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 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 71 79
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 -19
Permanent jobs citing User Experience 751 1,207 946
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.44% 3.73% 3.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.90% 4.16% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 519 480 785
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £77,500 £80,313 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £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 19,260 29,020 23,525
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.17% 89.63% 93.58%
Number of salaries quoted 11,911 12,386 18,456
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.43% +3.81% -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 26 October 2025.

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 26 October 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 -6 651 £55,000 -10.93% 1,719
UK excluding London -16 397 £52,500 +5.00% 1,279
Work from Home -12 296 £55,000 -18.52% 860
London -1 269 £70,000 -9.68% 858
South East -9 111 £52,500 +5.00% 672
North of England -9 96 £50,000 -9.09% 264
Midlands +18 60 £42,500 +14.86% 89
North West -2 53 £55,000 -4.35% 180
East of England +24 51 £55,000 +10.00% 72
West Midlands +44 40 £60,000 -3.23% 62
South West +1 36 £52,500 +12.90% 118
Yorkshire +10 33 £31,000 -38.00% 59
Scotland -15 24 £42,500 -12.37% 54
East Midlands -9 21 £27,000 -22.86% 26
Wales +12 15 £57,500 +109.09% 22
North East -6 10 £48,750 +14.71% 26
Northern Ireland 0 5 - - 4

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 91 (4.86%) CMS
2 57 (3.04%) Confluence
3 52 (2.78%) SharePoint
4 49 (2.62%) WordPress
5 20 (1.07%) Drupal
6 15 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
6 15 (0.80%) Umbraco
7 11 (0.59%) Headless CMS
8 7 (0.37%) Apache
9 4 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.16%) Appian
10 3 (0.16%) IIS
10 3 (0.16%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
11 2 (0.11%) EPiServer
12 1 (0.053%) Moodle
12 1 (0.053%) nginx
Applications
1 58 (3.10%) Adobe XD
2 46 (2.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 43 (2.30%) Sketch
4 38 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
5 31 (1.66%) Photoshop
6 30 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
7 23 (1.23%) Adobe Illustrator
8 20 (1.07%) InDesign
9 18 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 18 (0.96%) MS Visio
10 12 (0.64%) Chatbot
11 5 (0.27%) InVision
11 5 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
12 3 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
12 3 (0.16%) Elementor
13 2 (0.11%) Adobe Captivate
13 2 (0.11%) Trello
13 2 (0.11%) UserZoom
14 1 (0.053%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 35 (1.87%) Shopify
2 34 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 24 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.32%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.27%) Magento
5 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.21%) SAP BPC
7 3 (0.16%) Infor SunSystems
7 3 (0.16%) SAP Business One
7 3 (0.16%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.11%) Adobe Campaign
8 2 (0.11%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 2 (0.11%) iTrent
8 2 (0.11%) OpenCart
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.053%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.053%) TRIRIGA
Cloud Services
1 568 (30.34%) Azure
2 508 (27.14%) AWS
3 245 (13.09%) GCP
4 176 (9.40%) Figma
5 140 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
6 100 (5.34%) SaaS
7 90 (4.81%) Google Analytics
8 68 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
8 68 (3.63%) Power Platform
9 62 (3.31%) Serverless
10 49 (2.62%) GitHub
11 38 (2.03%) Entra ID
12 37 (1.98%) AWS Lambda
13 34 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
14 32 (1.71%) Power Automate
15 31 (1.66%) PowerApps
16 28 (1.50%) Miro
17 21 (1.12%) Adobe Analytics
17 21 (1.12%) Google Ads
18 20 (1.07%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.80%) Internet
2 14 (0.75%) DNS
3 12 (0.64%) Firewall
4 11 (0.59%) TCP/IP
