UX Design Job Trends

User Experience Design (UXD)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring UX Design skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 304 275 246
Rank change year-on-year -29 -29 -114
Permanent jobs citing UX Design 416 624 690
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 1.00% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 1.16% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 242 329 607
10th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £80,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.27% -4.09% -4.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

UX Design 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 47,424 53,892 47,309
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.09% 86.75% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,060 28,022 36,472
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -1.87%

UX Design
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing UX Design relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

UX Design job vacancy trend in the UK

UX Design
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UX Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UX Design

UX Design
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Design over the 6 months to 12 December 2025.

Salary histogram for UX Design in the UK

UX Design
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Design within the UK over the 6 months to 12 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +8 374 £65,000 +18.18% 800
London +101 213 £75,000 +15.38% 127
Work from Home +43 173 £67,500 +16.88% 657
UK excluding London -88 163 £55,000 +4.27% 767
South East +33 63 £52,500 -8.70% 206
North of England -31 38 £51,250 -2.38% 178
North West -1 21 £63,750 +15.91% 86
Midlands -32 21 £55,000 +57.14% 133
West Midlands +16 19 £56,250 -2.17% 77
South West +7 18 £60,000 +9.09% 80
North East +10 10 £50,000 +17.65% 22
East of England +12 8 £60,000 +9.09% 115
Northern Ireland -6 8 - - 14
Yorkshire -26 7 £65,000 +44.44% 70
Scotland -40 6 - - 29
East Midlands -34 2 £40,000 +14.29% 48
Wales -31 1 - - 18

UX Design
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 31 (7.45%) Confluence
2 15 (3.61%) WordPress
3 12 (2.88%) CMS
3 12 (2.88%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.92%) Headless CMS
5 4 (0.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.96%) Appian
6 3 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.48%) CICS
7 2 (0.48%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.24%) Moodle
8 1 (0.24%) nginx
8 1 (0.24%) Umbraco
Applications
1 40 (9.62%) Adobe XD
2 28 (6.73%) Sketch
3 19 (4.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 10 (2.40%) Adobe Illustrator
4 10 (2.40%) Photoshop
5 8 (1.92%) InDesign
5 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (0.96%) InVision
6 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
6 4 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.72%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.72%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.48%) Adobe Captivate
8 2 (0.48%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.48%) Elementor
9 1 (0.24%) Notion
9 1 (0.24%) Trello
9 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (2.64%) Shopify
2 4 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 124 (29.81%) Figma
2 103 (24.76%) Azure
3 77 (18.51%) AWS
4 36 (8.65%) SaaS
5 32 (7.69%) GCP
6 26 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (6.25%) Google Analytics
6 26 (6.25%) Serverless
7 25 (6.01%) GitHub
8 20 (4.81%) Adobe Analytics
9 17 (4.09%) AWS Lambda
9 17 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (3.85%) Power Platform
11 13 (3.13%) Amazon S3
11 13 (3.13%) Miro
12 11 (2.64%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.92%) Amazon ECS
13 8 (1.92%) Amazon SQS
13 8 (1.92%) Vercel
14 7 (1.68%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.72%) Broadband
2 2 (0.48%) HTTP
3 1 (0.24%) AMQP
3 1 (0.24%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.24%) Internet
3 1 (0.24%) SMS
3 1 (0.24%) SSH
3 1 (0.24%) Value-Added Service
3 1 (0.24%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.77%) NoSQL
2 17 (4.09%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.40%) Power BI
4 7 (1.68%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.44%) DynamoDB
6 5 (1.20%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.96%) MySQL
7 4 (0.96%) Tableau
8 3 (0.72%) Metadata
9 2 (0.48%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.48%) DB2
9 2 (0.48%) Looker
9 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.24%) Big Data
10 1 (0.24%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 59 (14.18%) Git
2 48 (11.54%) JIRA
3 23 (5.53%) Cypress.io
4 14 (3.37%) Balsamiq
5 13 (3.13%) Axure RP
5 13 (3.13%) webpack
6 11 (2.64%) Jenkins
7 10 (2.40%) Storybook
8 9 (2.16%) Vite
9 7 (1.68%) gulp
10 6 (1.44%) Visual Studio
11 5 (1.20%) Bitbucket
11 5 (1.20%) TeamCity
11 5 (1.20%) Visual Studio Code
12 3 (0.72%) Artifactory
12 3 (0.72%) CircleCI
12 3 (0.72%) GitLab
12 3 (0.72%) JUnit
12 3 (0.72%) Xcode
13 2 (0.48%) Selenium
General
1 138 (33.17%) Social Skills
2 84 (20.19%) Marketing
3 78 (18.75%) Finance
4 60 (14.42%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (11.30%) Law
6 30 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (6.97%) Banking
7 29 (6.97%) Legal
7 29 (6.97%) Public Sector
8 22 (5.29%) Telecoms
9 20 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
10 15 (3.61%) Retail
11 11 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.92%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.68%) Digital Health
14 7 (1.68%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.44%) Electronics
15 6 (1.44%) Publishing
16 5 (1.20%) Games
Job Titles
1 131 (31.49%) Developer
2 123 (29.57%) Senior
3 105 (25.24%) Designer
4 62 (14.90%) UX Designer
5 58 (13.94%) Senior Developer
6 56 (13.46%) Full-Stack Developer
7 34 (8.17%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 33 (7.93%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
9 32 (7.69%) Lead
10 28 (6.73%) UI Designer
11 26 (6.25%) Analyst
12 25 (6.01%) UI/UX Designer
13 22 (5.29%) Product Manager
14 21 (5.05%) Senior Manager
15 18 (4.33%) Product Designer
16 17 (4.09%) Strategy Manager
17 15 (3.61%) Senior Designer
18 14 (3.37%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
18 14 (3.37%) Full-Stack Web Developer
18 14 (3.37%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (27.88%) CSS
2 115 (27.64%) React
3 112 (26.92%) HTML
4 56 (13.46%) .NET
5 55 (13.22%) RESTful
6 45 (10.82%) Node.js
7 30 (7.21%) Jest
8 28 (6.73%) Next.js
9 27 (6.49%) Vue
10 26 (6.25%) AngularJS
11 23 (5.53%) REST
12 21 (5.05%) .NET Framework
12 21 (5.05%) GraphQL
12 21 (5.05%) Tailwind CSS
13 17 (4.09%) ASP.NET
13 17 (4.09%) HTML5
13 17 (4.09%) WebSockets
14 14 (3.37%) CSS3
15 13 (3.13%) .NET Core
15 13 (3.13%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 56 (13.46%) Product Ownership
2 38 (9.13%) Mobile App
3 22 (5.29%) Onboarding
4 19 (4.57%) Cloud Native
5 14 (3.37%) AI Agents
6 13 (3.13%) Social Media
7 11 (2.64%) Virtual Team
8 9 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.92%) Animation
9 8 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.92%) Graphic Design
10 6 (1.44%) e-Learning
10 6 (1.44%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.96%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.96%) Data Structures
13 3 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.72%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.72%) VUI
Operating Systems
1 35 (8.41%) Android
2 24 (5.77%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.96%) Linux
4 2 (0.48%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 416 (100.00%) User Experience
2 224 (53.85%) Agile
3 110 (26.44%) DevOps
3 110 (26.44%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (24.76%) Wireframes
5 100 (24.04%) Analytics
6 84 (20.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 82 (19.71%) Full-Stack Development
7 82 (19.71%) User Research
8 77 (18.51%) CI/CD
9 76 (18.27%) Stakeholder Management
10 74 (17.79%) Front End Development
11 73 (17.55%) AI
12 71 (17.07%) Prototyping
13 60 (14.42%) Roadmaps
14 57 (13.70%) Customer Experience
14 57 (13.70%) Design Thinking
15 56 (13.46%) Mentoring
16 53 (12.74%) Coaching
16 53 (12.74%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 131 (31.49%) JavaScript
2 71 (17.07%) TypeScript
3 44 (10.58%) C#
4 42 (10.10%) SQL
5 31 (7.45%) Python
6 28 (6.73%) Java
7 15 (3.61%) Go
8 13 (3.13%) Bicep
9 8 (1.92%) C++
9 8 (1.92%) Kotlin
10 7 (1.68%) XAML
11 6 (1.44%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.20%) Swift
13 4 (0.96%) VBA
14 3 (0.72%) Bash
14 3 (0.72%) PHP
14 3 (0.72%) Ruby
14 3 (0.72%) VBScript
15 2 (0.48%) COBOL
15 2 (0.48%) JCL
Qualifications
1 79 (18.99%) Degree
2 54 (12.98%) Security Cleared
3 44 (10.58%) SC Cleared
4 23 (5.53%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.13%) Master's Degree
6 8 (1.92%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.20%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.20%) AWS Certified Developer
7 5 (1.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.72%) CITP
8 3 (0.72%) CREST Certified
8 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.24%) HNC
9 1 (0.24%) HND
9 1 (0.24%) PhD
9 1 (0.24%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (33.65%) Accessibility
2 49 (11.78%) QA
3 35 (8.41%) WCAG
4 12 (2.88%) GDPR
5 6 (1.44%) PERC
6 3 (0.72%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.72%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.72%) Section 508
7 2 (0.48%) SLA
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 43 (10.34%) Docker
2 2 (0.48%) RACF
Systems Management
1 30 (7.21%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.40%) Terraform
3 2 (0.48%) Grafana
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
3 2 (0.48%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 83 (19.95%) Adobe
2 35 (8.41%) Microsoft
3 24 (5.77%) Google
4 17 (4.09%) Qualtrics
5 8 (1.92%) Apple
6 7 (1.68%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.20%) Sitecore
8 4 (0.96%) Hotjar
8 4 (0.96%) Oracle
9 3 (0.72%) Cisco
9 3 (0.72%) Databricks
9 3 (0.72%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.48%) OneTrust
11 1 (0.24%) Bloomberg
11 1 (0.24%) BMC
11 1 (0.24%) dotdigital
11 1 (0.24%) Dynatrace
11 1 (0.24%) NCR
11 1 (0.24%) Sage
11 1 (0.24%) Screaming Frog