User Research Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

User Research
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring User Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 87 95
Rank change year-on-year +13 +8 +26
Contract jobs citing User Research 2 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.19% 0.33% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.42% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile £415 £362 -
25th Percentile £422 £394 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £438 £425
Median % change year-on-year +1.14% +2.94% -
75th Percentile £462 £475 £438
90th Percentile £468 £520 -
South East median daily rate £548 £500 £425
% change year-on-year +9.50% +17.65% -20.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

User Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 891 956 1,183
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 86.42% 80.00% 87.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 593 632 665
10th Percentile £323 £360 £300
25th Percentile £450 £456 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £566 £530
Median % change year-on-year -7.28% +6.84% +0.95%
75th Percentile £600 £645 £636
90th Percentile £650 £713 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £512 £525
% change year-on-year -2.31% -2.51% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 65 98
10th Percentile £16.17 £23.85 £15.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £31.25 £21.01
Median hourly rate £20.71 £70.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.41% +33.33% +16.67%
75th Percentile £27.50 £75.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £50.00 £77.25 £71.11
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £58.17 £52.50
% change year-on-year -64.40% +10.80% +47.89%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

User Research job vacancy trend in Hampshire

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing User Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing User Research

User Research
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing User Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing User Research

User Research
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
Portsmouth - 2 £443 -
User Research
South East

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Interaction Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations