UI/ UX Designer

Posted 16 September 2026
LocationLondon
Job type Contract
Discipline Technology , Commodities and Financial Services

Job description

​Role: UI/ UX Designer

London: London

Type of Job: Contract

Mode of work: Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite in a week

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Responsibilities:

  • Turn business requirements into deliverable UI work (stories/tasks), shipping iteratively to production

  • Design UI solutions (layout, hierarchy, interaction patterns, error/empty/loading states) that meet user needs

  • Build accessible UI using semantic HTML, CSS, vanilla JS and Web Components

  • Contribute to shared UI libraries/patterns and the documentation that drives consistent adoption (everyone owns the libraries)

  • Champion standards: semantic HTML, accessibility, UI patterns; raise capability via pairing, reviews, workshops and documentation

  • Identify and address technical debt alongside delivery

  • Participate in production support and continuous improvement

Essential skills :

  • Strong fundamentals in HTML/CSS/JavaScript, responsive design, and cross-browser behaviour

  • Consistent use of semantic HTML and pragmatic, maintainable CSS

  • Practical accessibility implementation (keyboard navigation, focus management, labelling, headings/landmarks; sensible ARIA; WCAG principles preferred)

  • UI/visual design judgement and the ability to explain trade-offs clearly

  • Comfortable consuming RESTful APIs and handling auth/error/edge cases in UI

  • Collaborative working style (pairing, constructive reviews, open communication)

If this position is of interest to you, apply now!