User Research Contract Job Trends in Belfast

User Research
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring User Research skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 29 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Contract jobs citing User Research 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 0.97% 0.63% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.77% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 £506 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £513 -
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% - -
75th Percentile £638 £519 -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £625 £513 -
% change year-on-year +21.95% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast

User Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 184 130 127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 89.32% 82.28% 84.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 59 67
10th Percentile £264 £145 £191
25th Percentile £325 £169 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% - -20.00%
75th Percentile £584 £538 £489
90th Percentile £638 £615 £580
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +18.75% - -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 14 9
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £14.19 £23.30 £13.23
Median hourly rate £16.00 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -33.83% +79.64% +31.70%
75th Percentile £17.30 - £13.91
90th Percentile £24.50 - £14.73
County Antrim median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.69
% change year-on-year -28.45% +76.69% +24.69%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in Belfast

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing User Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing User Research

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Designer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Designer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Service Designer
1 2 (100.00%) Service Designer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Design Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Culture Change
2 1 (50.00%) Minimum Viable Product
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design