Senior User Experience Researcher Contract Job Trends in England

Senior UX Researcher
UK > England

The median Senior UX Researcher daily rate in England is £645, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 536 508 563
Rank change year-on-year -28 +55 +163
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Researcher 3 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.017% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.019% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £623 £513 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £645 £550 £496
Median % change year-on-year +17.27% +10.89% -9.82%
75th Percentile £668 £575 £509
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £645 £525 £496
% change year-on-year +22.86% +5.85% -9.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £53.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £53.50 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,847 26,756 34,133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 92.94% 93.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,393 16,655 23,374
10th Percentile £294 £300 £285
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,772 837 1,370
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.74 £15.24
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.40 £35.00 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -24.57% -22.58% +39.02%
75th Percentile £60.34 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.95 £74.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.48% -26.67% +45.77%

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in England

Senior User Experience Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England

Senior User Experience Researcher
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England

Senior User Experience Researcher
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Experience Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. 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
London -12 3 £645 +22.86% 1
Senior User Experience Researcher
UK

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Senior 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 England region featuring Senior User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Research
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Cognitive Psychology
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Diary Studies
3 1 (33.33%) Ergonomics
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) Google
3 1 (33.33%) Google Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Hotjar
3 1 (33.33%) Human Factors
3 1 (33.33%) Human-Centred Design
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
3 1 (33.33%) Miro
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Psychology

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (33.33%) Google Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Miro
General
1 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) UX Research
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Cognitive Psychology
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Diary Studies
3 1 (33.33%) Human-Centred Design
3 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Google
2 1 (33.33%) Hotjar