Senior User Researcher
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior User Researcher daily rate in Edinburgh is £466, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 70 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +7 | +39 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.32% | 0.36% | 2.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.38% | 2.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £461 | £149 | £367 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £223 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £356 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.67% | -15.18% | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £468 | £498 | £564 |
| 90th Percentile | £470 | £578 | £576 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £466 | £356 | £420 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.67% | -15.18% | -18.45% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 582 | 781 | 1,176 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.12% | 94.67% | 95.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 322 | 449 | 828 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £199 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £340 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.58% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £563 | £542 |
| 90th Percentile | £637 | £651 | £625 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.53% | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 56 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.55 | £12.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.50 | £17.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £50.00 | £19.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.00% | +156.54% | -3.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £60.75 | £45.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.80 | £66.00 | £55.80 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.37 | £24.29 | £21.71 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.28% | +11.88% | -34.21% |
Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Senior User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Senior User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior User Researcher in Edinburgh.
Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Senior 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 Edinburgh region featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.
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Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: