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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 685 598 645
Rank change year-on-year -87 +47 +22
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design 82 30 93
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.079% 0.070% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.079% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 54 14 63
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,074 £39,390
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,563 £42,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 £70,000 £58,465
Median % change year-on-year -9.89% +19.73% -2.56%
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,688 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,000 £87,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £54,085 £70,000 £58,465
% change year-on-year -22.74% +19.73% +16.93%

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 76,552 38,090 53,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.78% 88.90% 82.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,565 21,805 28,465
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -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 12 October 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 12 October 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
London -35 41 £70,000 -17.65% 107
North of England -44 15 £45,497 +10.77% 15
South East -47 10 £75,000 - 16
Midlands -36 9 £45,000 +12.50% 7
West Midlands -33 8 £45,000 +12.50% 6
North East - 6 £52,500 - 4
North West -24 5 £45,000 -14.29% 9
Yorkshire -39 4 £45,000 +9.56% 2
South West -70 3 - - 7
East Midlands - 1 £38,600 - 1
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 4 (4.88%) CMS
2 1 (1.22%) Confluence
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (2.44%) InDesign
1 2 (2.44%) Sketch
2 1 (1.22%) Adobe XD
2 1 (1.22%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 18 (21.95%) Figma
2 2 (2.44%) Miro
2 2 (2.44%) SaaS
3 1 (1.22%) AWS
3 1 (1.22%) GitHub
3 1 (1.22%) Power Automate
3 1 (1.22%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.22%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.22%) Data Lake
1 1 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (1.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 26 (31.71%) Public Sector
2 13 (15.85%) Finance
2 13 (15.85%) Social Skills
3 7 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (6.10%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (4.88%) Retail
6 3 (3.66%) Banking
6 3 (3.66%) Law
7 2 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.44%) Games
7 2 (2.44%) Investment Banking
7 2 (2.44%) Legal
7 2 (2.44%) Marketing
7 2 (2.44%) Polish Language
7 2 (2.44%) Telecoms
7 2 (2.44%) Wholesale Banking
8 1 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.22%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 68 (82.93%) Designer
2 47 (57.32%) Interaction Designer
3 34 (41.46%) Senior
4 32 (39.02%) Senior Designer
5 19 (23.17%) Senior Interaction Designer
6 11 (13.41%) Product Designer
6 11 (13.41%) UI Designer
7 10 (12.20%) Senior Product Designer
8 9 (10.98%) UX Designer
9 7 (8.54%) UI/UX Designer
10 6 (7.32%) Lead
10 6 (7.32%) Senior UI Designer
11 4 (4.88%) Architect
11 4 (4.88%) Product Lead
11 4 (4.88%) Senior UI/UX Designer
11 4 (4.88%) Senior UX Designer
11 4 (4.88%) UI Architect
12 2 (2.44%) Lead Designer
12 2 (2.44%) Senior User Researcher
12 2 (2.44%) User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.88%) CSS
1 4 (4.88%) HTML
2 2 (2.44%) Material Design
2 2 (2.44%) React Native
3 1 (1.22%) CSS3
3 1 (1.22%) HTML5
3 1 (1.22%) React
3 1 (1.22%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.32%) Graphic Design
2 3 (3.66%) Mobile App
3 2 (2.44%) Blog
3 2 (2.44%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.22%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.22%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (1.22%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.22%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.22%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.22%) Windows
1 1 (1.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (42.68%) User Experience
2 31 (37.80%) UX Design
3 29 (35.37%) User Research
4 21 (25.61%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 20 (24.39%) Prototyping
6 14 (17.07%) Mentoring
7 13 (15.85%) Agile
8 11 (13.41%) Wireframes
9 10 (12.20%) AI
9 10 (12.20%) Coaching
10 9 (10.98%) Design Thinking
10 9 (10.98%) Storytelling
11 8 (9.76%) Analytics
11 8 (9.76%) Journey Map
11 8 (9.76%) Microinteractions
11 8 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
12 7 (8.54%) Service Design
12 7 (8.54%) Usability Testing
13 6 (7.32%) Customer Experience
13 6 (7.32%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.88%) C
2 2 (2.44%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.22%) SQL
3 1 (1.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (9.76%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.88%) Degree
2 4 (4.88%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.66%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.22%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (30.49%) Accessibility
2 11 (13.41%) WCAG
3 1 (1.22%) GDPR
3 1 (1.22%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (4.88%) Adobe
1 4 (4.88%) Foundry
2 3 (3.66%) YouTube
3 2 (2.44%) Google
3 2 (2.44%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.22%) Oracle
4 1 (1.22%) OutSystems
4 1 (1.22%) Palantir
4 1 (1.22%) Red Hat