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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 553 603 659
Rank change year-on-year +50 +56 +83
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 81 31 126
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.13% 0.079% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.084% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 66 19 99
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,010 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,143 £42,200 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £42,512 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +48.37% -14.98% -23.08%
75th Percentile £71,917 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £63,076 £42,512 £50,000
% change year-on-year +48.37% -14.98% -20.00%

All Process & 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 50,229 36,970 64,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 78.08% 93.72% 87.37%
Number of salaries quoted 30,936 20,206 50,456
10th Percentile £29,800 £32,500 £29,010
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%

Interaction Design
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Interaction Design job vacancy trend 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 10 March 2026.

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 10 March 2026. 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
North of England -5 36 £63,076 +40.17% 8
London +20 24 £80,000 +25.48% 21
North West +1 15 £56,538 -1.67% 6
Yorkshire -35 14 £64,038 +42.31%
West Midlands +10 11 £50,000 +17.61% 5
Midlands -8 11 £50,000 +17.61% 5
North East -16 7 £52,500 +84.21% 2
South West -30 1 - - 4
Interaction Design
UK

Interaction Design
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 1 (1.23%) CMS
1 1 (1.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (17.28%) Sketch
2 8 (9.88%) Adobe XD
2 8 (9.88%) InVision
3 5 (6.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 35 (43.21%) Figma
2 11 (13.58%) GitHub
3 9 (11.11%) SaaS
4 8 (9.88%) GitHub Copilot
5 7 (8.64%) Heroku
6 6 (7.41%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.94%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.23%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (9.88%) Visual Studio
2 2 (2.47%) Axure RP
General
1 14 (17.28%) Public Sector
2 10 (12.35%) Social Skills
3 5 (6.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (3.70%) Police
5 2 (2.47%) Law
6 1 (1.23%) Banking
6 1 (1.23%) Finance
6 1 (1.23%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 72 (88.89%) Designer
2 49 (60.49%) Interaction Designer
3 28 (34.57%) Senior
4 22 (27.16%) Senior Designer
5 17 (20.99%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 16 (19.75%) UX Designer
7 6 (7.41%) Senior User Researcher
7 6 (7.41%) User Researcher
8 4 (4.94%) Systems Designer
9 3 (3.70%) Content Designer
9 3 (3.70%) Developer
9 3 (3.70%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 2 (2.47%) Blazor Developer
10 2 (2.47%) Service Designer
10 2 (2.47%) UX Developer
11 1 (1.23%) Applications Developer
11 1 (1.23%) Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
11 1 (1.23%) Senior UX Designer
11 1 (1.23%) User Experience Researcher
11 1 (1.23%) Web Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (20.99%) HTML
2 15 (18.52%) CSS
3 8 (9.88%) .NET
3 8 (9.88%) Blazor
3 8 (9.88%) Material Design
3 8 (9.88%) WebAssembly
4 4 (4.94%) Semantic HTML
5 3 (3.70%) Node.js
6 1 (1.23%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 4 (4.94%) Blog
3 3 (3.70%) NHS
4 2 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.23%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.23%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.94%) Android
1 4 (4.94%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (49.38%) User Experience
2 31 (38.27%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 30 (37.04%) User Research
3 30 (37.04%) Wireframes
4 29 (35.80%) Agile
5 25 (30.86%) UX Design
6 23 (28.40%) Prototyping
7 17 (20.99%) Mentoring
8 15 (18.52%) Service Design
9 13 (16.05%) User Stories
10 9 (11.11%) AI
10 9 (11.11%) Coaching
10 9 (11.11%) Microinteractions
10 9 (11.11%) Usability Testing
11 8 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (9.88%) CRM
11 8 (9.88%) Data Integration
11 8 (9.88%) Front End Development
11 8 (9.88%) Responsive Web Design
12 7 (8.64%) Journey Map
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.88%) C#
2 5 (6.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 12 (14.81%) Security Cleared
2 11 (13.58%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.47%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (46.91%) Accessibility
2 24 (29.63%) WCAG
3 6 (7.41%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 14 (17.28%) Adobe