User Experience Researcher Jobs in Scotland

UX Researcher
UK > Scotland

The median UX Researcher salary in Scotland is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 236 215 246
Rank change year-on-year -21 +31 -56
Permanent jobs requiring a User Experience Researcher 48 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.71% 0.13% 0.052%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.14% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £40,288
25th Percentile £37,500 - £41,131
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £44,325
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.06%
75th Percentile £42,500 - £46,581
90th Percentile - - £46,863
UK median annual salary £52,500 £68,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -22.79% +23.64% -8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,527 4,234 5,571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.87% 90.05% 96.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2,624 2,303 3,003
10th Percentile £27,825 £31,569 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +8.57% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for User Experience Researcher in Scotland

User Experience Researcher
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for User Experience Researcher in Scotland

User Experience Researcher
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience Researcher within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 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
Glasgow -63 45 - - 3
Edinburgh +41 2 - -
South Lanarkshire - 1 £40,000 - 1
User Experience Researcher
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, User Experience 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 Scotland region featuring User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 48 (100.00%) User Experience
1 48 (100.00%) UX Research
2 47 (97.92%) User Research
2 47 (97.92%) Social Skills
3 46 (95.83%) Marketing
4 45 (93.75%) Degree
4 45 (93.75%) Psychology
4 45 (93.75%) Finance
4 45 (93.75%) Law
4 45 (93.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 45 (93.75%) Anthropology
5 43 (89.58%) Actionable Insight
5 43 (89.58%) Service Design
6 36 (75.00%) Agile
6 36 (75.00%) Product Management
7 34 (70.83%) Benchmarking
8 32 (66.67%) Continuous Integration
8 32 (66.67%) Market Research
8 32 (66.67%) Visualisation
8 32 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
8 32 (66.67%) Data Analytics
8 32 (66.67%) Analytics
8 32 (66.67%) Jenkins
8 32 (66.67%) DevOps
8 32 (66.67%) Mentoring
8 32 (66.67%) SDLC
8 32 (66.67%) UserZoom
8 32 (66.67%) Actionable Recommendations
8 32 (66.67%) SurveyMonkey
8 32 (66.67%) Cognitive Walkthrough

User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 32 (66.67%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 32 (66.67%) Figma
1 32 (66.67%) SurveyMonkey
Development Applications
1 32 (66.67%) Jenkins
General
1 47 (97.92%) Social Skills
2 46 (95.83%) Marketing
3 45 (93.75%) Finance
3 45 (93.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 45 (93.75%) Law
4 2 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.17%) Banking
4 2 (4.17%) Financial Institution
4 2 (4.17%) Investment Banking
4 2 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (4.17%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 13 (27.08%) Product Ownership
2 11 (22.92%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (100.00%) User Experience
1 48 (100.00%) UX Research
2 47 (97.92%) User Research
3 45 (93.75%) Anthropology
3 45 (93.75%) Psychology
4 43 (89.58%) Actionable Insight
4 43 (89.58%) Service Design
5 36 (75.00%) Agile
5 36 (75.00%) Product Management
6 34 (70.83%) Benchmarking
7 32 (66.67%) Analytics
7 32 (66.67%) Cognitive Psychology
7 32 (66.67%) Continuous Integration
7 32 (66.67%) Data Analytics
7 32 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
7 32 (66.67%) DevOps
7 32 (66.67%) Market Research
7 32 (66.67%) Mentoring
7 32 (66.67%) SDLC
7 32 (66.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.17%) R
Qualifications
1 45 (93.75%) Degree
2 13 (27.08%) Master's Degree
2 13 (27.08%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (66.67%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (8.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 32 (66.67%) Qualtrics