5 10 (0.53%) VLAN
6 8 (0.43%) DHCP
7 7 (0.37%) Intranet
8 6 (0.32%) HTTP
9 5 (0.27%) VPN
10 4 (0.21%) Broadband
10 4 (0.21%) LAN
10 4 (0.21%) WAN
11 3 (0.16%) Bluetooth
11 3 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (0.16%) Modbus
11 3 (0.16%) Network Security
11 3 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.16%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.16%) ZigBee
12 2 (0.11%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 152 (8.12%) SQL Server
2 50 (2.67%) PostgreSQL
2 50 (2.67%) Power BI
3 47 (2.51%) MySQL
4 46 (2.46%) NoSQL
5 33 (1.76%) MongoDB
6 30 (1.60%) Relational Database
7 19 (1.01%) DynamoDB
8 15 (0.80%) Tableau
9 14 (0.75%) DB2
10 10 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
10 10 (0.53%) Metadata
11 9 (0.48%) Looker
12 8 (0.43%) Redis
13 7 (0.37%) BigQuery
13 7 (0.37%) Mixpanel
14 6 (0.32%) MariaDB
14 6 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
15 5 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 210 (11.22%) JIRA
2 137 (7.32%) Git
3 106 (5.66%) GitLab
4 103 (5.50%) Bitbucket
5 102 (5.45%) Selenium
6 94 (5.02%) Cucumber
7 92 (4.91%) Maven
8 90 (4.81%) SonarQube
8 90 (4.81%) Sonatype Nexus
9 32 (1.71%) Cypress.io
10 28 (1.50%) webpack
11 25 (1.34%) Axure RP
12 22 (1.18%) Jenkins
13 21 (1.12%) Vite
14 18 (0.96%) Storybook
15 16 (0.85%) Balsamiq
16 14 (0.75%) NeoLoad
17 12 (0.64%) eCATT
18 10 (0.53%) Babel
18 10 (0.53%) Postman
General
1 576 (30.77%) Social Skills
2 481 (25.69%) Finance
3 397 (21.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 281 (15.01%) Marketing
5 246 (13.14%) Banking
6 207 (11.06%) Law
7 198 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
8 163 (8.71%) Retail
9 101 (5.40%) Investment Banking
10 93 (4.97%) Public Sector
11 92 (4.91%) Corporate Banking
12 89 (4.75%) Legal
13 48 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
14 45 (2.40%) Manufacturing
15 43 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
16 34 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
17 26 (1.39%) Advertising
18 23 (1.23%) Telecoms
19 22 (1.18%) Electronics
20 20 (1.07%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 548 (29.27%) Senior
2 364 (19.44%) Developer
3 328 (17.52%) Software Engineer
4 229 (12.23%) Designer
5 193 (10.31%) Senior Software Engineer
6 145 (7.75%) Analyst
7 138 (7.37%) UX Designer
8 125 (6.68%) Lead
8 125 (6.68%) Senior Developer
9 105 (5.61%) Senior Designer
10 97 (5.18%) Full-Stack Developer
11 84 (4.49%) Senior UX Designer
12 79 (4.22%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 71 (3.79%) IT Support
14 64 (3.42%) Product Manager
15 53 (2.83%) Business Analyst
16 50 (2.67%) Architect
16 50 (2.67%) Full-Stack Engineer
17 47 (2.51%) Senior Manager
18 45 (2.40%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 420 (22.44%) React
2 375 (20.03%) HTML
3 361 (19.28%) CSS
4 331 (17.68%) .NET
5 293 (15.65%) Node.js
6 192 (10.26%) RESTful
7 160 (8.55%) HTML5
8 155 (8.28%) REST
9 140 (7.48%) CSS3
9 140 (7.48%) Jest
10 138 (7.37%) Spring
11 133 (7.10%) Spring Boot
12 114 (6.09%) Kafka
13 113 (6.04%) Redux
14 112 (5.98%) Sass
15 90 (4.81%) JPA
16 84 (4.49%) AngularJS
17 65 (3.47%) Next.js
18 45 (2.40%) Vue
19 38 (2.03%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 247 (13.19%) Self-Motivation
2 219 (11.70%) Product Ownership
3 179 (9.56%) Linux Command Line
4 178 (9.51%) Cyberattack
5 99 (5.29%) Enterprise Software
6 92 (4.91%) Onboarding
7 53 (2.83%) Mobile App
8 51 (2.72%) Cloud Native
9 49 (2.62%) Social Media
10 45 (2.40%) Management Information System
11 38 (2.03%) e-Learning
12 34 (1.82%) Data Structures
13 32 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
14 31 (1.66%) Algorithms
14 31 (1.66%) Driving Licence
15 24 (1.28%) AI Agents
16 21 (1.12%) IoT
17 20 (1.07%) Graphic Design
18 18 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
19 16 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 208 (11.11%) Linux
2 85 (4.54%) Windows
3 79 (4.22%) Apple iOS
4 56 (2.99%) Android
5 38 (2.03%) Windows 10
6 28 (1.50%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.32%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.27%) Unix
9 4 (0.21%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.16%) Kali Linux
11 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 975 (52.08%) Agile
2 512 (27.35%) UX Design
3 423 (22.60%) Mentoring
4 388 (20.73%) Software Engineering
5 375 (20.03%) Problem-Solving
6 340 (18.16%) Microservices
7 311 (16.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 299 (15.97%) CI/CD
8 299 (15.97%) DevOps
9 296 (15.81%) Full-Stack Development
10 281 (15.01%) Analytics
11 277 (14.80%) Machine Learning
12 275 (14.69%) AI
13 274 (14.64%) Scrum
14 259 (13.84%) Front End Development
15 247 (13.19%) Roadmaps
16 236 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
17 224 (11.97%) Prototyping
18 215 (11.49%) Test Automation
19 214 (11.43%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 605 (32.32%) JavaScript
2 387 (20.67%) Java
3 319 (17.04%) Python
4 299 (15.97%) TypeScript
5 246 (13.14%) SQL
6 186 (9.94%) C++
7 185 (9.88%) Rust
8 183 (9.78%) Go
9 136 (7.26%) C#
10 49 (2.62%) PowerShell
11 32 (1.71%) PHP
12 14 (0.75%) Bash
12 14 (0.75%) Swift
13 12 (0.64%) Bicep
13 12 (0.64%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.43%) R
14 8 (0.43%) VBScript
15 7 (0.37%) Ruby
16 6 (0.32%) XAML
17 5 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 292 (15.60%) Security Cleared
2 242 (12.93%) Degree
3 201 (10.74%) DV Cleared
4 193 (10.31%) AWS Certification
5 185 (9.88%) AWS Certified Developer
6 183 (9.78%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 82 (4.38%) SC Cleared
8 63 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 38 (2.03%) Master's Degree
10 26 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
11 18 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (0.85%) DBS Check
13 15 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 12 (0.64%) MCSA
14 12 (0.64%) PhD
15 11 (0.59%) Postgraduate
16 8 (0.43%) A+ Certification
17 7 (0.37%) Azure Certification
17 7 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
17 7 (0.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 456 (24.36%) Accessibility
2 208 (11.11%) QA
3 62 (3.31%) WCAG
4 42 (2.24%) GDPR
5 26 (1.39%) SLA
6 12 (0.64%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (0.37%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 7 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (0.37%) PERC
9 6 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.27%) COBIT
10 5 (0.27%) GxP
11 3 (0.16%) HL7
11 3 (0.16%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.16%) Section 508
12 2 (0.11%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.11%) NIST
13 1 (0.053%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 164 (8.76%) Docker
2 71 (3.79%) Active Directory
3 14 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (0.32%) Firmware
6 6 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.11%) KVM
7 2 (0.11%) Xen
7 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.053%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.053%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.053%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 171 (9.13%) Kubernetes
2 48 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 44 (2.35%) Terraform
4 12 (0.64%) HP ALM
5 6 (0.32%) SCCM
5 6 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (0.27%) Grafana
7 3 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.16%) Nessus
7 3 (0.16%) Nmap
7 3 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.11%) Ansible
8 2 (0.11%) CFEngine
8 2 (0.11%) Puppet
8 2 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.11%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.053%) BMC PATROL
9 1 (0.053%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.053%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.053%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 235 (12.55%) Microsoft
2 143 (7.64%) Google
3 139 (7.43%) Adobe
4 90 (4.81%) Solace
5 53 (2.83%) SAP
6 50 (2.67%) ServiceNow
7 45 (2.40%) Salesforce
8 32 (1.71%) Oracle
9 26 (1.39%) Hotjar
10 20 (1.07%) Apple
10 20 (1.07%) Qualtrics
11 19 (1.01%) IBM
12 18 (0.96%) Cisco
12 18 (0.96%) HubSpot
13 16 (0.85%) Databricks
13 16 (0.85%) Foundry
14 15 (0.80%) HP
14 15 (0.80%) Red Hat
15 14 (0.75%) Citrix
15 14 (0.75%) VMware