User Experience Contracts

UX
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 72 61 60
Rank change year-on-year -11 -1 -4
Contract jobs citing User Experience 1,231 2,124 3,566
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.85% 3.60% 4.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.30% 4.00% 4.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 822 1,498 2,576
10th Percentile £305 £363 £375
25th Percentile £400 £420 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +13.51%
75th Percentile £588 £605 £603
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £465 £481
% change year-on-year +2.26% -3.48% +13.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 32 45
10th Percentile £16.25 £16.85 £20.39
25th Percentile £23.75 £18.57 £24.25
Median hourly rate £31.71 £29.60 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.15% -41.40% +53.73%
75th Percentile £61.38 £45.00 £62.75
90th Percentile £73.36 £60.00 £67.80
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £17.50 £26.25
% change year-on-year +42.86% -33.33% +10.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in the UK

User Experience
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 5 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
England -15 992 £500 -4.40% 1,022
London -16 596 £500 -9.09% 476
Work from Home -1 482 £500 - 535
UK excluding London -20 432 £475 +2.26% 582
North of England -14 106 £475 -7.32% 203
Scotland -11 97 £465 +6.29% 42
South East -22 97 £500 +5.26% 107
North West -14 57 £475 -10.59% 132
Midlands +12 54 £488 +5.41% 94
South West -2 51 £425 -10.90% 72
West Midlands +19 47 £500 - 60
Yorkshire -8 38 £500 +3.90% 53
East of England -11 13 £388 +3.33% 50
North East +15 11 £575 +14.43% 19
Wales +5 8 £412 -28.35% 9
Northern Ireland +13 7 £513 - 6
East Midlands +5 6 £400 -5.88% 34

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 61 (4.96%) CMS
2 37 (3.01%) SharePoint
3 24 (1.95%) Confluence
4 14 (1.14%) Apache
4 14 (1.14%) SAS
5 10 (0.81%) Sitecore CMS
6 8 (0.65%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 7 (0.57%) Drupal
7 7 (0.57%) Headless CMS
8 5 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.41%) WordPress
9 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.32%) Tornado
10 3 (0.24%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.24%) nginx
11 2 (0.16%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.16%) Oracle Self-Service HR
11 2 (0.16%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.16%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.081%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 62 (5.04%) Sketch
2 36 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.68%) Adobe XD
4 29 (2.36%) Microsoft Excel
5 24 (1.95%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 24 (1.95%) Photoshop
6 21 (1.71%) InVision
7 19 (1.54%) Adobe Illustrator
8 9 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 8 (0.65%) Adobe Captivate
10 6 (0.49%) SPSS
11 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
11 5 (0.41%) UserZoom
12 4 (0.32%) InDesign
13 3 (0.24%) MicroStation
14 2 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
14 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
14 2 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
15 1 (0.081%) Marvel
15 1 (0.081%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 12 (0.97%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (0.81%) Magento
3 7 (0.57%) Shopify
4 5 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.32%) WebTrends
6 3 (0.24%) Maximo
6 3 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.081%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.081%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.081%) SAP SCM
7 1 (0.081%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 149 (12.10%) Figma
2 130 (10.56%) AWS
3 125 (10.15%) Azure
4 55 (4.47%) Power Platform
5 34 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
6 31 (2.52%) Serverless
7 26 (2.11%) GitHub
8 25 (2.03%) GCP
9 23 (1.87%) Power Automate
10 21 (1.71%) PowerApps
11 20 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
12 19 (1.54%) SaaS
13 16 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.30%) Google Analytics
