User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Bristol

User Researcher
South West > Bristol

The median User Researcher daily rate in Bristol is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 - 81
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.14% - 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £438
25th Percentile £375 - £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.70%
75th Percentile £525 - £519
90th Percentile - - £538
South West median daily rate £450 £575 £488
% change year-on-year -21.74% +17.95% -22.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 677 841 1,000
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 95.14% 95.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 448 664
10th Percentile £250 £218 £311
25th Percentile £376 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £747 £700 £704
South West median daily rate £510 £508 £538
% change year-on-year +0.49% -5.58% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 154 118
10th Percentile £12.82 £19.83 £20.95
25th Percentile £18.87 £58.31 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.14% +7.69% +0.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +3.94%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Bristol

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 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 Bristol region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation