User-Centered Design (UCD) Contracts in the Thames Valley

User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 151 158
Rank change year-on-year +29 +7 -6
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 10 4 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.38% 0.14% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.15% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 4 6
10th Percentile £506 £329 £486
25th Percentile £517 £343 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £388 £510
Median % change year-on-year +41.94% -24.02% -
75th Percentile £558 £469 £540
90th Percentile £561 £480 £575
South East median daily rate £550 £475 £510
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.86% +8.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,269 2,615 3,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.82% 90.80% 89.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,246 1,775 2,188
10th Percentile £213 £313 £237
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £488
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +3.59% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £510 £505 £500
% change year-on-year +0.99% +1.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 70 89
10th Percentile £14.09 £16.25 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £24.86 £12.25
Median hourly rate £46.25 £52.30 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -11.57% +200.23% -17.24%
75th Percentile £64.42 £72.69 £24.42
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £63.27
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £21.99
% change year-on-year -9.52% +138.80% -17.81%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in the Thames Valley

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in the Thames Valley

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for User-Centered Design (UCD) in the Thames Valley

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Buckinghamshire - 9 £550 - 1
Berkshire -8 1 £565 +25.56%
User-Centered Design (UCD)
South East

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) InVision
1 1 (10.00%) OmniGraffle
1 1 (10.00%) Sketch
1 1 (10.00%) UXPin
Communications & Networking
1 9 (90.00%) SAN
1 9 (90.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Axure RP
1 1 (10.00%) Balsamiq
Job Titles
1 9 (90.00%) Developer
1 9 (90.00%) Python Developer
2 4 (40.00%) Backend Developer
3 3 (30.00%) Analyst
3 3 (30.00%) Analyst Developer
3 3 (30.00%) Developer Analyst
3 3 (30.00%) Linux Developer
3 3 (30.00%) Programmer
3 3 (30.00%) Python Programmer
3 3 (30.00%) Security Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Designer
4 1 (10.00%) UI Designer
4 1 (10.00%) UI/UX Designer
4 1 (10.00%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) CSS
1 1 (10.00%) CSS3
1 1 (10.00%) Framer.js
1 1 (10.00%) HTML
1 1 (10.00%) HTML5
Operating Systems
1 9 (90.00%) Debian
1 9 (90.00%) Linux
1 9 (90.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Prototyping
2 9 (90.00%) Agile
2 9 (90.00%) Configuration Management
2 9 (90.00%) Data Engineering
2 9 (90.00%) Data Modelling
2 9 (90.00%) ITIL
3 6 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 6 (60.00%) Matrix Organization
3 6 (60.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (10.00%) A/B Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Design Thinking
4 1 (10.00%) Heuristic Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Mobile First
4 1 (10.00%) Product Vision
4 1 (10.00%) Rapid Prototyping
4 1 (10.00%) Responsive Web Design
4 1 (10.00%) User Experience
4 1 (10.00%) User Research
4 1 (10.00%) User Stories
4 1 (10.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 9 (90.00%) Python
2 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (60.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft
1 9 (90.00%) Red Hat
1 9 (90.00%) VMware