Senior User Researcher Contract Job Trends in London

Senior User Researcher
England > London

The median Senior User Researcher daily rate in London 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 380 381 400
Rank change year-on-year +1 +19 +146
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 5 5 20
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.036% 0.032% 0.099%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.034% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 11
10th Percentile - £463 £507
25th Percentile £488 £481 £521
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £525 £560
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -6.25% -6.67%
75th Percentile £695 £538 £595
90th Percentile £698 - £625
England median daily rate £625 £525 £560
% change year-on-year +19.05% -6.25% -6.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,865 14,764 18,970
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 94.01% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,551 9,538 13,795
10th Percentile £333 £338 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £664 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £798
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 155 213
10th Percentile £17.42 £17.25 £18.20
25th Percentile £22.50 £24.15 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.78 £37.50 £39.42
Median % change year-on-year -28.59% -4.87% +20.37%
75th Percentile £47.50 £59.38 £60.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £80.75 £74.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.21
% change year-on-year -37.63% -10.81% +50.70%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in London

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in London

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

Daily rate histogram for Senior User Researcher in London

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

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 London 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 London 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