User Research Contract Job Trends in Leicester

User Research
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring User Research skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Contract jobs citing User Research 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester - - 1.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 1.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £368
25th Percentile - - £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £395
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.92%
75th Percentile - - £409
90th Percentile - - £413
Leicestershire median daily rate - - £395
% change year-on-year - - -20.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57 72 102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 71.25% 82.76% 80.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 51 77
10th Percentile £250 £255 £300
25th Percentile £360 £330 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £449 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.61% -10.20% +18.34%
75th Percentile £491 £528 £588
90th Percentile £525 £659 £717
Leicestershire median daily rate £375 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -11.76% - +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £13.85
25th Percentile - - £16.63
Median hourly rate £13.84 - £22.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.57%
75th Percentile - - £44.38
90th Percentile - - £56.75
Leicestershire median hourly rate £20.50 £22.75 £21.00
% change year-on-year -9.89% +8.33% +13.51%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in Leicester

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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