UX Research Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

User Experience Research (UXR)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne requiring UX Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing UX Research 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.91% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £364 - -
25th Percentile £371 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 - -
75th Percentile £406 - -
90th Percentile £411 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £390 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

UX 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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 295 185 143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 89.67% 92.96% 85.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 93 100
10th Percentile £179 £280 £248
25th Percentile £366 £354 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year - -7.22% -11.82%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £600
90th Percentile £578 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £450 £454 £475
% change year-on-year -0.88% -4.42% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 14 1
10th Percentile £14.05 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £17.59 £14.83 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +125.00% - -28.89%
75th Percentile £53.75 £19.25 £16.50
90th Percentile £54.50 £19.93 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £27.63 £16.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +72.66% -8.57% -22.22%

UX Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing UX Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

UX Research job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

UX Research
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing UX Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing UX Research

UX Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Designer
1 2 (66.67%) Service Designer
1 2 (66.67%) UX Designer
1 2 (66.67%) UX Service Designer
2 1 (33.33%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 3 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Ethnographic Research
2 2 (66.67%) Ethnography
2 2 (66.67%) Human-Centred Design
2 2 (66.67%) Service Design
2 2 (66.67%) User Journey Map
2 2 (66.67%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
3 1 (33.33%) A/B Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Adaptive Web Design
3 1 (33.33%) Contextual Inquiry
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation