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

3 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 88 68
Rank change year-on-year -5 -20 +13
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,069 818 1,110
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.95% 3.21% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 3.69% 3.94%
Number of salaries quoted 705 457 497
10th Percentile £31,600 £32,500 £32,400
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -8.80%
75th Percentile £71,121 £75,000 £72,660
90th Percentile £88,509 £100,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,055
% change year-on-year -9.09% +9.88% -8.99%

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 40,604 22,146 28,170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.88% 86.81% 76.81%
Number of salaries quoted 28,599 13,270 17,454
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -11.21% -1.83%

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 10 August 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 10 August 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 -4 958 £55,000 -4.76% 1,252
UK excluding London -8 624 £50,000 -9.09% 597
Work from Home -11 411 £55,000 -12.00% 526
London -12 362 £67,750 -9.67% 779
North of England +11 194 £51,619 +8.67% 170
South East -46 114 £50,000 -6.98% 154
Midlands +3 107 £45,000 -18.18% 82
North West -30 101 £42,500 -12.82% 93
South West -9 87 £60,000 +20.00% 71
West Midlands -9 65 £47,500 -15.93% 65
East of England -2 64 £47,500 -20.83% 55
Yorkshire +27 49 £55,000 +10.00% 50
North East -6 44 £50,000 +61.29% 27
East Midlands +4 42 £42,500 -3.29% 17
Wales -36 25 £48,961 -27.47% 18
Scotland -21 24 £55,000 -29.03% 40
Northern Ireland -58 9 £46,000 - 19

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
1 160 (7.64%) SharePoint
2 114 (5.44%) CMS
3 68 (3.25%) Confluence
4 54 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 34 (1.62%) WordPress
6 9 (0.43%) IIS
7 7 (0.33%) Moodle
8 5 (0.24%) Drupal
8 5 (0.24%) Skype for Business
8 5 (0.24%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.14%) Apache
10 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.14%) nginx
11 2 (0.096%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.096%) Totara
12 1 (0.048%) ExpressionEngine
12 1 (0.048%) NServiceBus
12 1 (0.048%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 40 (1.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (1.62%) Adobe XD
3 33 (1.58%) Microsoft Office
4 32 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 24 (1.15%) Sketch
6 22 (1.05%) Chatbot
6 22 (1.05%) Photoshop
7 20 (0.96%) Adobe Illustrator
8 18 (0.86%) UserZoom
9 17 (0.81%) InDesign
10 12 (0.57%) Adobe After Effects
11 8 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 8 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
12 7 (0.33%) MS Visio
13 5 (0.24%) InVision
14 4 (0.19%) Trello
15 3 (0.14%) Productboard
15 3 (0.14%) SPSS
15 3 (0.14%) Zeplin
16 2 (0.096%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (1.15%) Shopify
2 19 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.53%) Magento
4 11 (0.53%) NetSuite
5 9 (0.43%) Workday HCM
6 5 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
7 3 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
7 3 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.14%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.096%) Adobe Campaign
8 2 (0.096%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.096%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.096%) Towers Watson Igloo
8 2 (0.096%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.048%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.048%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.048%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 418 (19.96%) Azure
2 303 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
3 211 (10.08%) Figma
4 173 (8.26%) AWS
5 167 (7.98%) Power Platform
6 138 (6.59%) SaaS
7 128 (6.11%) Entra ID
8 105 (5.01%) Azure DevOps
9 85 (4.06%) Power Automate
10 80 (3.82%) PowerApps
11 70 (3.34%) Google Analytics
12 68 (3.25%) GitHub
13 67 (3.20%) GCP
14 65 (3.10%) Adobe Analytics
15 58 (2.77%) Microsoft Copilot
16 48 (2.29%) Serverless
17 47 (2.24%) Azure Logic Apps
