User Researcher Jobs in Scotland

User Researcher
UK > Scotland

The median User Researcher salary in Scotland is £58,800 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 272 221 230
Rank change year-on-year -51 +9 -
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 10 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.15% 0.021% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.024% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,400 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,800 - £46,000
75th Percentile £62,200 - £51,250
90th Percentile - - £54,400
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
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 6,505 4,245 5,505
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.17% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 2,309 2,967
10th Percentile £27,825 £31,530 £28,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,550 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Scotland

User Researcher
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for User Researcher in Scotland

User 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 Researcher within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 April 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 -100 5 - -
Edinburgh - 5 £58,800 -
User Researcher
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 Scotland region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) User Research
2 8 (80.00%) Accessibility
2 8 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 8 (80.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
3 6 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
3 6 (60.00%) Quantitative Research
3 6 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 6 (60.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 6 (60.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 6 (60.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 6 (60.00%) Product Ownership
3 6 (60.00%) Empathy Maps
3 6 (60.00%) Digital Customer Experience
3 6 (60.00%) Customer Experience
4 4 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (20.00%) UX Research
5 2 (20.00%) Marketing
5 2 (20.00%) Degree
5 2 (20.00%) Psychology
5 2 (20.00%) QA
5 2 (20.00%) Usability Testing
5 2 (20.00%) Product Management
5 2 (20.00%) R
5 2 (20.00%) Banking
5 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
5 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
5 2 (20.00%) PhD
5 2 (20.00%) Benchmarking

User 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:

General
1 4 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (20.00%) Banking
2 2 (20.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Financial Institution
2 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
2 2 (20.00%) Law
2 2 (20.00%) Marketing
2 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) User Research
2 6 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
2 6 (60.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 6 (60.00%) Customer Experience
2 6 (60.00%) Digital Customer Experience
2 6 (60.00%) Empathy Maps
2 6 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
2 6 (60.00%) Quantitative Research
2 6 (60.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 6 (60.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 6 (60.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (20.00%) Anthropology
3 2 (20.00%) Coaching
3 2 (20.00%) Cognitive Science
3 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (20.00%) Product Management
3 2 (20.00%) Psychology
3 2 (20.00%) Usability Testing
3 2 (20.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (20.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (80.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (20.00%) QA