14 15 (1.22%) Amazon S3
14 15 (1.22%) Miro
15 14 (1.14%) Azure AKS
16 13 (1.06%) AWS CloudFormation
17 12 (0.97%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 29 (2.36%) Intranet
2 22 (1.79%) VPN
3 12 (0.97%) Internet
4 10 (0.81%) Firewall
5 9 (0.73%) HTTP
6 7 (0.57%) DHCP
6 7 (0.57%) DNS
7 4 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.24%) LAN
9 2 (0.16%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.16%) SSH
9 2 (0.16%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.16%) WAN
10 1 (0.081%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (0.081%) NFC
10 1 (0.081%) OpenLDAP
10 1 (0.081%) PPP
10 1 (0.081%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (3.98%) Power BI
2 46 (3.74%) Apache Cassandra
3 39 (3.17%) SQL Server
4 24 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (1.87%) MongoDB
6 20 (1.62%) NoSQL
7 18 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (1.38%) MySQL
9 14 (1.14%) Amazon Aurora
9 14 (1.14%) Relational Database
10 13 (1.06%) Big Data
11 10 (0.81%) Crystal Reports
12 9 (0.73%) Tableau
13 8 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
14 7 (0.57%) Data Mining
14 7 (0.57%) Metadata
15 6 (0.49%) GIS
16 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
16 5 (0.41%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 67 (5.44%) JIRA
2 50 (4.06%) Git
3 17 (1.38%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.22%) Axure RP
4 15 (1.22%) Cypress.io
5 13 (1.06%) webpack
6 12 (0.97%) GitLab
6 12 (0.97%) Gradle
6 12 (0.97%) Visual Studio Code
7 9 (0.73%) Bitbucket
7 9 (0.73%) TeamCity
8 7 (0.57%) git-flow
9 6 (0.49%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.41%) Babel
10 5 (0.41%) Maven
10 5 (0.41%) Visual Website Optimizer
11 4 (0.32%) Selenium
11 4 (0.32%) Visual Studio
12 3 (0.24%) Artifactory
12 3 (0.24%) JMeter
General
1 339 (27.54%) Social Skills
2 173 (14.05%) Finance
3 141 (11.45%) Public Sector
4 120 (9.75%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (7.72%) Marketing
6 58 (4.71%) Banking
7 43 (3.49%) Retail
8 34 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (2.27%) Legal
10 25 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (1.87%) Local Government
11 23 (1.87%) Telecoms
12 21 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (1.62%) Games
14 17 (1.38%) Publishing
15 16 (1.30%) Front Office
16 15 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
16 15 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.06%) Law
18 11 (0.89%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 297 (24.13%) Developer
2 259 (21.04%) Designer
3 211 (17.14%) Senior
4 156 (12.67%) UX Designer
5 85 (6.90%) Analyst
6 73 (5.93%) Software Engineer
7 66 (5.36%) Lead
7 66 (5.36%) React Developer
8 59 (4.79%) UI Designer
9 58 (4.71%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 56 (4.55%) Architect
11 54 (4.39%) UI/UX Designer
12 52 (4.22%) Senior Developer
13 48 (3.90%) Senior Designer
14 47 (3.82%) Business Analyst
15 42 (3.41%) Senior Software Engineer
16 40 (3.25%) Full Stack Developer
17 37 (3.01%) Senior UX Designer
18 36 (2.92%) .NET Developer
19 32 (2.60%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 171 (13.89%) React
2 167 (13.57%) CSS
3 162 (13.16%) HTML
4 68 (5.52%) .NET
5 65 (5.28%) Node.js
6 62 (5.04%) AngularJS
7 53 (4.31%) Kafka
8 50 (4.06%) RESTful
9 45 (3.66%) REST
10 34 (2.76%) Redux
11 27 (2.19%) HTML5
12 23 (1.87%) CSS3
12 23 (1.87%) Vue
13 22 (1.79%) JSON
13 22 (1.79%) Spring Boot
14 21 (1.71%) jQuery
14 21 (1.71%) Sass
15 19 (1.54%) WebSockets
16 18 (1.46%) Jest
17 17 (1.38%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 125 (10.15%) Product Ownership
2 77 (6.26%) Mobile App
3 29 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
4 27 (2.19%) Fixed Income
4 27 (2.19%) Management Information System
5 22 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (1.54%) Onboarding
7 13 (1.06%) Data Structures
8 12 (0.97%) Cloud Native
8 12 (0.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 12 (0.97%) Graphic Design
9 11 (0.89%) Algorithms
9 11 (0.89%) Digital Media
9 11 (0.89%) Legacy Applications
9 11 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
9 11 (0.89%) Video\Live Streaming
9 11 (0.89%) Wiki
10 10 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (0.73%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 53 (4.31%) Android
2 44 (3.57%) Apple iOS
2 44 (3.57%) Windows
3 15 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.81%) Linux
5 9 (0.73%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.65%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.32%) Unix
7 4 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.081%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.081%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.081%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 495 (40.21%) UX Design
2 398 (32.33%) Agile
3 182 (14.78%) Problem-Solving
4 179 (14.54%) User Research
5 125 (10.15%) UX Research
6 122 (9.91%) Software Engineering
7 118 (9.59%) DevOps
8 117 (9.50%) Front End Development
9 112 (9.10%) Stakeholder Management
10 111 (9.02%) Roadmaps
11 108 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 108 (8.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 107 (8.69%) Analytics
13 98 (7.96%) Wireframes
14 85 (6.90%) Service Design
15 76 (6.17%) CI/CD
15 76 (6.17%) Scrum
16 71 (5.77%) Prototyping
17 67 (5.44%) Customer Experience
17 67 (5.44%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 204 (16.57%) JavaScript
2 107 (8.69%) Python
3 100 (8.12%) TypeScript
4 88 (7.15%) SQL
5 82 (6.66%) Java
6 58 (4.71%) C#
7 51 (4.14%) Go
8 24 (1.95%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.54%) PowerShell
10 15 (1.22%) PHP
10 15 (1.22%) Swift
11 12 (0.97%) Apex Code
11 12 (0.97%) Objective-C
12 11 (0.89%) Bicep
13 9 (0.73%) SOQL
14 7 (0.57%) C
14 7 (0.57%) C++
15 5 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.32%) Bash
16 4 (0.32%) R
Qualifications
1 146 (11.86%) Degree
2 106 (8.61%) Security Cleared
3 71 (5.77%) SC Cleared
4 46 (3.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (1.54%) Master's Degree
6 17 (1.38%) DV Cleared
7 12 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 8 (0.65%) ISTQB
9 6 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 6 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.32%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.32%) AWS Certified Developer
10 4 (0.32%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (0.32%) HNC
10 4 (0.32%) Tableau Certification
11 3 (0.24%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 3 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.24%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 147 (11.94%) Accessibility
2 66 (5.36%) QA
3 24 (1.95%) SLA
4 22 (1.79%) Data Quality
4 22 (1.79%) WCAG
5 13 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
6 9 (0.73%) Disclosure Scotland
6 9 (0.73%) GDPR
7 6 (0.49%) PMO
8 4 (0.32%) GRC
8 4 (0.32%) GxP
9 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.24%) MiFID
10 2 (0.16%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 2 (0.16%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.16%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.081%) HL7
System Software
1 67 (5.44%) Docker
2 18 (1.46%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.16%) vSphere
5 1 (0.081%) Firmware
5 1 (0.081%) HDFS
5 1 (0.081%) OpenIDM
Systems Management
1 73 (5.93%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.30%) Grafana
2 16 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
3 13 (1.06%) Terraform
4 5 (0.41%) SCCM
5 4 (0.32%) Ansible
6 3 (0.24%) Kibana
6 3 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.081%) AppManager
7 1 (0.081%) Hadoop YARN
7 1 (0.081%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.081%) Nessus
7 1 (0.081%) Oozie
7 1 (0.081%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 93 (7.55%) Microsoft
2 88 (7.15%) Adobe
3 45 (3.66%) Google
4 33 (2.68%) Salesforce
5 28 (2.27%) ServiceNow
6 24 (1.95%) SAP
7 18 (1.46%) Apple
8 16 (1.30%) Sitecore
9 13 (1.06%) IFS
10 11 (0.89%) Atlassian
10 11 (0.89%) Oracle
11 10 (0.81%) Citrix
11 10 (0.81%) RedPrairie
12 9 (0.73%) Cadence
13 8 (0.65%) Databricks
13 8 (0.65%) Pardot
14 7 (0.57%) Optimizely
15 6 (0.49%) Blue Prism
15 6 (0.49%) UiPath
16 5 (0.41%) VMware