UX Research Contract Job Trends in Bristol

User Experience Research (UXR)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring UX Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing UX Research 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.54% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £450 £575 £670
% change year-on-year -21.74% -14.18% +48.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

UX 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 677 742 907
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 92.11% 83.09% 87.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 391 599
10th Percentile £250 £263 £308
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.72% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £590 £650
90th Percentile £745 £725 £725
South West median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 136 118
10th Percentile £12.82 £45.88 £24.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £63.44 £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 £79.06
90th Percentile £68.75 £77.50 £83.51
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% -

UX Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing UX Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

UX Research job vacancy trend in Bristol

UX Research
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UX Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing UX Research

UX Research
Co-Occurring Skills & 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 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Fintech
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 4 (100.00%) UX Design
1 4 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 2 (50.00%) User Research