User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Manchester

User Researcher
North West > Manchester

The median User Researcher daily rate in Manchester is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 - 87
Rank change year-on-year - - +16
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 2 0 14
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.15% - 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile £436 - -
25th Percentile £472 - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.36%
75th Percentile £597 - £375
90th Percentile £629 - £564
North West median daily rate £538 - £350
% change year-on-year - - -36.36%

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 1,235 959 1,501
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 93.56% 94.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 813 619 1,076
10th Percentile £313 £307 £306
25th Percentile £388 £392 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 32 83
10th Percentile £18.51 £15.92 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -46.02%
75th Percentile £61.25 £34.56 £61.88
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.80 £26.53
% change year-on-year +43.24% +12.35% -10.54%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Manchester

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in Manchester over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Researcher in Manchester

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, 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 Manchester region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

User 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance