Digital User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Digital User Researcher
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Digital User Researcher daily rate in Edinburgh is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Digital User Researcher 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
Scotland median daily rate £600 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 720 585 822
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 92.86% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 318 465
10th Percentile £339 £245 £178
25th Percentile £406 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% +2.83% -5.26%
75th Percentile £557 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £621 £648
Scotland median daily rate £470 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +4.44% - -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 18 64
10th Percentile £20.00 - £15.45
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.37
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% -51.11% +153.95%
75th Percentile £69.00 £27.45 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £50.06 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £18.51 £19.50
% change year-on-year +8.05% -5.08% +5.41%

Digital User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Digital User Researcher job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Digital User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in Edinburgh

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Digital User 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 Edinburgh region featuring Digital User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Fidelity Prototypes
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) UX Research
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Wireframes
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation