User-Centered Design (UCD)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 52 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | - | 0.35% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.41% | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £348 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -36.68% | -1.79% |
| England median daily rate | £454 | £560 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.93% | +1.82% | -3.51% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands
User-Centered Design (UCD) falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 772 | 492 | 592 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 85.30% | 87.08% | 82.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 473 | 298 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £244 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.18% | -5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £543 | £567 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £629 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.43% | -2.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 23 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.55 | £15.48 | £12.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.35 | £17.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.95 | £22.50 | £20.51 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.24% | +9.70% | +21.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.49 | £27.65 | £51.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £38.49 | £54.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.03% | -23.60% | +27.14% |
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing User-Centered Design (UCD).
