User Researcher Jobs

User Researcher
UK

The median User Researcher salary in the UK is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 800 872 1023
Rank change year-on-year +72 +151 -202
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 102 76 244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.097% 0.080% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.088% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 52 60 132
10th Percentile £30,175 £41,480 £38,947
25th Percentile £43,421 £47,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £64,050 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -14.60% +20.59% -11.48%
75th Percentile £62,200 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile - £75,250 £74,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,350 £70,000 £48,514
% change year-on-year -25.21% +44.29% -11.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 99,991 86,342 163,165
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 91.28% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 71,015 55,927 85,433
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
UK excluding London +39 87 £52,350 -25.21% 3
England +86 76 £50,000 -28.57% 15
Work from Home +45 43 £58,800 -9.54% 6
North of England +37 31 £50,000 -28.57% 2
North West -12 14 £56,900 -18.71% 2
Midlands - 14 £54,700 -
London +86 11 £56,900 -6.72% 11
South West -17 10 £57,500 +37.05%
Scotland - 10 £58,800 -
North East - 10 £45,000 -
South East +22 9 £31,500 -58.00%
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
Yorkshire +64 7 £42,500 -17.07%
Wales - 7 £54,400 -
West Midlands - 6 £56,750 -
Northern Ireland - 5 £58,800 -
East of England - 1 £70,000 - 1

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 100 (98.04%) User Research
2 74 (72.55%) Agile
3 56 (54.90%) Qualitative Research
3 56 (54.90%) Quantitative Research
3 56 (54.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 49 (48.04%) Security Cleared
5 48 (47.06%) SC Cleared
5 48 (47.06%) Actionable Insight
6 45 (44.12%) Product Ownership
7 44 (43.14%) Accessibility
8 38 (37.25%) Workshop Facilitation
9 37 (36.27%) Customer Experience
10 33 (32.35%) Digital Customer Experience
10 33 (32.35%) Empathy Maps
10 33 (32.35%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 33 (32.35%) Requirements Analysis
11 31 (30.39%) User Experience
12 22 (21.57%) Public Sector
13 21 (20.59%) Decision-Making
13 21 (20.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 20 (19.61%) Mentoring
14 20 (19.61%) Degree
14 20 (19.61%) Usability Testing
15 17 (16.67%) UX Research
16 14 (13.73%) Journey Map
16 14 (13.73%) QA
16 14 (13.73%) Psychology
16 14 (13.73%) UX Design
17 11 (10.78%) Requirements Gathering
18 10 (9.80%) Actionable Recommendations

User Researcher Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 6 (5.88%) InVision
1 6 (5.88%) Sketch
2 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.94%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.88%) Intranet
General
1 22 (21.57%) Public Sector
2 21 (20.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (7.84%) Social Skills
4 7 (6.86%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.94%) Finance
6 2 (1.96%) Automotive
6 2 (1.96%) Banking
6 2 (1.96%) Financial Institution
6 2 (1.96%) Investment Banking
6 2 (1.96%) Law
6 2 (1.96%) Marketing
7 1 (0.98%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.98%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 45 (44.12%) Product Ownership
2 7 (6.86%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (98.04%) User Research
2 74 (72.55%) Agile
3 56 (54.90%) Qualitative Research
3 56 (54.90%) Quantitative Research
3 56 (54.90%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 48 (47.06%) Actionable Insight
5 38 (37.25%) Workshop Facilitation
6 37 (36.27%) Customer Experience
7 33 (32.35%) Backlog Prioritisation
7 33 (32.35%) Digital Customer Experience
7 33 (32.35%) Empathy Maps
7 33 (32.35%) Requirements Analysis
8 31 (30.39%) User Experience
9 21 (20.59%) Decision-Making
10 20 (19.61%) Mentoring
10 20 (19.61%) Usability Testing
11 17 (16.67%) UX Research
12 14 (13.73%) Journey Map
12 14 (13.73%) Psychology
12 14 (13.73%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.96%) R
Qualifications
1 49 (48.04%) Security Cleared
2 48 (47.06%) SC Cleared
3 20 (19.61%) Degree
4 4 (3.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.96%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.96%) PhD
6 1 (0.98%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (43.14%) Accessibility
2 14 (13.73%) QA
3 10 (9.80%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 10 (9.80%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.88%) Adobe
2 6 (5.88%) Hotjar
3 4 (3.92%) Mercator