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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 64 83
Rank change year-on-year +51 +19 -23
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 3,186 1,226 794
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 9.95% 4.36% 3.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.95% 4.72% 3.75%
Number of salaries quoted 541 548 644
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £51,498
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% -10.44%

All Process and 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 26,667 25,985 21,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.25% 92.43% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 15,372 12,849 16,429
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

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 5 December 2025.

Salary histogram for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Top 18 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 5 December 2025. 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 +49 3,047 £55,000 -8.33% 562
UK excluding London +59 2,487 £52,500 +5.00% 478
North of England +50 1,111 £55,000 - 125
North West +44 971 £57,500 +4.55% 66
London +27 591 £70,000 -6.94% 204
South East +37 496 £52,500 -2.33% 187
Midlands +94 481 £42,039 +20.11% 88
West Midlands +100 386 £47,500 -5.00% 66
Work from Home -25 327 £55,000 -15.38% 330
East of England +45 279 £55,000 +10.00% 23
Yorkshire +38 128 £52,500 +16.67% 36
East Midlands +26 99 £37,500 +7.14% 22
South West +4 61 £53,750 -2.27% 37
Wales +20 33 £51,250 +86.36% 5
Scotland -30 19 £51,000 +6.81% 16
North East -14 12 £50,000 +17.65% 25
Northern Ireland -1 11 £95,000 - 1
Channel Islands +2 7 £90,000 +260.00%

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 84 (2.18%) CMS
2 61 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 60 (1.55%) Confluence
4 43 (1.11%) WordPress
5 21 (0.54%) Drupal
6 16 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 11 (0.28%) Headless CMS
7 11 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.10%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.10%) Apache
8 4 (0.10%) Appian
8 4 (0.10%) nginx
8 4 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.078%) Joomla!
9 3 (0.078%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 2 (0.052%) CICS
10 2 (0.052%) EPiServer
11 1 (0.026%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.026%) IIS
11 1 (0.026%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 64 (1.66%) Adobe XD
2 45 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 42 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 37 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
5 34 (0.88%) Sketch
6 32 (0.83%) Photoshop
7 24 (0.62%) Adobe Illustrator
7 24 (0.62%) MS Visio
8 21 (0.54%) InDesign
9 20 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 7 (0.18%) Chatbot
11 5 (0.13%) InVision
11 5 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
12 4 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
12 4 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
13 3 (0.078%) Adobe Captivate
13 3 (0.078%) AutoCAD
13 3 (0.078%) Trello
14 2 (0.052%) Elementor
14 2 (0.052%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 44 (1.14%) Shopify
2 26 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.18%) Magento
5 6 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
6 5 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
6 5 (0.13%) Workday HCM
7 4 (0.10%) SAP BPC
8 3 (0.078%) Infor SunSystems
8 3 (0.078%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.052%) Adobe Campaign
9 2 (0.052%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.052%) Integrated Workplace Management System
9 2 (0.052%) OpenCart
9 2 (0.052%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.052%) Salesforce CRM
10 1 (0.026%) Oracle Payables
10 1 (0.026%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.026%) SAP EWM
10 1 (0.026%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 2,342 (60.66%) Cloud Computing
2 300 (7.77%) Azure
3 226 (5.85%) AWS
4 183 (4.74%) Figma
5 143 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
6 103 (2.67%) SaaS
7 98 (2.54%) Google Analytics
8 78 (2.02%) Power Platform
9 73 (1.89%) GCP
10 71 (1.84%) Azure DevOps
11 57 (1.48%) GitHub
11 57 (1.48%) Serverless
12 43 (1.11%) Entra ID
13 33 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
13 33 (0.85%) Miro
13 33 (0.85%) PowerApps
14 31 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
15 27 (0.70%) Power Automate
16 23 (0.60%) Google Tag Manager
17 22 (0.57%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 2,345 (60.74%) Internet
2 19 (0.49%) DNS
2 19 (0.49%) Firewall
3 15 (0.39%) TCP/IP
4 14 (0.36%) DHCP
4 14 (0.36%) HTTP
5 11 (0.28%) VLAN
6 8 (0.21%) Intranet
7 7 (0.18%) VPN
8 6 (0.16%) LAN
9 5 (0.13%) Broadband
9 5 (0.13%) WAN
9 5 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.10%) Bluetooth
10 4 (0.10%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.10%) Modbus
10 4 (0.10%) Network Security
10 4 (0.10%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.10%) ZigBee
11 3 (0.078%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (1.61%) SQL Server
2 48 (1.24%) Power BI
3 46 (1.19%) NoSQL
4 41 (1.06%) MySQL
5 35 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
6 26 (0.67%) Relational Database
7 23 (0.60%) MongoDB
8 14 (0.36%) Looker
9 11 (0.28%) DynamoDB
9 11 (0.28%) Metadata
9 11 (0.28%) Tableau
10 10 (0.26%) DB2
11 9 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (0.18%) BigQuery
12 7 (0.18%) Redis
13 6 (0.16%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.10%) Elasticsearch
16 3 (0.078%) Oracle BI Publisher
16 3 (0.078%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 127 (3.29%) JIRA
2 117 (3.03%) Git
3 35 (0.91%) Axure RP
4 30 (0.78%) Cypress.io
5 29 (0.75%) Balsamiq
5 29 (0.75%) webpack
6 28 (0.73%) Jenkins
7 16 (0.41%) Storybook
8 15 (0.39%) Bitbucket
9 14 (0.36%) NeoLoad
9 14 (0.36%) Selenium
10 13 (0.34%) TeamCity
11 12 (0.31%) eCATT
11 12 (0.31%) GitLab
11 12 (0.31%) Vite
12 10 (0.26%) Babel
12 10 (0.26%) Postman
13 9 (0.23%) Cucumber
13 9 (0.23%) gulp
14 8 (0.21%) JUnit
General
1 2,912 (75.42%) Social Skills
2 2,449 (63.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2,414 (62.52%) Banking
4 305 (7.90%) Finance
5 281 (7.28%) Marketing
6 201 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
7 174 (4.51%) Law
8 107 (2.77%) Legal
9 103 (2.67%) Public Sector
10 84 (2.18%) Retail
11 53 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
12 49 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
13 46 (1.19%) Manufacturing
13 46 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
14 39 (1.01%) Telecoms
15 22 (0.57%) Advertising
16 17 (0.44%) Electronics
17 15 (0.39%) Pharmaceutical
18 13 (0.34%) Publishing
19 12 (0.31%) Games
Job Titles
1 1,798 (46.57%) Lecturer
2 318 (8.24%) Developer
3 275 (7.12%) Senior
4 153 (3.96%) Designer
5 150 (3.89%) Analyst
6 137 (3.55%) Lead
7 100 (2.59%) Senior Developer
8 95 (2.46%) Full-Stack Developer
9 66 (1.71%) Product Manager
10 65 (1.68%) UX Designer
11 64 (1.66%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 60 (1.55%) IT Support
13 53 (1.37%) Business Analyst
14 52 (1.35%) Software Engineer
15 49 (1.27%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 42 (1.09%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
16 42 (1.09%) Senior Manager
17 36 (0.93%) Support Analyst
18 35 (0.91%) Architect
19 33 (0.85%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 292 (7.56%) React
2 282 (7.30%) HTML
3 263 (6.81%) CSS
4 150 (3.89%) .NET
5 118 (3.06%) Node.js
6 113 (2.93%) RESTful
7 78 (2.02%) REST
8 66 (1.71%) Next.js
9 65 (1.68%) AngularJS
10 59 (1.53%) HTML5
11 52 (1.35%) Vue
12 43 (1.11%) CSS3
13 41 (1.06%) Jest
14 40 (1.04%) Spring
15 37 (0.96%) GraphQL
16 36 (0.93%) .NET Framework
16 36 (0.93%) ASP.NET
17 35 (0.91%) Spring Boot
18 28 (0.73%) JSON
18 28 (0.73%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 2,352 (60.92%) IoT
2 127 (3.29%) Product Ownership
3 98 (2.54%) Onboarding
4 68 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
5 67 (1.74%) Cloud Native
6 61 (1.58%) Mobile App
7 51 (1.32%) Social Media
8 41 (1.06%) Management Information System
9 35 (0.91%) AI Agents
10 32 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
11 28 (0.73%) Driving Licence
12 24 (0.62%) e-Learning
13 22 (0.57%) Greenfield Project
14 21 (0.54%) Graphic Design
15 18 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
16 16 (0.41%) Data Structures
16 16 (0.41%) Virtual Team
17 15 (0.39%) Algorithms
17 15 (0.39%) Blog
17 15 (0.39%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 69 (1.79%) Windows
2 68 (1.76%) Apple iOS
3 58 (1.50%) Android
4 41 (1.06%) Windows 10
5 24 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 16 (0.41%) Linux
