User Experience Contracts in the UK excluding London

UX
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for User Experience skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Experience over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 80 80
Rank change year-on-year -17 0 -17
Contract jobs citing User Experience 425 679 923
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.09% 2.96% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.48% 3.30% 3.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 510 692
10th Percentile £275 £350 £363
25th Percentile £387 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year - -2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £559 £550 £550
90th Percentile £624 £614 £623
UK median daily rate £500 £505 £525
% change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% +13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 14 24
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.43 £20.27
25th Percentile - £16.85 £22.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £69.08
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -74.67% +191.24%
75th Percentile £72.90 £32.75 £77.50
90th Percentile £76.28 £45.15 £79.95
UK median hourly rate £26.56 £29.60 £55.50
% change year-on-year -10.26% -46.68% +68.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

User Experience 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,140 20,557 27,119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.34% 89.47% 89.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,220 14,177 18,943
10th Percentile £250 £256 £238
25th Percentile £381 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.43%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £655
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,064 1,258 1,350
10th Percentile £12.35 £10.63 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.72 £61.52
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
North of England -7 108 £475 -9.52% 204
Scotland -6 94 £465 +4.26% 46
South East -23 89 £500 +5.26% 103
North West -14 60 £469 -14.77% 134
Midlands +21 57 £500 +11.11% 87
West Midlands +25 52 £506 +1.25% 55
South West -20 51 £425 -11.87% 51
Yorkshire -14 36 £500 +2.56% 54
North East +14 12 £450 -27.27% 17
East of England -20 12 £350 -6.67% 32
Wales +12 8 £412 -25.09% 12
Northern Ireland +10 7 £513 - 7
East Midlands +1 4 £418 -4.46% 32
User Experience
UK

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (5.65%) CMS
2 13 (3.06%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.59%) SAS
4 10 (2.35%) Sitecore CMS
5 8 (1.88%) Apache
6 7 (1.65%) Confluence
7 3 (0.71%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.71%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.24%) Drupal
9 1 (0.24%) Jadu
9 1 (0.24%) Moodle
9 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.24%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (4.71%) Sketch
3 11 (2.59%) Photoshop
4 10 (2.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 9 (2.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 8 (1.88%) InVision
7 7 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
8 5 (1.18%) Adobe XD
9 4 (0.94%) Adobe Captivate
10 3 (0.71%) MicroStation
11 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.47%) UserZoom
12 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
12 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.24%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.88%) Magento
2 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.71%) Maximo
3 3 (0.71%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.24%) Relativity
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 46 (10.82%) Figma
2 42 (9.88%) Azure
3 25 (5.88%) AWS
4 22 (5.18%) Power Platform
5 20 (4.71%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (4.00%) Serverless
7 15 (3.53%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (3.29%) Amazon S3
8 14 (3.29%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (3.29%) SaaS
9 13 (3.06%) AWS CloudFormation
10 12 (2.82%) OpenShift
11 7 (1.65%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.65%) Textract
12 6 (1.41%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 6 (1.41%) Amazon SageMaker
12 6 (1.41%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 5 (1.18%) Azure AKS
13 5 (1.18%) GCP
13 5 (1.18%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.82%) VPN
2 7 (1.65%) Firewall
3 5 (1.18%) Intranet
4 3 (0.71%) HTTP
4 3 (0.71%) Internet
5 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.24%) 5G
6 1 (0.24%) DHCP
6 1 (0.24%) DNS
6 1 (0.24%) LAN
6 1 (0.24%) LTE
6 1 (0.24%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (0.24%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.24%) Power BI
2 17 (4.00%) MongoDB
3 16 (3.76%) PostgreSQL
4 14 (3.29%) Amazon Aurora
5 10 (2.35%) Crystal Reports
6 7 (1.65%) MySQL
7 6 (1.41%) GIS
7 6 (1.41%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.41%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.94%) Big Data
8 4 (0.94%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.94%) Metadata
8 4 (0.94%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.94%) Tableau
9 3 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.71%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.71%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.71%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 13 (3.06%) JIRA
2 11 (2.59%) Git
3 6 (1.41%) GitLab
3 6 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.18%) Axure RP
4 5 (1.18%) webpack
5 4 (0.94%) Gradle
5 4 (0.94%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.71%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.47%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.47%) Appium
7 2 (0.47%) Capybara
7 2 (0.47%) JMeter
7 2 (0.47%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.47%) Maven
7 2 (0.47%) Selenium
7 2 (0.47%) UI Automator
7 2 (0.47%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.24%) rollup.js
8 1 (0.24%) Vite
General
1 121 (28.47%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.18%) Public Sector
3 54 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (9.18%) Finance
5 29 (6.82%) Marketing
6 15 (3.53%) Legal
6 15 (3.53%) Telecoms
7 13 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (2.82%) Retail
9 10 (2.35%) Banking
9 10 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.71%) Electronics
13 3 (0.71%) Games
13 3 (0.71%) German Language
13 3 (0.71%) Health Technology
13 3 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.71%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 101 (23.76%) Developer
2 83 (19.53%) Designer
3 54 (12.71%) UX Designer
4 46 (10.82%) Senior
5 45 (10.59%) Analyst
6 25 (5.88%) Business Analyst
7 24 (5.65%) Architect
8 21 (4.94%) Lead
9 20 (4.71%) UI Designer
10 18 (4.24%) UI/UX Designer
10 18 (4.24%) User Researcher
11 16 (3.76%) Consultant
12 13 (3.06%) Delivery Manager
12 13 (3.06%) React Developer
13 12 (2.82%) IT Support
14 11 (2.59%) Senior Designer
15 10 (2.35%) .NET Developer
16 9 (2.12%) IT Support Specialist
16 9 (2.12%) Technical Architect
16 9 (2.12%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (10.59%) React
2 41 (9.65%) HTML
3 37 (8.71%) CSS
4 23 (5.41%) Node.js
5 20 (4.71%) .NET
5 20 (4.71%) RESTful
6 19 (4.47%) AngularJS
7 14 (3.29%) AWS CDK
8 11 (2.59%) REST
9 6 (1.41%) XML
10 5 (1.18%) CSS3
10 5 (1.18%) HTML5
10 5 (1.18%) jQuery
10 5 (1.18%) Redux
10 5 (1.18%) Spring Boot
10 5 (1.18%) Vue
10 5 (1.18%) Web Services
11 4 (0.94%) Apache NiFi
11 4 (0.94%) Flask
11 4 (0.94%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 57 (13.41%) Product Ownership
2 24 (5.65%) Mobile App
3 8 (1.88%) Public Cloud
4 7 (1.65%) Legacy Applications
4 7 (1.65%) Management Information System
4 7 (1.65%) Wiki
5 6 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (1.41%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.18%) Robotics
7 4 (0.94%) Digital Media
7 4 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.71%) Algorithms
8 3 (0.71%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.71%) Lidar
8 3 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (0.71%) Social Media
8 3 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.29%) Android
2 26 (6.12%) Apple iOS
3 20 (4.71%) Windows
4 7 (1.65%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.94%) Linux
6 2 (0.47%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (32.24%) UX Design
2 134 (31.53%) Agile
3 58 (13.65%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (13.18%) DevOps
5 55 (12.94%) Roadmaps
6 54 (12.71%) Analytics
6 54 (12.71%) User Research
7 47 (11.06%) Service Design
7 47 (11.06%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 41 (9.65%) Wireframes
9 38 (8.94%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (8.00%) User Stories
11 32 (7.53%) UX Research
12 31 (7.29%) Mentoring
12 31 (7.29%) Scrum
12 31 (7.29%) Stakeholder Management
13 30 (7.06%) Prototyping
14 28 (6.59%) CI/CD
15 27 (6.35%) Code Quality
16 26 (6.12%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 53 (12.47%) Python
2 42 (9.88%) JavaScript
3 33 (7.76%) SQL
4 30 (7.06%) TypeScript
5 21 (4.94%) Java
6 19 (4.47%) C#
7 8 (1.88%) Kotlin
8 6 (1.41%) Bicep
8 6 (1.41%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.18%) PHP
10 4 (0.94%) Bash
10 4 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.71%) Go
11 3 (0.71%) Ruby
11 3 (0.71%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.71%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.47%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.47%) C++
12 2 (0.47%) GLSL
12 2 (0.47%) HLSL
Qualifications
1 49 (11.53%) Degree
2 41 (9.65%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.71%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.06%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.35%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (1.41%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.18%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.94%) HNC
9 4 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.47%) APMP
11 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Developer
11 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.47%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.47%) IIBA
11 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.47%) Tableau Certification
12 1 (0.24%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (12.00%) Accessibility
2 23 (5.41%) QA
3 10 (2.35%) WCAG
4 9 (2.12%) Disclosure Scotland
5 8 (1.88%) Actionable Recommendations
6 7 (1.65%) SLA
7 6 (1.41%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.47%) GDPR
8 2 (0.47%) GxP
8 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.47%) PMO
8 2 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.24%) HL7
9 1 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 15 (3.53%) Docker
2 5 (1.18%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (4.24%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.06%) Grafana
3 6 (1.41%) Terraform
4 4 (0.94%) Ansible
5 3 (0.71%) Kibana
5 3 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.24%) AppManager
7 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 35 (8.24%) Microsoft
2 23 (5.41%) Adobe
3 15 (3.53%) Google
4 12 (2.82%) IFS
5 10 (2.35%) Sitecore
6 9 (2.12%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.88%) Atlassian
8 7 (1.65%) RedPrairie
9 6 (1.41%) Apple
9 6 (1.41%) Cadence
9 6 (1.41%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.18%) Oracle
10 5 (1.18%) Red Hat
10 5 (1.18%) SAP
11 3 (0.71%) Anaplan
11 3 (0.71%) Databricks
11 3 (0.71%) ESRI
12 2 (0.47%) Virgin Media
12 2 (0.47%) VMware
12 2 (0.47%) Xamarin