User Researcher Contracts in Central London

User Researcher
London > Central London

The median User Researcher daily rate in Central London is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 164 186
Rank change year-on-year +30 +22 -42
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 3 11 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.12% 0.28% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.30% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 16
10th Percentile - £398 £413
25th Percentile £490 £478 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £545 £544
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% +0.23% +20.83%
75th Percentile £510 £588 £624
90th Percentile - £625 £681
London median daily rate £495 £563 £525
% change year-on-year -12.00% +7.14% +10.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,339 3,682 4,307
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 95.34% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,670 2,514 3,284
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £560
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +2.68% +6.67%
75th Percentile £681 £725 £675
90th Percentile £788 £813 £763
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 30 50
10th Percentile £19.23 £15.50 £13.74
25th Percentile £21.44 £18.93 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.78 £35.00 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.34% -6.04% +107.23%
75th Percentile £27.81 £58.75 £51.50
90th Percentile £48.30 £85.33 £62.83
London median hourly rate £27.66 £35.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.55% +0.71% +12.90%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Central London

User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in Central London.

Daily rate trend for User Researcher in Central London

User Researcher
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +42 3 £500 -8.26%
User Researcher
London

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 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 Central London region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Blog
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared