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 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 663 617
Rank change year-on-year +94 -46 +26
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 38 63 65
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.081% 0.11% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.096% 0.12% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 24 38 50
10th Percentile £41,128 £42,200 £39,748
25th Percentile £46,429 £45,000 £45,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,758 £58,465 £58,719
Median % change year-on-year +15.90% -0.43% -9.66%
75th Percentile £72,500 £60,991 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £73,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,515 £58,465 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.06% +16.93% -18.37%

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 39,784 51,149 42,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.80% 85.43% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 26,668 32,820
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 28 November 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 28 November 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 +44 9 £85,000 +21.43% 14
North of England +9 8 £49,000 -16.19% 10
South East +50 7 - - 14
Yorkshire +11 5 £42,410 -27.46% 5
South West +19 2 - - 3
North East +9 2 £63,076 +6.49% 3
Midlands +59 1 £40,000 -5.91% 4
West Midlands +56 1 £40,000 -20.77% 2
North West +39 1 £52,500 -12.50% 2
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 (2.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (18.42%) Sketch
2 5 (13.16%) Adobe XD
3 4 (10.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (10.53%) InVision
4 2 (5.26%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (2.63%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (2.63%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (2.63%) Maya
Cloud Services
1 18 (47.37%) Figma
2 4 (10.53%) GitHub
2 4 (10.53%) Heroku
3 3 (7.89%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.89%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) GIS
General
1 14 (36.84%) Social Skills
2 11 (28.95%) Marketing
3 10 (26.32%) Legal
4 7 (18.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (13.16%) Finance
5 5 (13.16%) Public Sector
6 4 (10.53%) Law
7 2 (5.26%) Police
8 1 (2.63%) Games
Job Titles
1 23 (60.53%) Designer
2 10 (26.32%) Interaction Designer
3 8 (21.05%) Senior
4 7 (18.42%) Architect
4 7 (18.42%) User Experience Architect
5 6 (15.79%) Senior Designer
6 4 (10.53%) Systems Designer
6 4 (10.53%) User Researcher
7 3 (7.89%) Content Designer
7 3 (7.89%) Lead
7 3 (7.89%) Lead Software Design Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Lead Software Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Software Design Engineer
7 3 (7.89%) Software Engineer
8 2 (5.26%) Product Designer
8 2 (5.26%) Senior Interaction Designer
8 2 (5.26%) Senior User Researcher
8 2 (5.26%) UX Designer
9 1 (2.63%) Service Designer
9 1 (2.63%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (31.58%) CSS
1 12 (31.58%) HTML
2 4 (10.53%) Node.js
2 4 (10.53%) Semantic HTML
3 3 (7.89%) React
4 1 (2.63%) Flash
4 1 (2.63%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Blog
2 1 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.63%) Graphic Design
2 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.63%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.63%) Social Media
2 1 (2.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.53%) Android
1 4 (10.53%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (76.32%) User Research
2 25 (65.79%) User Experience
3 17 (44.74%) Agile
4 16 (42.11%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 15 (39.47%) Prototyping
6 13 (34.21%) Workshop Facilitation
7 11 (28.95%) Service Design
7 11 (28.95%) Usability Testing
7 11 (28.95%) UX Design
8 10 (26.32%) Design Thinking
9 9 (23.68%) Journey Map
9 9 (23.68%) Mentoring
10 8 (21.05%) Business Analysis
10 8 (21.05%) Customer Experience
10 8 (21.05%) Wireframes
11 7 (18.42%) Business Case
11 7 (18.42%) Business Process Analysis
11 7 (18.42%) Persona Development
11 7 (18.42%) Software Engineering
11 7 (18.42%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.42%) JavaScript
2 3 (7.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 11 (28.95%) SC Cleared
1 11 (28.95%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (47.37%) Accessibility
2 5 (13.16%) QA
3 4 (10.53%) WCAG
4 2 (5.26%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 9 (23.68%) Adobe