7 7 (0.18%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.16%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.13%) Unix
9 5 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.10%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.078%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.052%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2,614 (67.70%) AI
2 2,430 (62.94%) Machine Learning
3 2,405 (62.29%) Web Development
4 2,404 (62.26%) Cybersecurity
5 613 (15.88%) Agile
6 422 (10.93%) UX Design
7 376 (9.74%) Problem-Solving
8 326 (8.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 308 (7.98%) Analytics
10 240 (6.22%) Roadmaps
11 221 (5.72%) DevOps
12 206 (5.34%) CI/CD
13 202 (5.23%) Full-Stack Development
14 162 (4.20%) Mentoring
15 153 (3.96%) User Research
16 152 (3.94%) Stakeholder Management
17 151 (3.91%) Front End Development
18 150 (3.89%) Prototyping
19 146 (3.78%) E-Commerce
20 139 (3.60%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 321 (8.31%) JavaScript
2 192 (4.97%) TypeScript
3 143 (3.70%) SQL
4 129 (3.34%) C#
5 125 (3.24%) Python
6 120 (3.11%) Java
7 54 (1.40%) PowerShell
8 30 (0.78%) PHP
9 17 (0.44%) Bash
9 17 (0.44%) Go
10 14 (0.36%) Bicep
10 14 (0.36%) C++
10 14 (0.36%) Kotlin
10 14 (0.36%) Swift
11 10 (0.26%) VBScript
12 8 (0.21%) R
12 8 (0.21%) Rust
13 7 (0.18%) Ruby
13 7 (0.18%) XAML
14 5 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2,578 (66.77%) Degree
2 2,373 (61.46%) Master's Degree
3 2,344 (60.71%) PhD
3 2,344 (60.71%) Postgraduate
4 142 (3.68%) Security Cleared
5 105 (2.72%) SC Cleared
6 54 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
7 24 (0.62%) DBS Check
7 24 (0.62%) DV Cleared
8 23 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
9 19 (0.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 17 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (0.31%) MCSA
12 10 (0.26%) AWS Certification
13 8 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.18%) Azure Certification
14 7 (0.18%) SAP Certification
15 6 (0.16%) A+ Certification
15 6 (0.16%) CCNA
16 5 (0.13%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 319 (8.26%) Accessibility
2 122 (3.16%) QA
3 80 (2.07%) WCAG
4 45 (1.17%) GDPR
5 25 (0.65%) SLA
6 17 (0.44%) Data Quality
7 13 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
8 10 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 8 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (0.21%) PERC
9 8 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.13%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 5 (0.13%) GxP
10 5 (0.13%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.078%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.078%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.078%) Section 508
12 2 (0.052%) HL7
12 2 (0.052%) NIST
System Software
1 79 (2.05%) Active Directory
2 78 (2.02%) Docker
3 20 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.13%) Firmware
6 4 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.078%) vSphere
8 2 (0.052%) RACF
8 2 (0.052%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.026%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.026%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.026%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.026%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 74 (1.92%) Kubernetes
2 48 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 41 (1.06%) Terraform
4 12 (0.31%) HP ALM
5 9 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.21%) Grafana
7 5 (0.13%) Ansible
7 5 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.13%) SCCM
8 4 (0.10%) Nessus
8 4 (0.10%) Nmap
9 2 (0.052%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 2 (0.052%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.052%) SmoothWall
9 2 (0.052%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.052%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.026%) AppManager
10 1 (0.026%) Argo
10 1 (0.026%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.026%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 239 (6.19%) Microsoft
2 146 (3.78%) Google
3 141 (3.65%) Adobe
4 57 (1.48%) SAP
5 42 (1.09%) ServiceNow
6 35 (0.91%) Salesforce
7 28 (0.73%) Oracle
8 26 (0.67%) Cisco
9 24 (0.62%) HubSpot
10 23 (0.60%) Apple
11 21 (0.54%) Qualtrics
12 20 (0.52%) Hotjar
13 18 (0.47%) Atlassian
14 15 (0.39%) Foundry
14 15 (0.39%) HP
14 15 (0.39%) Screaming Frog
15 11 (0.28%) Splunk
16 10 (0.26%) Ahrefs
16 10 (0.26%) Citrix
17 9 (0.23%) Workday