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

3 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 85 63
Rank change year-on-year -10 -22 +14
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,097 729 1,138
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.97% 2.94% 3.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.66% 3.41% 4.00%
Number of salaries quoted 694 460 503
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £32,300
25th Percentile £40,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -12.70%
75th Percentile £72,313 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,148 £100,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 41,292 21,373 28,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.11% 86.25% 77.38%
Number of salaries quoted 28,883 13,234 17,195
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% -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 £54,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% +0.45%

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 18 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 18 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 -7 963 £55,000 -4.76% 611
UK excluding London -10 636 £50,000 -4.76% 452
Work from Home -15 428 £55,000 -12.00% 318
London -7 371 £67,500 -10.00% 278
North of England +1 199 £52,643 +10.83% 118
South East -51 114 £50,000 -9.09% 138
Midlands -2 108 £44,724 -18.68% 73
North West -33 100 £46,750 -6.50% 61
South West -16 86 £60,000 +20.00% 58
West Midlands -3 67 £47,500 -15.93% 55
East of England -6 53 £46,250 -9.76% 28
Yorkshire +16 52 £60,000 +20.00% 34
North East -11 47 £50,000 +61.29% 23
East Midlands -12 41 £42,500 +3.03% 18
Northern Ireland -56 27 £46,000 - 14
Scotland +12 26 £55,000 -18.52% 21
Wales -48 23 £45,000 -33.33% 14

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 (7.53%) SharePoint
2 107 (5.07%) CMS
3 68 (3.22%) Confluence
4 51 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 34 (1.61%) WordPress
6 8 (0.38%) IIS
7 7 (0.33%) Moodle
8 5 (0.24%) Skype for Business
8 5 (0.24%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.19%) Drupal
10 3 (0.14%) Apache
10 3 (0.14%) Headless CMS
11 2 (0.095%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.095%) nginx
11 2 (0.095%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.095%) Totara
12 1 (0.047%) ExpressionEngine
12 1 (0.047%) MTS
12 1 (0.047%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 43 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (1.52%) Adobe XD
4 30 (1.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 25 (1.18%) Chatbot
6 21 (0.99%) Sketch
7 19 (0.90%) Photoshop
7 19 (0.90%) UserZoom
8 17 (0.80%) Adobe Illustrator
9 16 (0.76%) InDesign
10 11 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
11 9 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 8 (0.38%) MS Visio
12 8 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
13 4 (0.19%) InVision
13 4 (0.19%) Trello
14 3 (0.14%) Productboard
14 3 (0.14%) SPSS
14 3 (0.14%) Zeplin
15 2 (0.095%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 23 (1.09%) Shopify
2 17 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
4 11 (0.52%) NetSuite
5 10 (0.47%) Magento
5 10 (0.47%) 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 (0.095%) Adobe Campaign
8 2 (0.095%) iTrent
8 2 (0.095%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.095%) Towers Watson Igloo
8 2 (0.095%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.047%) Bloomberg TOMS
9 1 (0.047%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.047%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 418 (19.79%) Azure
2 296 (14.02%) Microsoft 365
3 209 (9.90%) Figma
4 176 (8.33%) AWS
5 173 (8.19%) Power Platform
6 137 (6.49%) SaaS
7 123 (5.82%) Entra ID
8 106 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
9 90 (4.26%) Power Automate
10 83 (3.93%) PowerApps
11 72 (3.41%) Google Analytics
12 68 (3.22%) GCP
13 65 (3.08%) GitHub
14 61 (2.89%) Adobe Analytics
15 59 (2.79%) Microsoft Copilot
16 49 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
17 48 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
18 44 (2.08%) Serverless
19 43 (2.04%) Contentsquare
19 43 (2.04%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 60 (2.84%) Broadband
2 38 (1.80%) Firewall
3 35 (1.66%) DNS
4 28 (1.33%) DHCP
5 21 (0.99%) VPN
6 18 (0.85%) TCP/IP
6 18 (0.85%) VoIP
7 17 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (0.57%) Network Security
9 11 (0.52%) CTI
10 10 (0.47%) HTTP
10 10 (0.47%) Kerberos
11 9 (0.43%) Wireless
12 7 (0.33%) Internet
12 7 (0.33%) VLAN
13 6 (0.28%) Intranet
13 6 (0.28%) Unified Communications
14 5 (0.24%) SAN
14 5 (0.24%) Skype
14 5 (0.24%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (4.45%) Power BI
2 67 (3.17%) SQL Server
3 33 (1.56%) Relational Database
4 29 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
6 22 (1.04%) MySQL
7 21 (0.99%) NoSQL
8 17 (0.80%) Looker
9 16 (0.76%) Metadata
10 11 (0.52%) MongoDB
11 10 (0.47%) Tableau
12 9 (0.43%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.43%) Redis
13 7 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.28%) GIS
14 6 (0.28%) Power Query
15 5 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 5 (0.24%) Star Schema
16 4 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 100 (4.73%) JIRA
2 99 (4.69%) Git
3 30 (1.42%) Claude Code
4 25 (1.18%) Jenkins
5 21 (0.99%) fastlane
6 18 (0.85%) Crashlytics
6 18 (0.85%) Cypress.io
7 13 (0.62%) XCTest
8 12 (0.57%) Balsamiq
8 12 (0.57%) Selenium
9 11 (0.52%) Axure RP
10 10 (0.47%) Postman
11 9 (0.43%) Xcode
12 8 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
12 8 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
13 7 (0.33%) webpack
14 6 (0.28%) Android Studio
14 6 (0.28%) Bitbucket
14 6 (0.28%) GitLab
14 6 (0.28%) Gradle
General
1 720 (34.09%) Social Skills
2 374 (17.71%) Finance
3 289 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
4 274 (12.97%) Marketing
5 194 (9.19%) Public Sector
6 188 (8.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 143 (6.77%) Retail
8 134 (6.34%) Law
9 101 (4.78%) Organisational Skills
10 100 (4.73%) Legal
11 70 (3.31%) Games
12 67 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
13 54 (2.56%) Banking
13 54 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
14 35 (1.66%) Advertising
15 29 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
15 29 (1.37%) Manufacturing
16 21 (0.99%) Financial Institution
16 21 (0.99%) Multimedia
17 19 (0.90%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 395 (18.70%) Senior
2 344 (16.29%) Designer
3 305 (14.44%) Developer
4 255 (12.07%) Lead
5 246 (11.65%) UX Designer
6 181 (8.57%) Analyst
7 108 (5.11%) Senior Developer
8 98 (4.64%) Software Engineer
9 93 (4.40%) UI Designer
10 90 (4.26%) Senior Designer
11 89 (4.21%) IT Support
12 87 (4.12%) UI/UX Designer
13 73 (3.46%) Product Manager
14 66 (3.13%) Architect
15 63 (2.98%) IT Manager
15 63 (2.98%) Senior UX Designer
15 63 (2.98%) Support Engineer
16 61 (2.89%) Business Analyst
17 55 (2.60%) Full-Stack Developer
18 54 (2.56%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (9.90%) CSS
1 209 (9.90%) HTML
2 160 (7.58%) .NET
3 156 (7.39%) React
4 104 (4.92%) REST
5 78 (3.69%) RESTful
6 65 (3.08%) .NET Core
6 65 (3.08%) Node.js
7 55 (2.60%) JSON
8 47 (2.23%) ASP.NET
9 41 (1.94%) Next.js
10 37 (1.75%) AngularJS
11 34 (1.61%) HTML5
12 33 (1.56%) CSS3
13 29 (1.37%) jQuery
14 28 (1.33%) Blazor
15 27 (1.28%) Spring
15 27 (1.28%) Vue
16 26 (1.23%) SPFx
16 26 (1.23%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 203 (9.61%) Product Ownership
2 110 (5.21%) Mobile App
3 100 (4.73%) Onboarding
4 72 (3.41%) Social Media
5 71 (3.36%) Enterprise Software
6 58 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
7 51 (2.41%) Cloud Native
8 47 (2.23%) Management Information System
9 29 (1.37%) Driving Licence
10 28 (1.33%) AI Agents
10 28 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
11 25 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 21 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
13 20 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
13 20 (0.95%) Graphic Design
14 19 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
15 18 (0.85%) Virtual Team
16 17 (0.80%) Blog
16 17 (0.80%) Security Posture
17 16 (0.76%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 157 (7.43%) Windows
2 77 (3.65%) Apple iOS
3 48 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 45 (2.13%) Android
