UX Research Jobs in England

User Experience Research (UXR)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for UX Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited UX Research over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 617 494
Rank change year-on-year -141 -123 +89
Permanent jobs citing UX Research 84 333 896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.099% 0.36% 0.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.38% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 54 151 228
10th Percentile £30,575 £45,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,188 £53,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £68,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.44% +18.26% +4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £71,183 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £67,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -14.81% +17.39% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

UX Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,147 88,376 126,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.80% 95.62% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 53,950 52,212 73,732
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,243 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing UX Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for UX Research in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing UX Research in England.

Salary trend for UX Research in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Research in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for UX Research in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Research within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
London -19 31 £70,000 +3.70% 40
South West -20 26 £53,750 -6.52% 6
South East -5 15 £34,500 -44.80% 2
North of England -7 7 - - 12
Yorkshire +78 5 - - 1
West Midlands +24 5 £58,700 - 6
Midlands +1 5 £58,700 - 6
North East -12 1 - -
North West -27 1 - - 11
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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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (14.29%) Confluence
2 1 (1.19%) CMS
Applications
1 11 (13.10%) Sketch
2 8 (9.52%) InVision
3 4 (4.76%) Adobe XD
4 1 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (5.95%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (3.57%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 12 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (13.10%) Figma
3 6 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (7.14%) SurveyMonkey
4 5 (5.95%) Azure
4 5 (5.95%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (5.95%) GitHub
5 4 (4.76%) Miro
6 1 (1.19%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.14%) Intranet
2 1 (1.19%) SNA
Development Applications
1 12 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 22 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 21 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 17 (20.24%) Presentation Skills
4 11 (13.10%) Finance
4 11 (13.10%) Law
5 10 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (10.71%) Banking
6 9 (10.71%) Public Sector
7 8 (9.52%) Investment Banking
8 6 (7.14%) Social Science
9 5 (5.95%) Legal
10 4 (4.76%) Marketing
11 2 (2.38%) Retail
12 1 (1.19%) Advertising
12 1 (1.19%) Electronics
12 1 (1.19%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 23 (27.38%) User Experience Researcher
2 16 (19.05%) Senior
3 15 (17.86%) Product Manager
4 13 (15.48%) Designer
5 12 (14.29%) Lead
6 10 (11.90%) UX Designer
7 9 (10.71%) Digital Product Manager
7 9 (10.71%) User Researcher
8 7 (8.33%) Senior User Experience Researcher
9 6 (7.14%) Senior Manager
9 6 (7.14%) Senior Product Manager
10 5 (5.95%) Applications Developer
10 5 (5.95%) Developer
10 5 (5.95%) UI Designer
11 4 (4.76%) Analyst
11 4 (4.76%) Research Analyst
11 4 (4.76%) UI/UX Designer
11 4 (4.76%) UX Analyst
12 3 (3.57%) Head of Digital
13 2 (2.38%) Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (10.71%) CSS
1 9 (10.71%) HTML
2 8 (9.52%) React
3 5 (5.95%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 32 (38.10%) Product Ownership
2 6 (7.14%) Mobile App
2 6 (7.14%) NHS
3 5 (5.95%) Housing Association
4 4 (4.76%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (3.57%) Algorithms
5 3 (3.57%) Data Structures
6 2 (2.38%) Graphic Design
6 2 (2.38%) Life Science
7 1 (1.19%) Blog
7 1 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (1.19%) Social Media
7 1 (1.19%) Social Network
7 1 (1.19%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.95%) Android
1 5 (5.95%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (100.00%) User Experience
2 58 (69.05%) UX Design
3 49 (58.33%) User Research
4 34 (40.48%) Usability Testing
5 32 (38.10%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 27 (32.14%) Wireframes
7 23 (27.38%) Agile
8 18 (21.43%) Prototyping
8 18 (21.43%) Psychology
8 18 (21.43%) Qualitative Research
8 18 (21.43%) Roadmaps
9 17 (20.24%) Quantitative Research
10 16 (19.05%) Collaborative Working
11 15 (17.86%) Product Strategy
12 14 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
12 14 (16.67%) Product Management
13 13 (15.48%) Design Thinking
13 13 (15.48%) Visualisation
13 13 (15.48%) Workshop Facilitation
14 12 (14.29%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.52%) JavaScript
2 5 (5.95%) C#
3 1 (1.19%) Python
3 1 (1.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 30 (35.71%) Degree
2 8 (9.52%) Master's Degree
3 6 (7.14%) CSPO
3 6 (7.14%) IIBA
4 1 (1.19%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.19%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.19%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (23.81%) Accessibility
2 8 (9.52%) QA
3 7 (8.33%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (2.38%) WCAG
Vendors
1 17 (20.24%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.10%) Salesforce
3 10 (11.90%) Adobe
4 6 (7.14%) Hotjar
4 6 (7.14%) Qualtrics
4 6 (7.14%) ServiceNow
5 5 (5.95%) Apple
5 5 (5.95%) Xamarin
6 1 (1.19%) Monzo