User Research
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring User Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
41 |
28 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing User Research |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth |
0.57% |
2.56% |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.79% |
3.45% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£429 |
£363 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£434 |
£410 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£444 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.28% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£484 |
£473 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£486 |
£500 |
- |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£575 |
£454 |
£383 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.58% |
+18.76% |
-30.45% |
User 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 Portsmouth.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
253 |
145 |
191 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth |
72.29% |
74.36% |
90.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
125 |
91 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£363 |
£400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£461 |
£454 |
£447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£538 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.33% |
-6.52% |
+15.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£556 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£685 |
£660 |
£850 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£538 |
£580 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.33% |
-7.33% |
+10.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
79 |
27 |
81 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.72 |
£25.15 |
£51.06 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48.64 |
£32.94 |
£53.40 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£50.00 |
£57.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-12.82% |
+4.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.75 |
£55.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£72.65 |
£59.25 |
£76.86 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£33.89 |
£57.35 |
| % change year-on-year |
+40.18% |
-40.92% |
+9.24% |
User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
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Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing User Research.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
