 13 (0.68%) Nexthink
14 12 (0.63%) Genesys
15 11 (0.57%) Avaya
15 11 (0.57%) Meraki