User Research Contracts in Leeds

User Research
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds with a requirement for User Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Research over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 42 44
Rank change year-on-year -11 +2 +12
Contract jobs citing User Research 12 55 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 1.52% 4.13% 4.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 4.54% 4.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 45 53
10th Percentile £491 £439 £463
25th Percentile £497 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £553 £600 £575
90th Percentile £559 - £595
West Yorkshire median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leeds

User Research 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 advertised in Leeds with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 685 1,212 1,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 86.82% 90.99% 91.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 414 873 1,054
10th Percentile £300 £388 £313
25th Percentile £413 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £619 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 19
10th Percentile £11.75 £12.38 £17.95
25th Percentile £12.15 £16.87 £20.56
Median hourly rate £12.30 £58.25 £22.55
Median % change year-on-year -78.88% +158.37% +3.70%
75th Percentile £12.53 £70.00 £28.00
90th Percentile £15.24 - £28.85
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £12.53 £25.25 £18.00
% change year-on-year -50.38% +40.28% -22.40%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in Leeds

User Research
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Research in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for User Research in Leeds

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) CMS
General
1 4 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Health Technology
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Publishing
4 1 (8.33%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Designer
2 6 (50.00%) Senior
3 5 (41.67%) Service Designer
4 4 (33.33%) User Researcher
5 3 (25.00%) Senior Designer
5 3 (25.00%) Senior Service Designer
6 2 (16.67%) Senior User Experience Researcher
6 2 (16.67%) Senior User Researcher
6 2 (16.67%) User Experience Researcher
7 1 (8.33%) Agile Business Analyst
7 1 (8.33%) Analyst
7 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
7 1 (8.33%) Content Designer
7 1 (8.33%) Interaction Designer
7 1 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (8.33%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) HTML
1 1 (8.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) NHS
2 1 (8.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Agile
2 7 (58.33%) Service Design
2 7 (58.33%) User Experience
3 6 (50.00%) Interaction Design
3 6 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 6 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 5 (41.67%) Coaching
4 5 (41.67%) Prototyping
5 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 2 (16.67%) Ethnographic Research
6 2 (16.67%) Ethnography
6 2 (16.67%) Persona Development
6 2 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (16.67%) Qualitative Research
6 2 (16.67%) Quantitative Research
6 2 (16.67%) Rapid Prototyping
6 2 (16.67%) Usability Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Brio