User Experience Researcher Contract Job Trends in Manchester

UX Researcher
North West > Manchester

The median UX Researcher daily rate in Manchester is £384, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 76 -
Rank change year-on-year -41 - -
Contract jobs requiring a User Experience Researcher 4 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.20% 0.60% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.65% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £369 - -
25th Percentile £373 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £384 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year +92.00% - -
75th Percentile £404 - -
90th Percentile £424 - -
North West median daily rate £384 £200 -
% change year-on-year +92.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,832 921 1,120
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 92.38% 95.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,084 587 707
10th Percentile £313 £300 £325
25th Percentile £406 £400 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -7.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £658 £720
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 77 41
10th Percentile £23.09 £13.00 £15.63
25th Percentile £30.00 £14.13 £21.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.10 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +184.36% -36.06% +71.43%
75th Percentile £75.00 £33.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.00 £74.50
North West median hourly rate £46.18 £24.88 £35.00
% change year-on-year +85.58% -28.91% +14.60%

User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'User Experience Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in Manchester

User Experience Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Experience Researcher job vacancies in Manchester

User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, User Experience 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 Manchester region featuring User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 4 (100.00%) UX Research
2 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Ethnography
2 3 (75.00%) Experimental Design
2 3 (75.00%) Information Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Persona Development
2 3 (75.00%) Prototyping
2 3 (75.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Service Design
2 3 (75.00%) Sprint Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) B2B
3 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (25.00%) Contextual Inquiry
3 1 (25.00%) Field Research
3 1 (25.00%) Journey Map
3 1 (25.00%) Qualitative Research

User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 4 (100.00%) UX Research
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Ethnography
2 3 (75.00%) Experimental Design
2 3 (75.00%) Information Architecture
2 3 (75.00%) Persona Development
2 3 (75.00%) Prototyping
2 3 (75.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Service Design
2 3 (75.00%) Sprint Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 3 (75.00%) Usability Testing
2 3 (75.00%) User Research
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Accessibility