User Experience Contracts in the UK excluding London

UX
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring User Experience skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Experience over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 94 81
Rank change year-on-year -11 -13 -15
Contract jobs citing User Experience 370 560 970
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.08% 2.58% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.50% 2.93% 3.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 416 734
10th Percentile £273 £313 £360
25th Percentile £382 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £573 £550 £575
90th Percentile £626 £641 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £533
% change year-on-year -4.31% -2.02% +7.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 17 23
10th Percentile - £16.60 £27.70
25th Percentile £30.00 £16.85 £63.13
Median hourly rate £70.00 £17.72 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +295.03% -74.69% +154.55%
75th Percentile £74.00 £70.26 £77.50
90th Percentile £74.44 £81.75 £81.00
UK median hourly rate £50.25 £47.50 £62.00
% change year-on-year +5.79% -23.39% +50.30%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

User Experience 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,820 19,123 27,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.15% 88.26% 89.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,511 12,595 19,258
10th Percentile £243 £260 £258
25th Percentile £388 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £595
90th Percentile £688 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,194 1,277 1,338
10th Percentile £14.59 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.72 £15.16
Median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £23.45
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +81.28% +27.91%
75th Percentile £65.75 £65.00 £56.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £69.65
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £28.90
% change year-on-year +1.18% +47.06% +34.42%

User Experience
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing User Experience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing User Experience in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for User Experience in the UK excluding London

User Experience
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -4 89 £475 -7.32% 132
South East -15 86 £375 -21.05% 88
Scotland +4 74 £466 +5.85% 28
North West -4 59 £463 -8.64% 82
Midlands -4 57 £519 +7.79% 71
West Midlands -4 42 £550 +15.79% 49
South West -22 39 £575 +4.55% 49
Yorkshire +1 22 £500 -2.44% 32
East of England +12 21 £525 +5.00% 40
East Midlands +5 15 £459 -8.20% 21
North East -4 8 £400 -29.82% 18
Northern Ireland +1 5 £513 - 9
Wales +9 2 £419 +99.29% 14
User Experience
UK

