User Researcher Jobs in the North West

User Researcher
England > North West

The median User Researcher salary in the North West is £56,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 299 276 314
Rank change year-on-year -23 +38 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 14 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.12% 0.19% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.22% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 4 13 13
10th Percentile £48,250 - -
25th Percentile £49,375 - £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,900 £70,000 £40,595
Median % change year-on-year -18.71% +72.44% -9.79%
75th Percentile £62,275 - £54,818
90th Percentile £62,410 - -
England median annual salary £52,350 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -25.21% +27.27% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 10,836 6,498 9,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 89.52% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,080 3,977 5,427
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the North West

User Researcher
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in the North West.

Salary trend for User Researcher in the North West

User Researcher
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +11 11 £56,900 -18.71% 4
Merseyside - 3 - -
User Researcher
England

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, User Researcher job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) User Research
2 13 (92.86%) Agile
3 11 (78.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 10 (71.43%) Quantitative Research
4 10 (71.43%) Qualitative Research
5 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
6 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
6 8 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
7 7 (50.00%) Product Ownership
8 6 (42.86%) Empathy Maps
8 6 (42.86%) Digital Customer Experience
8 6 (42.86%) Customer Experience
8 6 (42.86%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 6 (42.86%) Workshop Facilitation
8 6 (42.86%) Accessibility
8 6 (42.86%) Requirements Analysis
9 5 (35.71%) User Experience
9 5 (35.71%) Public Sector
10 4 (28.57%) UX Research
11 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
11 3 (21.43%) Degree
12 2 (14.29%) Focus Group
12 2 (14.29%) Ergonomics
12 2 (14.29%) Human Factors
12 2 (14.29%) QA
12 2 (14.29%) Usability Testing
12 2 (14.29%) UX Design
12 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (7.14%) Journey Map
13 1 (7.14%) Scrum

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 5 (35.71%) Public Sector
2 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) User Research
2 13 (92.86%) Agile
3 11 (78.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 10 (71.43%) Qualitative Research
4 10 (71.43%) Quantitative Research
5 8 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
6 6 (42.86%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 6 (42.86%) Customer Experience
6 6 (42.86%) Digital Customer Experience
6 6 (42.86%) Empathy Maps
6 6 (42.86%) Requirements Analysis
6 6 (42.86%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (35.71%) User Experience
8 4 (28.57%) UX Research
9 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
10 2 (14.29%) Ergonomics
10 2 (14.29%) Focus Group
10 2 (14.29%) Human Factors
10 2 (14.29%) Usability Testing
10 2 (14.29%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 1 (7.14%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) Accessibility
2 2 (14.29%) QA
3 1 (7.14%) Actionable Recommendations