User Researcher
South Wales > Cardiff
The median User Researcher daily rate in Cardiff is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 0.52% | - | 3.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | - | 3.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £485 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £610 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £325 | - | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.31% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 186 | 239 | 234 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.37% | 93.00% | 95.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 141 | 191 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £140 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £209 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £490 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +5.95% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £638 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £390 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £11.80 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £14.67 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £18.57 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.56% | -7.15% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £25.60 | £24.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.64 | - | £26.00 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.60 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.92% | +41.12% | +5.16% |
User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in Cardiff.
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, User Researcher contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring User Researcher in the job title.
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User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
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