Interaction Design Job Trends in England

Interaction Design (IxD)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Interaction Design skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 601 649 671
Rank change year-on-year +48 +22 -146
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 33 92 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.077% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.086% 0.16% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14 61 44
10th Percentile £41,074 £39,390 £39,748
25th Percentile £41,563 £54,043 £44,156
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £58,465 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -8.29% +13.25%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £84,063
90th Percentile - £75,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £58,465 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.49% +6.30% -0.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Interaction 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 in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,232 56,364 51,159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 88.74% 81.73% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 22,002 31,924 38,556
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Interaction Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Interaction Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Interaction Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Interaction Design

Interaction Design
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Interaction Design in England over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Interaction Design in England

Interaction Design
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Interaction Design within the England region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
London +78 10 £43,750 -32.69% 51
South East +49 9 - - 35
North of England +2 6 £48,750 -18.75% 26
Yorkshire +15 3 £41,075 -31.54% 6
North West -10 2 £48,750 -17.09% 14
South West +65 1 - - 5
West Midlands +43 1 £40,000 -31.58% 3
Midlands +34 1 £40,000 -31.58% 6
North East +10 1 £65,000 +8.33% 6
Interaction Design
UK

Interaction Design
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 9 (27.27%) Sketch
2 6 (18.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 6 (18.18%) Adobe XD
3 2 (6.06%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (6.06%) InVision
4 1 (3.03%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (3.03%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (3.03%) Maya
Cloud Services
1 18 (54.55%) Figma
2 2 (6.06%) GitHub
2 2 (6.06%) Heroku
2 2 (6.06%) SaaS
3 1 (3.03%) Google Analytics
General
1 17 (51.52%) Social Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Legal
2 11 (33.33%) Marketing
3 6 (18.18%) Finance
4 5 (15.15%) Law
5 4 (12.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (9.09%) Public Sector
7 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (3.03%) Banking
8 1 (3.03%) Games
8 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (51.52%) Designer
2 7 (21.21%) Architect
2 7 (21.21%) User Experience Architect
3 6 (18.18%) Product Designer
4 5 (15.15%) Interaction Designer
5 4 (12.12%) Lead
5 4 (12.12%) Lead Software Design Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Lead Software Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Software Design Engineer
5 4 (12.12%) Software Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Content Designer
6 2 (6.06%) Senior
6 2 (6.06%) Senior Designer
6 2 (6.06%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 2 (6.06%) User Researcher
6 2 (6.06%) UX Designer
6 2 (6.06%) Web Designer
7 1 (3.03%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 1 (3.03%) UI Designer
7 1 (3.03%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (27.27%) CSS
1 9 (27.27%) HTML
2 5 (15.15%) React
3 2 (6.06%) Node.js
4 1 (3.03%) AngularJS
4 1 (3.03%) CSS3
4 1 (3.03%) Flash
4 1 (3.03%) Framer.js
4 1 (3.03%) HTML5
4 1 (3.03%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.09%) Mobile App
2 2 (6.06%) Graphic Design
2 2 (6.06%) Hackathon
2 2 (6.06%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.03%) Social Media
3 1 (3.03%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (81.82%) User Research
2 23 (69.70%) User Experience
3 16 (48.48%) UX Design
4 13 (39.39%) Agile
5 12 (36.36%) Usability Testing
5 12 (36.36%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 10 (30.30%) Journey Map
6 10 (30.30%) Prototyping
7 9 (27.27%) Customer Experience
7 9 (27.27%) Design Thinking
7 9 (27.27%) Wireframes
7 9 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
8 8 (24.24%) Software Engineering
9 7 (21.21%) Business Analysis
9 7 (21.21%) Business Case
9 7 (21.21%) Business Process Analysis
9 7 (21.21%) Persona Development
9 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (18.18%) Customer Insight
Programming Languages
1 9 (27.27%) JavaScript
2 4 (12.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (21.21%) SC Cleared
1 7 (21.21%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (39.39%) Accessibility
2 6 (18.18%) QA
3 1 (3.03%) WCAG
Vendors
1 11 (33.33%) Adobe
2 1 (3.03%) Google
2 1 (3.03%) Hotjar