User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 380 | 364 | 287 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -77 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) | 227 | 365 | 841 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.66% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.61% | 0.73% | 1.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 271 | 604 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.83% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £475 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -6.86% | +14.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £33.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.51 | £46.25 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.68 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.26% | -26.92% | +73.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.84 | £48.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -15.60% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36,914 | 49,809 | 79,437 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.21% | 89.64% | 90.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,592 | 34,469 | 55,846 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.04% | +8.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,564 | 1,687 | 1,868 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.70 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £35.80 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +39.41% | +11.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.12 | £35.00 | £20.51 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | +70.69% | -2.36% |
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD).
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD).
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 |
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| England | -8 | 147 | £533 | -3.18% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 103 | £470 | -1.05% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 102 | £540 | - | 47 |
| London | +4 | 71 | £540 | -10.00% | 38 |
| North of England | +10 | 43 | £375 | -28.57% | 27 |
| Scotland | +12 | 31 | £425 | -10.53% | 5 |
| North West | +18 | 24 | £375 | -18.92% | 17 |
| South East | +19 | 14 | £550 | +15.79% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 13 | £425 | -22.73% | 8 |
| South West | +10 | 9 | £606 | +20.05% | 5 |
| Midlands | +20 | 6 | £550 | -2.22% | 7 |
| North East | +16 | 6 | £575 | +16.16% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 3 | £550 | -15.38% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 3 | £650 | +15.56% | 4 |
| Wales | +17 | 2 | - | - |
User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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