17 47 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
18 45 (2.15%) OneDrive
19 43 (2.05%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 63 (3.01%) Broadband
2 39 (1.86%) Firewall
3 33 (1.58%) DNS
4 27 (1.29%) DHCP
5 25 (1.19%) VPN
6 19 (0.91%) VoIP
7 17 (0.81%) TCP/IP
7 17 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
8 13 (0.62%) Network Security
9 12 (0.57%) Kerberos
10 11 (0.53%) CTI
11 10 (0.48%) HTTP
12 9 (0.43%) Wireless
13 7 (0.33%) Internet
13 7 (0.33%) VLAN
14 6 (0.29%) Intranet
14 6 (0.29%) Unified Communications
15 5 (0.24%) SAN
15 5 (0.24%) Skype
15 5 (0.24%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (4.35%) Power BI
2 66 (3.15%) SQL Server
3 30 (1.43%) Relational Database
4 28 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
6 21 (1.00%) MySQL
7 19 (0.91%) Looker
8 18 (0.86%) NoSQL
9 17 (0.81%) Metadata
10 12 (0.57%) MongoDB
11 11 (0.53%) BigQuery
12 10 (0.48%) Tableau
13 9 (0.43%) Redis
14 7 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
15 6 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
15 6 (0.29%) GIS
15 6 (0.29%) Power Query
16 5 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 5 (0.24%) Star Schema
17 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 103 (4.92%) JIRA
2 99 (4.73%) Git
3 30 (1.43%) Claude Code
4 24 (1.15%) Jenkins
5 21 (1.00%) fastlane
6 20 (0.96%) Crashlytics
7 17 (0.81%) Cypress.io
8 15 (0.72%) XCTest
9 12 (0.57%) Axure RP
9 12 (0.57%) Balsamiq
10 11 (0.53%) Selenium
11 10 (0.48%) webpack
12 9 (0.43%) Postman
12 9 (0.43%) Vite
12 9 (0.43%) Xcode
13 7 (0.33%) Bitbucket
13 7 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
13 7 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
14 6 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 6 (0.29%) Gradle
General
1 691 (33.00%) Social Skills
2 360 (17.19%) Finance
3 273 (13.04%) Marketing
4 261 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
5 189 (9.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 183 (8.74%) Public Sector
7 140 (6.69%) Retail
8 123 (5.87%) Law
9 111 (5.30%) Legal
10 100 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
11 73 (3.49%) Games
12 64 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
13 52 (2.48%) Banking
14 39 (1.86%) Presentation Skills
15 36 (1.72%) Advertising
16 31 (1.48%) Manufacturing
17 28 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
18 22 (1.05%) Financial Institution
19 21 (1.00%) Multimedia
20 19 (0.91%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 375 (17.91%) Senior
2 348 (16.62%) Designer
3 302 (14.42%) Developer
4 255 (12.18%) Lead
5 250 (11.94%) UX Designer
6 160 (7.64%) Analyst
7 105 (5.01%) Senior Developer
8 96 (4.58%) Software Engineer
9 94 (4.49%) UI Designer
10 91 (4.35%) IT Support
10 91 (4.35%) Senior Designer
11 89 (4.25%) UI/UX Designer
12 69 (3.30%) Architect
12 69 (3.30%) Product Manager
13 64 (3.06%) Senior UX Designer
14 63 (3.01%) IT Manager
14 63 (3.01%) Support Engineer
15 59 (2.82%) Business Analyst
16 54 (2.58%) Full-Stack Developer
17 49 (2.34%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (9.98%) HTML
2 207 (9.89%) CSS
3 160 (7.64%) React
4 157 (7.50%) .NET
5 105 (5.01%) REST
6 78 (3.72%) RESTful
7 65 (3.10%) .NET Core
8 60 (2.87%) Node.js
9 51 (2.44%) JSON
10 44 (2.10%) ASP.NET
11 39 (1.86%) AngularJS
11 39 (1.86%) Next.js
12 36 (1.72%) HTML5
13 33 (1.58%) CSS3
14 31 (1.48%) Vue
15 30 (1.43%) jQuery
16 27 (1.29%) Blazor
16 27 (1.29%) SwiftUI
17 26 (1.24%) SPFx
17 26 (1.24%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 206 (9.84%) Product Ownership
2 113 (5.40%) Mobile App
3 106 (5.06%) Onboarding
4 75 (3.58%) Social Media
5 72 (3.44%) Enterprise Software
6 58 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
7 51 (2.44%) Cloud Native
8 34 (1.62%) Management Information System
9 31 (1.48%) AI Agents
10 30 (1.43%) Driving Licence
11 25 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
12 24 (1.15%) Algorithms
13 22 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
14 21 (1.00%) Graphic Design
14 21 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
15 18 (0.86%) Low-Code
15 18 (0.86%) Security Posture
16 17 (0.81%) Blog
16 17 (0.81%) Virtual Team
17 16 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 156 (7.45%) Windows
2 79 (3.77%) Apple iOS
3 47 (2.24%) Windows Server
4 46 (2.20%) Android
5 39 (1.86%) Windows 10
6 37 (1.77%) Mac OS
7 27 (1.29%) Linux
8 8 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.24%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.19%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.19%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.048%) AIX
11 1 (0.048%) CentOS
11 1 (0.048%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 592 (28.27%) Agile
2 560 (26.74%) UX Design
3 516 (24.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 475 (22.68%) Problem-Solving
5 436 (20.82%) AI
6 378 (18.05%) Analytics
7 339 (16.19%) Roadmaps
8 268 (12.80%) Mentoring
9 227 (10.84%) Decision-Making
9 227 (10.84%) Stakeholder Management
10 217 (10.36%) DevOps
11 199 (9.50%) CI/CD
12 180 (8.60%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 170 (8.12%) User Research
14 168 (8.02%) Software Engineering
15 165 (7.88%) Customer Experience
16 162 (7.74%) ITIL
17 158 (7.55%) Workflow
18 150 (7.16%) Product Roadmap
19 149 (7.12%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 252 (12.03%) JavaScript
2 164 (7.83%) SQL
3 159 (7.59%) C#
4 157 (7.50%) TypeScript
5 118 (5.64%) Python
6 91 (4.35%) Java
7 75 (3.58%) PowerShell
8 35 (1.67%) Swift
9 30 (1.43%) PHP
10 27 (1.29%) Kotlin
11 15 (0.72%) VB.NET
12 12 (0.57%) C++
13 11 (0.53%) ABAP
13 11 (0.53%) C
14 10 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 8 (0.38%) Go
15 8 (0.38%) VBScript
16 7 (0.33%) VB
17 6 (0.29%) Bash
18 5 (0.24%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 201 (9.60%) Degree
2 148 (7.07%) Security Cleared
3 87 (4.15%) SC Cleared
4 39 (1.86%) DV Cleared
5 35 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 28 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (1.34%) DBS Check
7 12 (0.57%) CISSP
7 12 (0.57%) ICAEW
7 12 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (0.57%) Master's Degree
8 11 (0.53%) Postgraduate
9 10 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.43%) PMI Certification
11 7 (0.33%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.24%) IIBA
13 4 (0.19%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.19%) CBAP
13 4 (0.19%) PMP
13 4 (0.19%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 324 (15.47%) Accessibility
2 125 (5.97%) QA
3 109 (5.21%) WCAG
4 66 (3.15%) Data Quality
4 66 (3.15%) GDPR
5 29 (1.38%) SLA
6 20 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
7 17 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
8 12 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.29%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.24%) NEBOSH
11 5 (0.24%) PMO
12 4 (0.19%) PERC
12 4 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
13 3 (0.14%) GxP
13 3 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.096%) GRC
System Software
1 120 (5.73%) Active Directory
2 60 (2.87%) Docker
3 10 (0.48%) BitLocker
4 9 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.096%) Firmware
8 2 (0.096%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 93 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (1.77%) Kubernetes
3 19 (0.91%) Terraform
4 16 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
5 15 (0.72%) SCCM
6 12 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.24%) Ansible
8 4 (0.19%) Grafana
9 3 (0.14%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.096%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.096%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.096%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.048%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.048%) Forefront Identity Manager
11 1 (0.048%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.048%) Kibana
11 1 (0.048%) Packer
11 1 (0.048%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 459 (21.92%) Microsoft
2 179 (8.55%) Adobe
3 109 (5.21%) Google
4 56 (2.67%) ServiceNow
5 50 (2.39%) Salesforce
6 39 (1.86%) Apple
7 38 (1.81%) Oracle
8 32 (1.53%) SAP
9 20 (0.96%) iManage
9 20 (0.96%) OpenAI
10 19 (0.91%) Cisco
11 18 (0.86%) Braze
12 16 (0.76%) Amplitude
12 16 (0.76%) HubSpot
13 15 (0.72%) Dynatrace
13 15 (0.72%) Hotjar
14 14 (0.67%) Meraki
15 11 (0.53%) Avaya
15 11 (0.53%) Genesys
15 11 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud