User Research
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring User Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 77 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -5 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing User Research | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bristol | 0.55% | 0.11% | 1.06% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.59% | 0.14% | 1.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | - | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £513 | £528 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £525 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -17.65% | +34.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £538 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £578 | - | £688 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -4.17% | +10.09% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 678 | 733 | 906 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 92.62% | 82.92% | 86.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 337 | 386 | 606 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £277 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £488 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -7.14% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £589 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £741 | £716 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 148 | 134 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £48.60 | £22.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £64.06 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.57% | +7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £78.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £77.50 | £83.40 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £67.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.74% | +8.00% | +4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing User Research.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Research in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: