User Researcher Contracts in Leeds

User Researcher
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median User Researcher daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 61 66
Rank change year-on-year +4 +5 +14
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 3 4 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.64% 0.50% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.55% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 23
10th Percentile £351 £501 £508
25th Percentile £411 £503 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -10.87% +4.55%
75th Percentile £569 £528 £600
90th Percentile £588 £534 -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £525 £513 £575
% change year-on-year +2.44% -10.87% +4.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 456 733 1,297
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.23% 92.09% 98.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 456 945
10th Percentile £257 £300 £359
25th Percentile £352 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £619
90th Percentile £638 £675 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £498 £525
% change year-on-year -4.52% -5.24% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 13 11
10th Percentile £17.08 £11.24 £12.00
25th Percentile £31.47 £11.75 £16.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £12.53 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +227.21% -79.95% +179.02%
75th Percentile £98.56 £15.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £102.00 £17.67 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.82 £14.34 £32.50
% change year-on-year +73.14% -55.89% +92.88%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Leeds

User Researcher
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for User Researcher in Leeds

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in Leeds over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Researcher in Leeds

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 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 Leeds region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (33.33%) NHS
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)