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

3 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 61 72
Rank change year-on-year -22 +11 +15
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 1,083 1,222 1,299
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.96% 4.53% 2.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.71% 4.97% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 742 474 567
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,900 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £56,988
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.29% -8.82%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £83,056
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -

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 39,924 24,607 33,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.22% 91.29% 76.99%
Number of salaries quoted 28,229 12,265 21,155
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 £55,385
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -0.70% -11.38%
75th Percentile £79,688 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.94% -8.18%

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 24 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 24 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 -20 954 £57,325 -4.46% 452
UK excluding London -14 683 £52,000 -5.45% 379
Work from Home -33 402 £56,500 -9.60% 231
London -25 317 £71,000 +1.43% 179
North of England -23 240 £51,619 -6.15% 112
North West -28 140 £55,000 -7.17% 66
South East +23 127 £52,500 -4.55% 122
East of England +55 112 £72,500 +26.09% 37
Midlands -21 76 £47,500 -11.53% 54
South West -33 59 £58,750 +6.82% 36
Yorkshire +6 54 £45,000 -10.00% 24
North East -4 46 £51,619 +416.19% 23
West Midlands -51 42 £47,500 -12.59% 32
Scotland -15 41 £60,000 -22.58% 11
East Midlands +21 34 £45,000 +12.50% 22
Wales -24 25 £50,000 -25.93% 5
Northern Ireland -15 3 £39,500 - 9

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
1 132 (6.96%) SharePoint
2 119 (6.28%) CMS
3 67 (3.53%) Confluence
4 51 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 27 (1.42%) WordPress
6 9 (0.47%) Drupal
7 7 (0.37%) Umbraco
8 6 (0.32%) 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 29 (1.53%) Adobe XD
4 27 (1.42%) Photoshop
5 25 (1.32%) Adobe Illustrator
6 23 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
7 21 (1.11%) Sketch
8 17 (0.90%) UserZoom
9 15 (0.79%) Adobe After Effects
10 14 (0.74%) InDesign
11 9 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
12 8 (0.42%) Chatbot
13 6 (0.32%) InVision
13 6 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
14 4 (0.21%) Trello
15 3 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
15 3 (0.16%) Productboard
15 3 (0.16%) SPSS
16 2 (0.11%) Camtasia
17 1 (0.053%) Blender
Business Applications
1 26 (1.37%) Shopify
2 21 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (0.74%) Magento
4 13 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
5 5 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.26%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.26%) SAP ERP
6 4 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.16%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.11%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.11%) Towers Watson Igloo
8 2 (0.11%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.053%) Salesforce CRM
9 1 (0.053%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 343 (18.09%) Azure
2 268 (14.14%) Microsoft 365
3 218 (11.50%) Figma
4 157 (8.28%) AWS
5 139 (7.33%) Power Platform
6 137 (7.23%) SaaS
7 102 (5.38%) Entra ID
8 87 (4.59%) Azure DevOps
9 72 (3.80%) Adobe Analytics
10 68 (3.59%) GitHub
11 64 (3.38%) GCP
11 64 (3.38%) Google Analytics
12 60 (3.16%) Power Automate
13 57 (3.01%) PowerApps
14 47 (2.48%) Contentsquare
15 45 (2.37%) Serverless
16 42 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
16 42 (2.22%) OneDrive
17 41 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
18 31 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 85 (4.48%) Broadband
2 29 (1.53%) 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%) TCP/IP
8 10 (0.53%) VoIP
9 9 (0.47%) Internet
9 9 (0.47%) Kerberos
10 8 (0.42%) Wireless
11 6 (0.32%) VLAN
12 5 (0.26%) Network Security
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%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (3.85%) Power BI
2 45 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 27 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 23 (1.21%) Looker
6 18 (0.95%) Metadata
6 18 (0.95%) MySQL
7 15 (0.79%) BigQuery
7 15 (0.79%) MongoDB
8 12 (0.63%) NoSQL
9 11 (0.58%) Relational Database
10 9 (0.47%) Redis
10 9 (0.47%) Tableau
11 5 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.26%) GIS
11 5 (0.26%) SAP BW
11 5 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (0.21%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 104 (5.49%) JIRA
2 74 (3.90%) Git
3 21 (1.11%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.05%) Crashlytics
4 20 (1.05%) fastlane
5 19 (1.00%) Claude Code
6 15 (0.79%) XCTest
7 13 (0.69%) Vite
8 12 (0.63%) Axure RP
9 11 (0.58%) Balsamiq
9 11 (0.58%) webpack
10 10 (0.53%) Cypress.io
10 10 (0.53%) 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%) Gradle
14 6 (0.32%) NUnit
General
1 532 (28.06%) Social Skills
2 288 (15.19%) Finance
3 236 (12.45%) Marketing
4 199 (10.50%) Analytical Skills
5 149 (7.86%) Public Sector
6 129 (6.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 108 (5.70%) Legal
8 100 (5.27%) Retail
9 92 (4.85%) Organisational Skills
10 83 (4.38%) Law
11 74 (3.90%) Games
12 54 (2.85%) Presentation Skills
13 48 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
14 39 (2.06%) Advertising
15 35 (1.85%) Banking
16 33 (1.74%) Manufacturing
17 19 (1.00%) Back Office
17 19 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
17 19 (1.00%) Multimedia
18 13 (0.69%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 355 (18.72%) Senior
2 323 (17.04%) Designer
3 272 (14.35%) Developer
4 236 (12.45%) UX Designer
5 207 (10.92%) Lead
6 137 (7.23%) Analyst
7 98 (5.17%) Senior Developer
8 90 (4.75%) Senior Designer
9 82 (4.32%) UI Designer
10 80 (4.22%) Software Engineer
11 77 (4.06%) IT Support
12 74 (3.90%) UI/UX Designer
13 67 (3.53%) Senior UX Designer
14 61 (3.22%) Support Engineer
15 59 (3.11%) Product Manager
16 58 (3.06%) IT Manager
17 57 (3.01%) Architect
18 52 (2.74%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
19 50 (2.64%) Product Designer
20 49 (2.58%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (10.13%) HTML
2 190 (10.02%) CSS
3 167 (8.81%) React
4 125 (6.59%) .NET
5 87 (4.59%) REST
6 72 (3.80%) RESTful
7 55 (2.90%) AngularJS
8 51 (2.69%) .NET Core
9 50 (2.64%) Node.js
10 47 (2.48%) JSON
11 45 (2.37%) Vue
12 35 (1.85%) HTML5
13 29 (1.53%) CSS3
14 28 (1.48%) ASP.NET
14 28 (1.48%) Next.js
14 28 (1.48%) SwiftUI
15 27 (1.42%) Sass
15 27 (1.42%) Web Services
16 26 (1.37%) SOAP
16 26 (1.37%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 192 (10.13%) Product Ownership
2 126 (6.65%) Mobile App
3 109 (5.75%) Onboarding
4 72 (3.80%) Social Media
5 45 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
6 42 (2.22%) Cloud Native
7 40 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
8 38 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
9 27 (1.42%) AI Agents
10 24 (1.27%) Management Information System
11 23 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
12 22 (1.16%) Driving Licence
13 19 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
14 18 (0.95%) Life Science
14 18 (0.95%) Low-Code
15 17 (0.90%) e-Learning
16 16 (0.84%) Security Posture
17 15 (0.79%) Algorithms
17 15 (0.79%) Graphic Design
18 12 (0.63%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 129 (6.80%) Windows
2 70 (3.69%) Apple iOS
3 40 (2.11%) Android
4 39 (2.06%) Windows Server
5 36 (1.90%) Windows 10
6 29 (1.53%) Linux
6 29 (1.53%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.21%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.21%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.11%) Unix
9 2 (0.11%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.053%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 545 (28.74%) UX Design
2 502 (26.48%) Agile
3 413 (21.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 396 (20.89%) Problem-Solving
5 346 (18.25%) AI
6 340 (17.93%) Analytics
7 299 (15.77%) Roadmaps
8 246 (12.97%) Mentoring
9 184 (9.70%) Decision-Making
10 180 (9.49%) DevOps
11 171 (9.02%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 170 (8.97%) Software Engineering
13 166 (8.76%) CI/CD
13 166 (8.76%) User Research
14 157 (8.28%) Stakeholder Management
15 155 (8.18%) Full-Stack Development
16 144 (7.59%) Customer Experience
17 142 (7.49%) Workflow
18 141 (7.44%) ITIL
19 140 (7.38%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 229 (12.08%) JavaScript
2 155 (8.18%) TypeScript
3 134 (7.07%) SQL
4 128 (6.75%) C#
5 116 (6.12%) Python
6 96 (5.06%) Java
7 66 (3.48%) PowerShell
8 40 (2.11%) PHP
9 31 (1.64%) Swift
10 24 (1.27%) Kotlin
11 11 (0.58%) ABAP
12 10 (0.53%) Go
13 8 (0.42%) Bash
13 8 (0.42%) C++
13 8 (0.42%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.37%) Apex Code
14 7 (0.37%) Rust
15 6 (0.32%) Bicep
15 6 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (0.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 166 (8.76%) Degree
2 134 (7.07%) Security Cleared
3 80 (4.22%) SC Cleared
4 38 (2.00%) DV Cleared
5 33 (1.74%) DBS Check
6 20 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (0.69%) Master's Degree
9 10 (0.53%) Postgraduate
10 9 (0.47%) 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%) SAP Certification
14 5 (0.26%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.21%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.21%) PMP
16 3 (0.16%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 298 (15.72%) Accessibility
2 120 (6.33%) QA
3 97 (5.12%) WCAG
4 64 (3.38%) GDPR
5 35 (1.85%) Data Quality
6 24 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
7 18 (0.95%) SLA
8 13 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 8 (0.42%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 6 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 5 (0.26%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.26%) NEBOSH
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 (0.11%) GRC
15 2 (0.11%) GxP
16 1 (0.053%) COBIT
System Software
1 109 (5.75%) Active Directory
2 54 (2.85%) 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 71 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (1.48%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.05%) Terraform
4 14 (0.74%) 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
1 383 (20.20%) Microsoft
2 195 (10.28%) Adobe
3 97 (5.12%) Google
4 71 (3.74%) ServiceNow
5 56 (2.95%) Salesforce
6 29 (1.53%) Apple
7 28 (1.48%) SAP
8 26 (1.37%) Oracle
9 25 (1.32%) HubSpot
10 21 (1.11%) iManage
10 21 (1.11%) 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 13 (0.69%) BMC
17 11 (0.58%) Meraki
18 10 (0.53%) TikTok
18 10 (0.53%) VMware