User Researcher Contracts in Edinburgh

User Researcher
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median User Researcher daily rate in Edinburgh is £340 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

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

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 68 89
Rank change year-on-year +4 +21 -17
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 6 48 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.75% 3.74% 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 3.91% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 43 28
10th Percentile £148 £389 £359
25th Percentile £219 £405 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £420 £425
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% -1.18% -2.86%
75th Percentile £488 £564 £515
90th Percentile £574 £575 £583
Scotland median daily rate £340 £420 £425
% change year-on-year -19.05% -1.18% -5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 764 1,228 1,869
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.26% 95.64% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 873 1,283
10th Percentile £206 £239 £230
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £565
90th Percentile £663 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £463
% change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 12 21
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.62 £14.55
25th Percentile £16.81 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £21.26 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +135.18% -18.23% -54.78%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £54.43 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £24.27 £22.13 £26.85
% change year-on-year +9.71% -17.60% -28.40%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Edinburgh

User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for User Researcher in Edinburgh

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for User Researcher in Edinburgh

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, User Researcher contract 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 contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (83.33%) Qualitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 4 (66.67%) Accessibility
4 3 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (50.00%) Service Design
4 3 (50.00%) Data Protection
5 2 (33.33%) User Experience
6 1 (16.67%) Ethnography
6 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (16.67%) Law
6 1 (16.67%) Web Development
6 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
6 1 (16.67%) User Journey Map
6 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (16.67%) Focus Group
6 1 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
6 1 (16.67%) Journey Map

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 6 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Law
2 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (83.33%) Qualitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 3 (50.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (50.00%) Service Design
5 2 (33.33%) User Experience
6 1 (16.67%) Ethnography
6 1 (16.67%) Focus Group
6 1 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
6 1 (16.67%) Journey Map
6 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
6 1 (16.67%) User Journey Map
6 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (16.67%) Disclosure Scotland