User Researcher Contracts in Leeds

User Researcher
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median User Researcher daily rate in Leeds is £513 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 69 85
Rank change year-on-year +9 +16 -12
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 7 27 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.88% 2.07% 1.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 2.11% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 23 22
10th Percentile £501 £508 £502
25th Percentile £503 £538 £517
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.87% +4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £528 £600 -
90th Percentile £534 - £575
West Yorkshire median daily rate £513 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -10.87% +4.55% +15.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 736 1,277 1,510
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 98.08% 97.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 931 1,111
10th Percentile £300 £356 £275
25th Percentile £413 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% +6.10%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £663
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 21
10th Percentile £11.24 £12.00 £17.75
25th Percentile £11.75 £15.75 £19.00
Median hourly rate £12.53 £54.00 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -76.80% +141.07% +4.82%
75th Percentile £15.25 £70.00 £26.50
90th Percentile £17.67 - £28.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £14.34 £22.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -36.29% +28.57% -19.50%

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 Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, 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 7 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Workflow
3 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) Line Management
3 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (42.86%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (42.86%) Community of Practice
3 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
4 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 2 (28.57%) Health Technology
4 2 (28.57%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
4 2 (28.57%) Human-Centred Design
4 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (28.57%) UX Research
4 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
4 2 (28.57%) Coaching
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (28.57%) Service Design
4 2 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
4 2 (28.57%) Qualitative Research
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Usability Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Brio

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 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Health Technology
2 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Analytics
3 3 (42.86%) Community of Practice
3 3 (42.86%) Line Management
3 3 (42.86%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (42.86%) Workflow
4 2 (28.57%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (28.57%) Coaching
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Human-Centred Design
4 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
4 2 (28.57%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (28.57%) Qualitative Research
4 2 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
4 2 (28.57%) Roadmaps
4 2 (28.57%) Service Design
4 2 (28.57%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Brio