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 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 601 626 636
Rank change year-on-year +25 +10 -38
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 31 90 57
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.071% 0.15% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.081% 0.18% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 16 64 45
10th Percentile £41,075 £39,390 £39,748
25th Percentile £45,242 £42,200 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £58,465 £52,437
Median % change year-on-year +19.73% +11.49% -12.61%
75th Percentile £79,438 £73,125 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £58,465 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.73% +16.93% -13.04%

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 38,089 50,635 45,664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 87.78% 82.97% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 22,775 26,819 34,928
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £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% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,441 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.27% - -

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 30 October 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 30 October 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 +53 10 £85,000 +25.93% 56
South East +47 9 - - 43
North of England -41 3 £41,075 -31.54% 17
Yorkshire -6 2 £41,075 -31.54%
Midlands +42 1 £40,000 -5.91% 3
West Midlands +40 1 £40,000 -5.91% 2
South West +29 1 - - 12
North West -14 1 £52,500 -12.50% 12
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:

Applications
1 7 (22.58%) Sketch
2 6 (19.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 3 (9.68%) Adobe XD
4 2 (6.45%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (6.45%) InVision
5 1 (3.23%) Adobe Captivate
5 1 (3.23%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (3.23%) Maya
Cloud Services
1 17 (54.84%) Figma
2 2 (6.45%) GitHub
2 2 (6.45%) Heroku
2 2 (6.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.45%) Internet
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 11 (35.48%) Legal
2 11 (35.48%) Marketing
3 8 (25.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (19.35%) Finance
5 5 (16.13%) Law
6 3 (9.68%) Public Sector
7 2 (6.45%) Police
8 1 (3.23%) Games
Job Titles
1 17 (54.84%) Designer
2 7 (22.58%) Architect
2 7 (22.58%) User Experience Architect
3 5 (16.13%) Senior
3 5 (16.13%) Senior Designer
4 4 (12.90%) Interaction Designer
4 4 (12.90%) Lead
4 4 (12.90%) Lead Software Design Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Lead Software Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Product Designer
4 4 (12.90%) Software Design Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Software Engineer
4 4 (12.90%) Systems Designer
5 2 (6.45%) Content Designer
5 2 (6.45%) User Researcher
6 1 (3.23%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 1 (3.23%) Service Designer
6 1 (3.23%) UI/UX Designer
6 1 (3.23%) UX Designer
6 1 (3.23%) Web Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (32.26%) CSS
1 10 (32.26%) HTML
2 4 (12.90%) React
2 4 (12.90%) Semantic HTML
3 2 (6.45%) Node.js
4 1 (3.23%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Blog
1 2 (6.45%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.23%) Graphic Design
2 1 (3.23%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 1 (3.23%) Social Media
2 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.90%) Android
1 4 (12.90%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (77.42%) User Research
2 21 (67.74%) User Experience
3 12 (38.71%) UX Design
4 11 (35.48%) Agile
4 11 (35.48%) Usability Testing
5 10 (32.26%) Prototyping
5 10 (32.26%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 10 (32.26%) Workshop Facilitation
6 9 (29.03%) Design Thinking
7 8 (25.81%) Journey Map
8 7 (22.58%) Business Analysis
8 7 (22.58%) Business Case
8 7 (22.58%) Business Process Analysis
8 7 (22.58%) Customer Experience
8 7 (22.58%) Digital Innovation
8 7 (22.58%) Persona Development
8 7 (22.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 6 (19.35%) Collaborative Working
9 6 (19.35%) Software Engineering
9 6 (19.35%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 6 (19.35%) JavaScript
2 4 (12.90%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) SC Cleared
1 7 (22.58%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.68%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (51.61%) Accessibility
2 6 (19.35%) QA
3 4 (12.90%) WCAG
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Adobe