User Experience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (5.41%) CMS
2 11 (2.97%) Apache
2 11 (2.97%) Confluence
3 7 (1.89%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (1.08%) Headless CMS
5 4 (1.08%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.81%) WordPress
7 1 (0.27%) Camunda
7 1 (0.27%) Drupal
7 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.27%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (7.03%) Sketch
2 15 (4.05%) InVision
3 10 (2.70%) Adobe XD
3 10 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.08%) OmniGraffle
4 4 (1.08%) UXPin
5 3 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.81%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.54%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.54%) InDesign
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.62%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.54%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.27%) iTrent
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.27%) Relativity
5 1 (0.27%) Shopify
5 1 (0.27%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 44 (11.89%) Figma
2 40 (10.81%) Azure
3 35 (9.46%) AWS
4 23 (6.22%) Power Platform
5 22 (5.95%) Serverless
6 18 (4.86%) Amazon S3
6 18 (4.86%) AWS Lambda
7 17 (4.59%) SaaS
8 15 (4.05%) AWS CloudFormation
9 14 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.24%) OpenShift
11 10 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (1.89%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.89%) SuccessFactors
13 6 (1.62%) GCP
13 6 (1.62%) Google Analytics
14 5 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
15 4 (1.08%) Entra ID
15 4 (1.08%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.62%) DNS
1 6 (1.62%) Firewall
2 5 (1.35%) TCP/IP
2 5 (1.35%) VPN
3 4 (1.08%) Intranet
4 3 (0.81%) DHCP
4 3 (0.81%) Wireless
5 2 (0.54%) Extranet
6 1 (0.27%) 5G
6 1 (0.27%) Internet
6 1 (0.27%) LTE
6 1 (0.27%) Network Security
6 1 (0.27%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (0.27%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.27%) SSL
6 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.68%) PostgreSQL
2 20 (5.41%) Power BI
3 12 (3.24%) Amazon Aurora
4 11 (2.97%) MongoDB
4 11 (2.97%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.43%) MySQL
6 4 (1.08%) NoSQL
6 4 (1.08%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.81%) Informix
7 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.81%) Tableau
8 2 (0.54%) Amazon QuickSight
8 2 (0.54%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.54%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.27%) InfluxDB
9 1 (0.27%) Looker
9 1 (0.27%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 24 (6.49%) JIRA
2 16 (4.32%) Git
3 13 (3.51%) Jenkins
4 8 (2.16%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.89%) Axure RP
5 7 (1.89%) GitLab
5 7 (1.89%) webpack
6 5 (1.35%) Babel
7 4 (1.08%) Balsamiq
8 3 (0.81%) Android Studio
8 3 (0.81%) JMeter
8 3 (0.81%) Selenium
9 2 (0.54%) Capybara
9 2 (0.54%) ESLint
9 2 (0.54%) Gradle
9 2 (0.54%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.54%) Maven
9 2 (0.54%) Storybook
9 2 (0.54%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.27%) Vite
General
1 106 (28.65%) Social Skills
2 57 (15.41%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (14.05%) Public Sector
4 37 (10.00%) Finance
5 18 (4.86%) Banking
6 17 (4.59%) Marketing
7 14 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.24%) Legal
10 9 (2.43%) Retail
11 8 (2.16%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.62%) Local Government
12 6 (1.62%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (1.35%) Electronics
13 5 (1.35%) Korean Language
14 4 (1.08%) Games
15 3 (0.81%) Automotive
15 3 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.81%) Military
15 3 (0.81%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 100 (27.03%) Developer
2 65 (17.57%) Designer
3 47 (12.70%) Analyst
4 44 (11.89%) UX Designer
5 40 (10.81%) Senior
6 24 (6.49%) Architect
6 24 (6.49%) Lead
7 23 (6.22%) Business Analyst
8 19 (5.14%) UI Designer
9 17 (4.59%) UI/UX Designer
10 16 (4.32%) DevOps Engineer
11 15 (4.05%) React Developer
12 14 (3.78%) Senior Developer
13 13 (3.51%) Consultant
13 13 (3.51%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 12 (3.24%) Project Manager
15 10 (2.70%) .NET Developer
15 10 (2.70%) IT Manager
15 10 (2.70%) IT Services Manager
15 10 (2.70%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (14.86%) React
2 46 (12.43%) CSS
3 45 (12.16%) HTML
4 25 (6.76%) AngularJS
5 21 (5.68%) RESTful
6 20 (5.41%) .NET
7 15 (4.05%) AWS CDK
7 15 (4.05%) REST
8 11 (2.97%) HTML5
8 11 (2.97%) Node.js
8 11 (2.97%) Spring Boot
8 11 (2.97%) XML
9 10 (2.70%) Vue
10 9 (2.43%) CSS3
10 9 (2.43%) Spring
11 8 (2.16%) .NET Framework
11 8 (2.16%) OAuth
11 8 (2.16%) Redux
12 7 (1.89%) Entity Framework
12 7 (1.89%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 47 (12.70%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.49%) Mobile App
3 14 (3.78%) Virtual Team
4 8 (2.16%) Data Structures
5 7 (1.89%) Legacy Applications
5 7 (1.89%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.89%) Wiki
6 6 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.62%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (1.62%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.35%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.35%) Graphic Design
8 4 (1.08%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.08%) Biopharmaceutical
8 4 (1.08%) Learning Management System
8 4 (1.08%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.08%) Social Media
9 3 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.81%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.68%) Windows
2 20 (5.41%) Android
3 14 (3.78%) Apple iOS
4 5 (1.35%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.08%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.81%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (31.89%) UX Design
2 103 (27.84%) Agile
3 78 (21.08%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (14.32%) Roadmaps
5 52 (14.05%) DevOps
6 44 (11.89%) Analytics
7 43 (11.62%) Wireframes
8 37 (10.00%) User Research
9 35 (9.46%) Software Engineering
10 34 (9.19%) CI/CD
11 33 (8.92%) Decision-Making
12 30 (8.11%) Front End Development
12 30 (8.11%) Project Management
12 30 (8.11%) Scrum
12 30 (8.11%) Stakeholder Management
13 29 (7.84%) Validation
14 27 (7.30%) Code Quality
15 26 (7.03%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
16 24 (6.49%) ITIL
16 24 (6.49%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 63 (17.03%) JavaScript
2 52 (14.05%) Python
3 28 (7.57%) Java
3 28 (7.57%) TypeScript
4 25 (6.76%) SQL
5 20 (5.41%) C#
6 11 (2.97%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.62%) C++
7 6 (1.62%) Kotlin
8 4 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.81%) PHP
10 2 (0.54%) GLSL
10 2 (0.54%) HLSL
10 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.54%) Ruby
11 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.27%) Bash
11 1 (0.27%) Go
11 1 (0.27%) R
11 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (16.76%) Security Cleared
2 38 (10.27%) Degree
3 34 (9.19%) SC Cleared
4 23 (6.22%) DV Cleared
5 21 (5.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.08%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.81%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.81%) AWS Certified Developer
8 3 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.27%) A+ Certification
10 1 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.27%) IIBA
10 1 (0.27%) ISEB
10 1 (0.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.27%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.27%) Tableau Certification
10 1 (0.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (13.78%) Accessibility
2 26 (7.03%) QA
3 12 (3.24%) SLA
4 6 (1.62%) PMO
5 5 (1.35%) WCAG
6 4 (1.08%) Disclosure Scotland
6 4 (1.08%) GDPR
6 4 (1.08%) GxP
6 4 (1.08%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.81%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.27%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.27%) NIST
9 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (5.68%) Docker
2 8 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.54%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 17 (4.59%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.43%) Grafana
3 8 (2.16%) Terraform
4 7 (1.89%) Ansible
5 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.81%) SysTrack
7 2 (0.54%) Kibana
8 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.27%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.27%) SCCM
8 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 32 (8.65%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.49%) Adobe
3 16 (4.32%) Google
3 16 (4.32%) SAP
4 6 (1.62%) Apple
4 6 (1.62%) Red Hat
5 5 (1.35%) Optimizely
5 5 (1.35%) Oracle
5 5 (1.35%) RedPrairie
6 4 (1.08%) Cadence
6 4 (1.08%) Cognizant
6 4 (1.08%) VMware
7 3 (0.81%) Nexthink
7 3 (0.81%) ServiceNow
7 3 (0.81%) Xamarin
7 3 (0.81%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.54%) Anaplan
8 2 (0.54%) Okta
8 2 (0.54%) OutSystems
8 2 (0.54%) WooCommerce