User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Brighton

User Researcher
East Sussex > Brighton

The median User Researcher daily rate in Brighton is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Brighton 1.92% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
East Sussex median daily rate £350 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Brighton with a recognized job title 52 36 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 85.71% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 24 30
10th Percentile £220 £319 £312
25th Percentile £313 £419 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £494 £400
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% +23.44% -38.46%
75th Percentile £580 £619 £534
90th Percentile £627 £768 £638
East Sussex median daily rate £459 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +2.00% +12.50% -27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile - £23.68 -
25th Percentile £61.87 £26.14 -
Median hourly rate £63.73 £30.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +108.95% - -
75th Percentile £65.60 £31.73 -
90th Percentile - £32.32 -
East Sussex median hourly rate £16.59 £15.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year +7.03% -70.48% +191.67%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'User Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Brighton.

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Brighton

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Brighton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Brighton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Brighton

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, User Researcher contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Brighton region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Design Persona
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 1 (100.00%) Guerrilla Research
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Design Persona
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 1 (100.00%) Guerrilla Research
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation