Senior User Researcher Contract Job Trends in England

Senior User Researcher
UK > England

The median Senior User Researcher daily rate in England is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 530 506 555
Rank change year-on-year -24 +49 +145
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 5 7 24
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.017% 0.022% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.024% 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 14
10th Percentile - £475 £509
25th Percentile £488 £513 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £525 £560
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -6.25% -6.67%
75th Percentile £695 £575 £634
90th Percentile £698 - £646
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% -3.45%

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 27,117 29,070 37,227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 92.99% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,434 17,754 25,839
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £404 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
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 1,602 1,095 1,412
10th Percentile £14.09 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -37.63% -10.81% +50.70%
75th Percentile £51.50 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -32.03% -17.32% +54.84%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in England

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior User Researcher in England over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior User Researcher in England

Senior User 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 Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 7 November 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 +1 5 £625 +19.05% 4
Senior User Researcher
UK

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Senior 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 England region featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (60.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Community of Practice
3 2 (40.00%) Data Collection
3 2 (40.00%) LLM
3 2 (40.00%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (40.00%) Quantitative Research
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Service Design
3 2 (40.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (20.00%) AI Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) Scrum
4 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
4 1 (20.00%) User Stories
4 1 (20.00%) UX Design

Senior User 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Social Science
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Community of Practice
3 2 (40.00%) Data Collection
3 2 (40.00%) LLM
3 2 (40.00%) Qualitative Research
3 2 (40.00%) Quantitative Research
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Service Design
3 2 (40.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (20.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
4 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) User Experience
4 1 (20.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations