User Researcher Jobs in England

User Researcher
UK > England

The median User Researcher salary in England is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 761 861 952
Rank change year-on-year +100 +91 -174
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 74 64 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.087% 0.069% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.076% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 47 54 112
10th Percentile £29,750 £43,750 £38,770
25th Percentile £41,711 £49,988 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £70,000 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -21.86% +31.80% -7.63%
75th Percentile £62,200 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,500 £75,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,600 £53,000
% change year-on-year -16.16% +23.77% -3.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,497 84,397 127,287
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 60,179 53,484 75,704
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,809 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in England

User Researcher
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for User Researcher in England

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in England

User Researcher
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +45 30 £54,700 -21.86% 7
Midlands +31 15 £54,700 +21.56% 1
North West +9 12 £58,800 -16.00% 4
North East - 12 £50,000 - 1
South West -12 10 £57,500 +37.05% 2
London +96 9 £58,045 -6.00% 12
South East +22 9 £31,500 -58.00% 1
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
West Midlands +22 7 £58,800 +30.67% 1
Yorkshire +90 6 £40,000 -21.95% 2
East of England - 1 £70,000 - 2
User Researcher
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 England region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 72 (97.30%) User Research
2 51 (68.92%) Agile
3 37 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
3 37 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 36 (48.65%) Actionable Insight
4 36 (48.65%) Quantitative Research
5 33 (44.59%) Accessibility
6 32 (43.24%) Product Ownership
7 31 (41.89%) SC Cleared
7 31 (41.89%) Security Cleared
8 26 (35.14%) Workshop Facilitation
9 21 (28.38%) Empathy Maps
9 21 (28.38%) Digital Customer Experience
9 21 (28.38%) Customer Experience
9 21 (28.38%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 21 (28.38%) Requirements Analysis
10 20 (27.03%) User Experience
11 19 (25.68%) Decision-Making
12 18 (24.32%) Public Sector
13 17 (22.97%) Usability Testing
14 16 (21.62%) UX Design
14 16 (21.62%) Mentoring
15 15 (20.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 14 (18.92%) Journey Map
17 11 (14.86%) Actionable Recommendations
17 11 (14.86%) Degree
17 11 (14.86%) Psychology
18 10 (13.51%) Microsoft
18 10 (13.51%) QA
18 10 (13.51%) Interaction Design

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (8.11%) InVision
1 6 (8.11%) Sketch
2 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.05%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.11%) Intranet
General
1 18 (24.32%) Public Sector
2 15 (20.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (10.81%) Social Skills
4 7 (9.46%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (2.70%) Automotive
5 2 (2.70%) Legal
6 1 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.35%) Aviation
6 1 (1.35%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 32 (43.24%) Product Ownership
2 6 (8.11%) NHS
3 2 (2.70%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (97.30%) User Research
2 51 (68.92%) Agile
3 37 (50.00%) Qualitative Research
3 37 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 36 (48.65%) Actionable Insight
4 36 (48.65%) Quantitative Research
5 26 (35.14%) Workshop Facilitation
6 21 (28.38%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 21 (28.38%) Customer Experience
6 21 (28.38%) Digital Customer Experience
6 21 (28.38%) Empathy Maps
6 21 (28.38%) Requirements Analysis
7 20 (27.03%) User Experience
8 19 (25.68%) Decision-Making
9 17 (22.97%) Usability Testing
10 16 (21.62%) Mentoring
10 16 (21.62%) UX Design
11 14 (18.92%) Journey Map
12 11 (14.86%) Psychology
13 10 (13.51%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 31 (41.89%) SC Cleared
1 31 (41.89%) Security Cleared
2 11 (14.86%) Degree
3 1 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (44.59%) Accessibility
2 11 (14.86%) Actionable Recommendations
3 10 (13.51%) QA
4 2 (2.70%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (13.51%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.11%) Adobe
2 6 (8.11%) Hotjar