5 39 (1.85%) Windows 10
6 35 (1.66%) Mac OS
7 26 (1.23%) 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 2 (0.095%) AIX
12 1 (0.047%) CentOS
12 1 (0.047%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 583 (27.60%) Agile
2 555 (26.28%) UX Design
3 536 (25.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 475 (22.49%) Problem-Solving
5 438 (20.74%) AI
6 377 (17.85%) Analytics
7 340 (16.10%) Roadmaps
8 280 (13.26%) Mentoring
9 243 (11.51%) Decision-Making
10 239 (11.32%) Stakeholder Management
11 223 (10.56%) DevOps
12 203 (9.61%) CI/CD
13 176 (8.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 175 (8.29%) ITIL
15 172 (8.14%) Software Engineering
16 168 (7.95%) Customer Experience
17 167 (7.91%) User Research
18 162 (7.67%) Workflow
19 160 (7.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 155 (7.34%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 259 (12.26%) JavaScript
2 172 (8.14%) SQL
3 164 (7.77%) C#
4 159 (7.53%) TypeScript
5 121 (5.73%) Python
6 93 (4.40%) Java
7 74 (3.50%) PowerShell
8 34 (1.61%) Swift
9 28 (1.33%) PHP
10 25 (1.18%) Kotlin
11 17 (0.80%) VB.NET
12 13 (0.62%) C++
13 11 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 10 (0.47%) C
15 9 (0.43%) ABAP
16 8 (0.38%) Go
16 8 (0.38%) VBScript
17 7 (0.33%) VB
18 6 (0.28%) Apex Code
18 6 (0.28%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 212 (10.04%) Degree
2 150 (7.10%) Security Cleared
3 89 (4.21%) SC Cleared
4 39 (1.85%) DV Cleared
5 37 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
6 28 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (1.28%) DBS Check
8 12 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (0.57%) ICAEW
8 12 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
9 11 (0.52%) Postgraduate
10 10 (0.47%) CISSP
11 9 (0.43%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.38%) PMI Certification
13 7 (0.33%) ISTQB
14 6 (0.28%) IIBA
15 4 (0.19%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.14%) CBAP
16 3 (0.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 3 (0.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 319 (15.10%) Accessibility
2 132 (6.25%) QA
3 111 (5.26%) WCAG
4 67 (3.17%) Data Quality
5 63 (2.98%) GDPR
6 32 (1.52%) SLA
7 19 (0.90%) Actionable Recommendations
7 19 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 11 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.24%) NEBOSH
10 5 (0.24%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.24%) PMO
10 5 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 4 (0.19%) PERC
11 4 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
12 3 (0.14%) GxP
12 3 (0.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 3 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.095%) HIPAA
System Software
1 118 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 60 (2.84%) Docker
3 11 (0.52%) BitLocker
4 10 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.095%) Firmware
8 2 (0.095%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 88 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 38 (1.80%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.14%) Terraform
4 16 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
5 15 (0.71%) SCCM
6 9 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (0.28%) Ansible
8 4 (0.19%) Grafana
9 2 (0.095%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.095%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.095%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.095%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.047%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.047%) Argo
10 1 (0.047%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.047%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 462 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 176 (8.33%) Adobe
3 110 (5.21%) Google
4 54 (2.56%) ServiceNow
5 50 (2.37%) Salesforce
6 39 (1.85%) Oracle
7 33 (1.56%) Apple
8 30 (1.42%) SAP
9 23 (1.09%) OpenAI
10 20 (0.95%) iManage
11 19 (0.90%) Cisco
12 16 (0.76%) Braze
12 16 (0.76%) HubSpot
13 15 (0.71%) Dynatrace
14 14 (0.66%) Amplitude
15 13 (0.62%) Hotjar
16 12 (0.57%) Workday
17 11 (0.52%) Avaya
17 11 (0.52%) Genesys
17 11 (0.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud