User Experience Researcher Contract Job Trends in the City of London

UX Researcher
Central London > City of London

As of 17 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median UX Researcher daily rate in the City of London.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 118 127
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 +53
Contract jobs requiring a User Experience Researcher 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.048% 0.11% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.12% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £496
Median % change year-on-year - +20.97% +7.24%
75th Percentile - - £509
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate - £600 £496
% change year-on-year - +20.97% +4.42%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,950 1,668 2,223
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.16% 92.92% 94.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,336 1,052 1,592
10th Percentile £350 £360 £340
25th Percentile £438 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £561
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +2.45% -5.27%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 9 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.11 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £34.25 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% +35.42% -31.43%
75th Percentile £51.00 £112.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £127.10 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year -19.66% +16.86% -20.54%

User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'User Experience Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in the City of London

User Experience Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the City of London

User Experience Researcher
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the City of London

User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, User Experience 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 City of London region featuring User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Hotjar
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Miro
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Miro
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 1 (100.00%) Human-Centred Design
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Psychology
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Hotjar