User Researcher
UK
The median User Researcher daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 432 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | -22 | -69 |
| Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher | 79 | 291 | 528 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.50% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.53% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 231 | 388 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | +10.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £638 | £616 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +2.44% | +5.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £25.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
User Researcher
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -20 | 49 | £475 | -15.56% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 38 | £425 | -19.05% | 6 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 33 | £463 | -11.90% | 8 |
| North of England | -2 | 26 | £400 | -30.43% | 4 |
| London | -7 | 19 | £475 | -15.56% | 9 |
| North West | +25 | 12 | £350 | -37.78% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 8 | £500 | -13.04% | |
| North East | +14 | 6 | £606 | -4.90% | 1 |
| Scotland | -13 | 6 | £340 | -19.05% | |
| South West | +11 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £513 | - | |
| Midlands | +15 | 1 | £400 | -27.27% | |
| West Midlands | +13 | 1 | £400 | -28.89% |
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 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 featuring User Researcher in the job title.
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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: