User Researcher
UK

The median User Researcher salary in the UK is £55,000 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 809 916 995
Rank change year-on-year +107 +79 -202
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 102 83 219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.080% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.088% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 57 69 125
10th Percentile £32,300 £42,296 £38,947
25th Percentile £43,421 £49,150 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,600 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.16% +23.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £62,200 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £62,500 - £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,700 £70,000 £48,514
% change year-on-year -21.86% +44.29% -7.59%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +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.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for User Researcher in the UK

User Researcher
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the UK 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
UK excluding London +53 89 £54,700 -21.86% 13
England +100 74 £54,700 -21.86% 25
Work from Home +90 46 £58,045 -10.70% 17
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
Scotland -55 10 £58,800 -
London +96 9 £58,045 -6.00% 12
South East +22 9 £31,500 -58.00% 1
Wales - 9 £57,291 -
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
West Midlands +22 7 £58,800 +30.67% 1
Yorkshire +90 6 £40,000 -21.95% 2
Northern Ireland - 5 £58,800 -
East of England - 1 £70,000 - 2

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

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 featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 100 (98.04%) User Research
2 73 (71.57%) Agile
3 53 (51.96%) Qualitative Research
4 52 (50.98%) Quantitative Research
5 51 (50.00%) SC Cleared
5 51 (50.00%) Security Cleared
6 49 (48.04%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 48 (47.06%) Actionable Insight
8 47 (46.08%) Accessibility
9 44 (43.14%) Product Ownership
10 38 (37.25%) Workshop Facilitation
11 37 (36.27%) Customer Experience
12 33 (32.35%) Empathy Maps
12 33 (32.35%) Digital Customer Experience
12 33 (32.35%) Backlog Prioritisation
12 33 (32.35%) Requirements Analysis
13 26 (25.49%) User Experience
14 25 (24.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 24 (23.53%) Mentoring
16 23 (22.55%) Usability Testing
16 23 (22.55%) Decision-Making
17 18 (17.65%) Public Sector
17 18 (17.65%) QA
18 16 (15.69%) UX Design
19 14 (13.73%) Journey Map
20 13 (12.75%) Degree
20 13 (12.75%) Psychology
21 11 (10.78%) UX Research
21 11 (10.78%) Requirements Gathering
21 11 (10.78%) Actionable Recommendations

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:

Applications
1 6 (5.88%) InVision
1 6 (5.88%) Sketch
2 4 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.94%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.88%) Intranet
General
1 25 (24.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (17.65%) Public Sector
3 10 (9.80%) Social Skills
4 7 (6.86%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.94%) Finance
6 2 (1.96%) Automotive
6 2 (1.96%) Banking
6 2 (1.96%) Financial Institution
6 2 (1.96%) Investment Banking
6 2 (1.96%) Law
6 2 (1.96%) Legal
6 2 (1.96%) Marketing
7 1 (0.98%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.98%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 44 (43.14%) Product Ownership
2 6 (5.88%) NHS
3 4 (3.92%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (98.04%) User Research
2 73 (71.57%) Agile
3 53 (51.96%) Qualitative Research
4 52 (50.98%) Quantitative Research
5 49 (48.04%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 48 (47.06%) Actionable Insight
7 38 (37.25%) Workshop Facilitation
8 37 (36.27%) Customer Experience
9 33 (32.35%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 33 (32.35%) Digital Customer Experience
9 33 (32.35%) Empathy Maps
9 33 (32.35%) Requirements Analysis
10 26 (25.49%) User Experience
11 24 (23.53%) Mentoring
12 23 (22.55%) Decision-Making
12 23 (22.55%) Usability Testing
13 16 (15.69%) UX Design
14 14 (13.73%) Journey Map
15 13 (12.75%) Psychology
16 11 (10.78%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.96%) R
Qualifications
1 51 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 51 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 13 (12.75%) Degree
3 5 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.96%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (46.08%) Accessibility
2 18 (17.65%) QA
3 11 (10.78%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.96%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (9.80%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.88%) Adobe
2 6 (5.88%) Hotjar
3 4 (3.92%) Mercator