User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Researcher
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median User Researcher daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £431, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 6 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 2.60% - 0.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% - 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £280 - -
25th Percentile £328 - £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 - £413
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.57%
75th Percentile £516 - £419
90th Percentile £590 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £431 - £413
% change year-on-year - - -28.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 219 143 137
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 84.62% 91.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 72 100
10th Percentile £200 £260 £242
25th Percentile £359 £396 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £575 £541 £600
90th Percentile £643 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £475 £450 £485
% change year-on-year +5.56% -7.22% -7.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 5
10th Percentile £13.67 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.50 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +36.00%
75th Percentile £20.63 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £39.20 - £33.05
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +28.30%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Researcher in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (83.33%) Agile
3 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (66.67%) Qualitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 3 (50.00%) Workflow
4 3 (50.00%) Service Design
5 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
5 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
6 1 (16.67%) Content Strategy
6 1 (16.67%) Interaction Design
6 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
6 1 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (16.67%) Qualitative Analysis

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 5 (83.33%) Agile
3 4 (66.67%) Qualitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 4 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 3 (50.00%) Service Design
4 3 (50.00%) Workflow
5 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) Content Strategy
6 1 (16.67%) Interaction Design
6 1 (16.67%) Qualitative Analysis
6 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations