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

3 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 82 69
Rank change year-on-year -13 -13 +14
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,083 890 1,103
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.97% 3.40% 2.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 3.90% 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 726 457 492
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,250 £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 £71,250 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,449 £100,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 40,634 22,847 28,259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.01% 87.25% 76.20%
Number of salaries quoted 28,774 13,428 17,638
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% -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 £53,400
% change year-on-year +15.79% -11.05% -2.91%

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 7 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 7 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 -6 974 £55,000 -8.33% 1,157
UK excluding London -16 634 £50,000 -9.09% 571
Work from Home -19 414 £55,000 -12.00% 510
London -12 365 £67,750 -9.67% 703
North of England -13 205 £50,000 - 156
South East -45 117 £50,000 -13.04% 150
Midlands +7 106 £45,000 -18.18% 85
North West -36 103 £42,500 -15.00% 81
South West -16 86 £60,000 +20.00% 69
West Midlands +6 66 £48,750 -12.56% 70
East of England +7 64 £47,500 -20.83% 50
Yorkshire +33 52 £55,000 +10.00% 48
North East +4 50 £47,000 +129.27% 27
East Midlands -1 40 £42,500 -3.29% 15
Wales -31 25 £48,961 -27.47% 20
Scotland -15 22 £55,000 -29.03% 36
Northern Ireland -59 9 £46,000 - 15

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
1 159 (7.61%) SharePoint
2 116 (5.55%) CMS
3 67 (3.21%) Confluence
4 53 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 34 (1.63%) WordPress
6 8 (0.38%) IIS
7 7 (0.33%) Moodle
8 6 (0.29%) Drupal
9 5 (0.24%) Skype for Business
9 5 (0.24%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.19%) Apache
10 4 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
11 3 (0.14%) nginx
12 2 (0.096%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.096%) Totara
13 1 (0.048%) ExpressionEngine
13 1 (0.048%) NServiceBus
13 1 (0.048%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 39 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (1.63%) Adobe XD
2 34 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 24 (1.15%) Sketch
5 21 (1.00%) Photoshop
6 19 (0.91%) Adobe Illustrator
6 19 (0.91%) Chatbot
7 18 (0.86%) UserZoom
8 15 (0.72%) InDesign
9 12 (0.57%) Adobe After Effects
10 8 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 8 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
11 7 (0.33%) MS Visio
12 5 (0.24%) InVision
13 4 (0.19%) Trello
14 3 (0.14%) Productboard
14 3 (0.14%) SPSS
14 3 (0.14%) Zeplin
15 2 (0.096%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 22 (1.05%) Shopify
2 19 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (0.77%) 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%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 414 (19.81%) Azure
2 303 (14.50%) Microsoft 365
3 207 (9.90%) Figma
4 169 (8.09%) AWS
5 166 (7.94%) Power Platform
6 140 (6.70%) SaaS
7 127 (6.08%) Entra ID
8 105 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
9 84 (4.02%) Power Automate
10 80 (3.83%) PowerApps
11 68 (3.25%) GitHub
12 66 (3.16%) Google Analytics
13 65 (3.11%) Adobe Analytics
14 63 (3.01%) GCP
15 58 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
16 48 (2.30%) Serverless
17 47 (2.25%) Azure Logic Apps
17 47 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
18 45 (2.15%) OneDrive
19 44 (2.11%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 62 (2.97%) Broadband
2 38 (1.82%) Firewall
3 32 (1.53%) DNS
4 26 (1.24%) DHCP
5 24 (1.15%) VPN
6 20 (0.96%) VoIP
7 17 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
8 16 (0.77%) TCP/IP
9 13 (0.62%) Network Security
10 12 (0.57%) Kerberos
11 11 (0.53%) CTI
12 10 (0.48%) HTTP
13 9 (0.43%) Wireless
14 8 (0.38%) Internet
15 7 (0.33%) Intranet
15 7 (0.33%) VLAN
16 6 (0.29%) Unified Communications
17 5 (0.24%) SAN
17 5 (0.24%) Skype
17 5 (0.24%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (4.31%) Power BI
2 66 (3.16%) SQL Server
3 28 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
3 28 (1.34%) Relational Database
4 23 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
5 20 (0.96%) MySQL
6 19 (0.91%) Looker
7 17 (0.81%) Metadata
8 15 (0.72%) NoSQL
9 12 (0.57%) MongoDB
10 11 (0.53%) BigQuery
11 9 (0.43%) Redis
11 9 (0.43%) Tableau
12 7 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
13 6 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.29%) GIS
13 6 (0.29%) Power Query
14 5 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.24%) Star Schema
15 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 104 (4.98%) JIRA
2 101 (4.83%) Git
3 29 (1.39%) 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
10 11 (0.53%) webpack
11 9 (0.43%) Vite
11 9 (0.43%) Xcode
12 8 (0.38%) Postman
13 7 (0.33%) Bitbucket
14 6 (0.29%) Android Studio
14 6 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 6 (0.29%) Gradle
14 6 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 682 (32.63%) Social Skills
2 357 (17.08%) Finance
3 271 (12.97%) Marketing
4 255 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
5 185 (8.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 182 (8.71%) Public Sector
7 137 (6.56%) Retail
8 121 (5.79%) Law
9 112 (5.36%) Legal
10 98 (4.69%) Organisational Skills
11 73 (3.49%) Games
12 64 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
13 50 (2.39%) Banking
14 40 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
15 36 (1.72%) Advertising
16 30 (1.44%) Manufacturing
17 28 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
18 21 (1.00%) Multimedia
19 20 (0.96%) Financial Institution
20 19 (0.91%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 371 (17.75%) Senior
2 347 (16.60%) Designer
3 302 (14.45%) Developer
4 251 (12.01%) Lead
4 251 (12.01%) UX Designer
5 157 (7.51%) Analyst
6 105 (5.02%) Senior Developer
7 96 (4.59%) Software Engineer
8 94 (4.50%) UI Designer
9 91 (4.35%) IT Support
10 90 (4.31%) Senior Designer
11 89 (4.26%) UI/UX Designer
12 69 (3.30%) Architect
13 68 (3.25%) Product Manager
14 65 (3.11%) Support Engineer
15 64 (3.06%) Senior UX Designer
16 63 (3.01%) IT Manager
17 58 (2.78%) Business Analyst
18 54 (2.58%) Full-Stack Developer
19 50 (2.39%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (10.00%) HTML
2 207 (9.90%) CSS
3 160 (7.66%) React
4 159 (7.61%) .NET
5 105 (5.02%) REST
6 77 (3.68%) RESTful
7 65 (3.11%) .NET Core
8 58 (2.78%) Node.js
9 50 (2.39%) JSON
10 43 (2.06%) ASP.NET
11 42 (2.01%) AngularJS
12 39 (1.87%) HTML5
13 37 (1.77%) Next.js
14 34 (1.63%) CSS3
15 31 (1.48%) jQuery
15 31 (1.48%) Vue
16 27 (1.29%) Blazor
17 26 (1.24%) SPFx
17 26 (1.24%) SwiftUI
18 25 (1.20%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 205 (9.81%) Product Ownership
2 112 (5.36%) Mobile App
3 106 (5.07%) Onboarding
4 74 (3.54%) Social Media
5 72 (3.44%) Enterprise Software
6 56 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
7 51 (2.44%) Cloud Native
8 34 (1.63%) Management Information System
9 30 (1.44%) Driving Licence
10 29 (1.39%) AI Agents
11 25 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
12 24 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
13 23 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
14 22 (1.05%) Algorithms
15 20 (0.96%) Graphic Design
16 18 (0.86%) Low-Code
17 17 (0.81%) Security Posture
17 17 (0.81%) Virtual Team
18 15 (0.72%) Blog
18 15 (0.72%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 155 (7.42%) Windows
2 77 (3.68%) Apple iOS
3 46 (2.20%) Windows Server
4 45 (2.15%) Android
5 40 (1.91%) 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
1 590 (28.23%) Agile
2 562 (26.89%) UX Design
3 512 (24.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 467 (22.34%) Problem-Solving
5 430 (20.57%) AI
6 375 (17.94%) Analytics
7 336 (16.08%) Roadmaps
8 266 (12.73%) Mentoring
9 225 (10.77%) Decision-Making
10 224 (10.72%) Stakeholder Management
11 216 (10.33%) DevOps
12 199 (9.52%) CI/CD
13 179 (8.56%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 168 (8.04%) Software Engineering
14 168 (8.04%) User Research
15 165 (7.89%) ITIL
16 162 (7.75%) Customer Experience
17 157 (7.51%) Workflow
18 150 (7.18%) Product Roadmap
19 146 (6.99%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 252 (12.06%) JavaScript
2 160 (7.66%) C#
3 158 (7.56%) SQL
4 156 (7.46%) TypeScript
5 117 (5.60%) Python
6 90 (4.31%) Java
7 75 (3.59%) PowerShell
8 34 (1.63%) Swift
9 31 (1.48%) PHP
10 28 (1.34%) Kotlin
11 14 (0.67%) VB.NET
12 12 (0.57%) C++
13 11 (0.53%) ABAP
13 11 (0.53%) C
14 9 (0.43%) 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
1 199 (9.52%) Degree
2 147 (7.03%) Security Cleared
3 88 (4.21%) SC Cleared
4 39 (1.87%) DV Cleared
5 34 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 29 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 12 (0.57%) CISSP
8 12 (0.57%) ICAEW
8 12 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
8 12 (0.57%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.53%) Postgraduate
10 10 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (0.38%) PMI Certification
12 7 (0.33%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.19%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.19%) CBAP
13 4 (0.19%) IIBA
13 4 (0.19%) PMP
13 4 (0.19%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 330 (15.79%) Accessibility
2 125 (5.98%) QA
3 109 (5.22%) WCAG
4 68 (3.25%) GDPR
5 66 (3.16%) Data Quality
6 28 (1.34%) SLA
7 20 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
9 12 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 11 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 8 (0.38%) PCI DSS
12 5 (0.24%) NEBOSH
12 5 (0.24%) PMO
13 4 (0.19%) PERC
13 4 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.14%) GxP
14 3 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 3 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 2 (0.096%) GRC
System Software
1 119 (5.69%) Active Directory
2 58 (2.78%) 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 92 (4.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 19 (0.91%) Terraform
4 16 (0.77%) 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
1 456 (21.82%) Microsoft
2 176 (8.42%) Adobe
3 104 (4.98%) Google
4 59 (2.82%) ServiceNow
5 52 (2.49%) Salesforce
6 39 (1.87%) Apple
7 37 (1.77%) Oracle
8 33 (1.58%) SAP
9 21 (1.00%) iManage
10 19 (0.91%) Cisco
10 19 (0.91%) OpenAI
11 18 (0.86%) Braze
12 17 (0.81%) HubSpot
13 16 (0.77%) Amplitude
13 16 (0.77%) Hotjar
14 15 (0.72%) Dynatrace
15 14 (0.67%) Meraki
16 11 (0.53%) Avaya
16 11 (0.53%) Genesys
16 11 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud