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

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	703	589	619
Rank change year-on-year	-114	+30	+21
Permanent jobs citing Interaction Design	81	29	95
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.077%	0.068%	0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.10%	0.077%	0.18%
Number of salaries quoted	51	14	64
10^th Percentile	£42,500	£41,074	£39,390
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£43,750	£42,200
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£63,076	£70,000	£58,465
Median % change year-on-year	-9.89%	+19.73%	-2.56%
75^th Percentile	£72,500	£84,813	£73,125
90^th Percentile	£83,750	£87,500	£75,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£70,000	£58,465
% change year-on-year	-21.43%	+19.73%	+16.11%

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.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	77,987	37,671	51,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	73.99%	88.59%	82.66%
Number of salaries quoted	54,289	21,923	27,487
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,250	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£41,500	£36,250	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-0.83%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£96,750	£98,750
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£54,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+10.09%	-9.17%	-

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 Salary Trend in England

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 19 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 19 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	-52	43	£70,000	-17.65%	125
North of England	-61	12	£47,749	+16.25%	24
South East	-53	10	£75,000	-	23
Midlands	-43	9	£45,000	+12.50%	11
West Midlands	-32	8	£45,000	+12.50%	11
Yorkshire	-27	4	£45,000	+9.56%	7
North West	-46	4	£45,000	-14.29%	10
North East	-	4	£55,000	-	7
South West	-82	3	-	-	9
East Midlands	-	1	£38,600	-
Interaction Design UK

Interaction Design Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, job vacancies citing Interaction Design also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for Interaction Design.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	User Experience	43.2%	35
2	User Research	38.3%	31
2	UX Design	38.3%	31
4	Accessibility	29.6%	24
5	User-Centered Design (UCD)	25.9%	21
6	Prototyping	23.5%	19
7	Figma	22.2%	18
8	Agile	19.8%	16
9	Mentoring	16.0%	13
10	Wireframes	13.6%	11
11	AI	12.3%	10
11	Security Cleared	12.3%	10
11	WCAG	12.3%	10
14	Coaching	11.1%	9
14	Design Thinking	11.1%	9
14	Storytelling	11.1%	9
17	Analytics	9.9%	8
17	Journey Map	9.9%	8
17	Microinteractions	9.9%	8
17	Stakeholder Management	9.9%	8
21	Service Design	8.6%	7
21	Usability Testing	8.6%	7
23	Customer Experience	7.4%	6
23	Design Patterns	7.4%	6
23	High-Fidelity Prototypes	7.4%	6
23	Inclusive Design	7.4%	6
23	Problem-Solving	7.4%	6
23	SC Cleared	7.4%	6
23	Workshop Facilitation	7.4%	6
30	Actionable Insight	6.2%	5

Interaction Design Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	User Experience	43.2%	35
2	User Research	38.3%	31
2	UX Design	38.3%	31
4	User-Centered Design (UCD)	25.9%	21
5	Prototyping	23.5%	19
6	Agile	19.8%	16
7	Mentoring	16.0%	13
8	Wireframes	13.6%	11
9	AI	12.3%	10
10	Coaching	11.1%	9
10	Design Thinking	11.1%	9
10	Storytelling	11.1%	9
13	Analytics	9.9%	8
13	Journey Map	9.9%	8
13	Microinteractions	9.9%	8
13	Stakeholder Management	9.9%	8
17	Service Design	8.6%	7
17	Usability Testing	8.6%	7
19	Customer Experience	7.4%	6
19	Design Patterns	7.4%	6