The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheltenham requiring User Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User Research over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
22
-
33
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing User Research
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
54
162
138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
87.10%
87.10%
88.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
39
90
103
10th Percentile
£523
£398
£331
25th Percentile
£547
£475
£494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£550
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+9.09%
-4.35%
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£643
£674
£700
90th Percentile
£722
£739
£738
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£525
£550
£545
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+0.92%
+6.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
7
2
10th Percentile
-
£48.20
£67.05
25th Percentile
£55.00
£70.25
£67.13
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£71.00
£74.50
Median % change year-on-year
-15.49%
-4.70%
+484.31%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£72.63
£88.13
90th Percentile
-
£74.25
£91.95
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£67.50
£35.00
£70.00
% change year-on-year
+92.86%
-50.00%
+116.05%
User Research Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
User Research Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Research in Cheltenham.
User Research Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing User Research also mentioned 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 Cheltenham region with a requirement for User Research.
User Research Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:
