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

3 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 61 69
Rank change year-on-year -25 +8 +15
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,075 1,219 1,265
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.95% 4.50% 2.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.70% 4.94% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 732 480 566
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,200 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,619 £55,043 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.22% +0.08% -

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 39,820 24,662 32,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.27% 91.11% 77.15%
Number of salaries quoted 28,262 12,291 20,765
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £79,239 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -8.65% -5.45%

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 June 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 June 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 -21 950 £56,500 -5.83% 616
UK excluding London -19 673 £51,619 -6.22% 419
Work from Home -27 398 £56,500 -9.60% 314
London -26 319 £71,121 +1.60% 302
North of England -26 238 £51,310 -6.71% 116
North West -29 139 £53,500 -9.70% 64
South East +34 128 £52,500 -8.70% 147
East of England +45 109 £72,500 +19.83% 43
Midlands -18 75 £46,499 -13.39% 56
South West -38 57 £60,000 +9.09% 41
Yorkshire +7 53 £45,000 -10.00% 27
North East -6 46 £51,619 +416.19% 26
West Midlands -52 41 £47,500 -13.64% 34
Scotland -16 39 £55,000 -29.03% 13
East Midlands +10 34 £45,000 +12.50% 22
Wales -20 24 £50,000 -25.93% 5
Northern Ireland -13 3 £39,500 - 6

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
1 135 (7.11%) SharePoint
2 119 (6.27%) CMS
3 67 (3.53%) Confluence
4 51 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 28 (1.47%) WordPress
6 9 (0.47%) Drupal
7 7 (0.37%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.26%) nginx
9 4 (0.21%) Moodle
10 3 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.16%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.11%) IIS
11 2 (0.11%) Skype for Business
11 2 (0.11%) Totara
12 1 (0.053%) Apache
12 1 (0.053%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 36 (1.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 34 (1.79%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (1.47%) Adobe XD
4 26 (1.37%) Photoshop
5 24 (1.26%) Adobe Illustrator
5 24 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
6 21 (1.11%) Sketch
7 17 (0.90%) UserZoom
8 15 (0.79%) Adobe After Effects
9 14 (0.74%) InDesign
10 9 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
11 8 (0.42%) Chatbot
12 6 (0.32%) InVision
12 6 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
13 4 (0.21%) Trello
14 3 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
14 3 (0.16%) Productboard
14 3 (0.16%) SPSS
15 2 (0.11%) Camtasia
16 1 (0.053%) Blender
Business Applications
1 24 (1.26%) Shopify
2 20 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (0.68%) Magento
3 13 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.26%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.16%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.11%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.11%) Towers Watson Igloo
7 2 (0.11%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.053%) Adobe Campaign
8 1 (0.053%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.053%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 347 (18.27%) Azure
2 270 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
3 216 (11.37%) Figma
4 157 (8.27%) AWS
5 143 (7.53%) Power Platform
6 134 (7.06%) SaaS
7 102 (5.37%) Entra ID
8 89 (4.69%) Azure DevOps
9 71 (3.74%) Adobe Analytics
10 68 (3.58%) GitHub
11 64 (3.37%) GCP
11 64 (3.37%) Power Automate
12 63 (3.32%) Google Analytics
13 60 (3.16%) PowerApps
14 47 (2.47%) Contentsquare
15 45 (2.37%) Serverless
16 44 (2.32%) Microsoft Copilot
17 43 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
18 41 (2.16%) OneDrive
19 31 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 85 (4.48%) Broadband
2 30 (1.58%) Firewall
3 26 (1.37%) VPN
4 25 (1.32%) DNS
5 21 (1.11%) DHCP
6 18 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (0.58%) HTTP
8 10 (0.53%) Kerberos
8 10 (0.53%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.53%) VoIP
9 9 (0.47%) Internet
10 8 (0.42%) Wireless
11 6 (0.32%) Network Security
11 6 (0.32%) VLAN
12 5 (0.26%) SAN
13 4 (0.21%) NAS
13 4 (0.21%) SMS
13 4 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
13 4 (0.21%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.16%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (4.05%) Power BI
2 47 (2.47%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
5 22 (1.16%) Looker
6 18 (0.95%) Metadata
6 18 (0.95%) MySQL
7 15 (0.79%) MongoDB
8 14 (0.74%) BigQuery
9 13 (0.68%) NoSQL
10 12 (0.63%) Relational Database
11 8 (0.42%) Redis
11 8 (0.42%) Tableau
12 5 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.26%) GIS
12 5 (0.26%) SAP BW
12 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.21%) Power Query
13 4 (0.21%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 103 (5.42%) JIRA
2 74 (3.90%) Git
3 22 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.11%) fastlane
5 20 (1.05%) Crashlytics
6 19 (1.00%) Claude Code
7 15 (0.79%) XCTest
8 12 (0.63%) Vite
9 11 (0.58%) Axure RP
9 11 (0.58%) webpack
10 10 (0.53%) Balsamiq
10 10 (0.53%) Cypress.io
11 9 (0.47%) Postman
11 9 (0.47%) Selenium
11 9 (0.47%) Xcode
12 8 (0.42%) Storybook
13 7 (0.37%) Bitbucket
14 6 (0.32%) Android Studio
14 6 (0.32%) Cucumber
14 6 (0.32%) Gradle
General
1 542 (28.54%) Social Skills
2 297 (15.64%) Finance
3 238 (12.53%) Marketing
4 199 (10.48%) Analytical Skills
5 150 (7.90%) Public Sector
6 129 (6.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 112 (5.90%) Legal
8 101 (5.32%) Retail
9 92 (4.84%) Organisational Skills
10 85 (4.48%) Law
11 74 (3.90%) Games
12 55 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
13 50 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
14 39 (2.05%) Advertising
15 37 (1.95%) Banking
16 33 (1.74%) Manufacturing
17 20 (1.05%) Multimedia
18 19 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
19 18 (0.95%) Back Office
20 13 (0.68%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 356 (18.75%) Senior
2 320 (16.85%) Designer
3 271 (14.27%) Developer
4 233 (12.27%) UX Designer
5 208 (10.95%) Lead
6 136 (7.16%) Analyst
7 98 (5.16%) Senior Developer
8 89 (4.69%) Senior Designer
9 81 (4.27%) UI Designer
10 79 (4.16%) Software Engineer
11 78 (4.11%) IT Support
12 74 (3.90%) UI/UX Designer
13 66 (3.48%) Senior UX Designer
14 63 (3.32%) Product Manager
15 62 (3.26%) Support Engineer
16 59 (3.11%) IT Manager
17 57 (3.00%) Architect
18 51 (2.69%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
19 50 (2.63%) Product Designer
20 49 (2.58%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (10.11%) HTML
2 190 (10.01%) CSS
3 165 (8.69%) React
4 127 (6.69%) .NET
5 89 (4.69%) REST
6 72 (3.79%) RESTful
7 54 (2.84%) AngularJS
8 51 (2.69%) .NET Core
9 50 (2.63%) Node.js
10 46 (2.42%) JSON
11 42 (2.21%) Vue
12 35 (1.84%) HTML5
13 29 (1.53%) CSS3
13 29 (1.53%) Next.js
14 28 (1.47%) ASP.NET
14 28 (1.47%) SwiftUI
15 27 (1.42%) Sass
16 26 (1.37%) SPFx
16 26 (1.37%) Web Services
17 25 (1.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 189 (9.95%) Product Ownership
2 126 (6.64%) Mobile App
3 109 (5.74%) Onboarding
4 72 (3.79%) Social Media
5 45 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
6 42 (2.21%) Cloud Native
7 38 (2.00%) Legacy Systems
7 38 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
8 27 (1.42%) AI Agents
9 26 (1.37%) Management Information System
10 23 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
11 22 (1.16%) Driving Licence
12 19 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
12 19 (1.00%) Low-Code
13 18 (0.95%) Life Science
14 17 (0.90%) Security Posture
15 16 (0.84%) e-Learning
16 15 (0.79%) Algorithms
16 15 (0.79%) Graphic Design
17 12 (0.63%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 129 (6.79%) Windows
2 72 (3.79%) Apple iOS
3 41 (2.16%) Android
4 39 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 36 (1.90%) Windows 10
6 29 (1.53%) Mac OS
7 28 (1.47%) Linux
8 8 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.21%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.21%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.11%) Unix
10 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.053%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 542 (28.54%) UX Design
2 505 (26.59%) Agile
3 414 (21.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 400 (21.06%) Problem-Solving
5 352 (18.54%) AI
6 342 (18.01%) Analytics
7 305 (16.06%) Roadmaps
8 248 (13.06%) Mentoring
9 184 (9.69%) Decision-Making
10 182 (9.58%) DevOps
11 171 (9.00%) CI/CD
11 171 (9.00%) Software Engineering
12 168 (8.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
13 165 (8.69%) User Research
14 160 (8.43%) Stakeholder Management
15 154 (8.11%) Full-Stack Development
16 145 (7.64%) Customer Experience
16 145 (7.64%) Workflow
17 143 (7.53%) Product Roadmap
18 142 (7.48%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 225 (11.85%) JavaScript
2 154 (8.11%) TypeScript
3 137 (7.21%) SQL
4 130 (6.85%) C#
5 114 (6.00%) Python
6 93 (4.90%) Java
7 67 (3.53%) PowerShell
8 38 (2.00%) PHP
9 32 (1.69%) Swift
10 24 (1.26%) Kotlin
11 11 (0.58%) ABAP
12 10 (0.53%) Go
13 8 (0.42%) C++
14 7 (0.37%) Apex Code
14 7 (0.37%) Bash
14 7 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (0.37%) Rust
14 7 (0.37%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.32%) Bicep
15 6 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 165 (8.69%) Degree
2 135 (7.11%) Security Cleared
3 81 (4.27%) SC Cleared
4 38 (2.00%) DV Cleared
5 33 (1.74%) DBS Check
6 21 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (0.68%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.58%) Postgraduate
10 10 (0.53%) CISSP
11 8 (0.42%) ICAEW
12 7 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 6 (0.32%) ISTQB
13 6 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.32%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.32%) SAP Certification
14 5 (0.26%) PMP
15 4 (0.21%) A+ Certification
16 3 (0.16%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 296 (15.59%) Accessibility
2 118 (6.21%) QA
3 96 (5.06%) WCAG
4 66 (3.48%) GDPR
5 39 (2.05%) Data Quality
6 24 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (0.95%) SLA
8 13 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (0.42%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.26%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.26%) NEBOSH
12 4 (0.21%) PMO
12 4 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.16%) PERC
13 3 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
14 2 (0.11%) GRC
14 2 (0.11%) GxP
15 1 (0.053%) COBIT
System Software
1 109 (5.74%) Active Directory
2 54 (2.84%) Docker
3 9 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.32%) BitLocker
4 6 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.053%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 70 (3.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (1.47%) Kubernetes
3 19 (1.00%) Terraform
4 13 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (0.63%) SCCM
6 7 (0.37%) Jamf Pro
7 6 (0.32%) Grafana
8 5 (0.26%) Ansible
8 5 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.11%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.11%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.11%) Packer
9 2 (0.11%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.053%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.053%) Kibana
Vendors
1 388 (20.43%) Microsoft
2 193 (10.16%) Adobe
3 95 (5.00%) Google
4 69 (3.63%) ServiceNow
5 55 (2.90%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.53%) Apple
7 28 (1.47%) SAP
8 27 (1.42%) Oracle
9 23 (1.21%) HubSpot
9 23 (1.21%) iManage
10 20 (1.05%) Nexthink
11 19 (1.00%) Braze
12 18 (0.95%) Hotjar
13 16 (0.84%) Amplitude
14 15 (0.79%) OpenAI
15 14 (0.74%) Dynatrace
16 12 (0.63%) BMC
17 11 (0.58%) Meraki
18 10 (0.53%) TikTok
18 10 (0.53%) VMware