User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

User Researcher
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median User Researcher daily rate in Portsmouth is £364, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
23 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 1.04% - 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.09% - 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £364 - £425
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £364 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -27.20% +17.65% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 184 119 239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 97.54% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 71 138
10th Percentile £200 £283 £385
25th Percentile £368 £386 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £475 £545
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% -12.84% +11.22%
75th Percentile £556 £613 £659
90th Percentile £588 £700 £765
Hampshire median daily rate £535 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.73% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 21 28
10th Percentile £20.50 £31.25 £20.35
25th Percentile £25.15 £35.00 £42.66
Median hourly rate £47.50 £57.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.03% -4.58% -
75th Percentile £51.53 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.09 £70.00 £70.00
Hampshire median hourly rate £23.89 £35.00 £50.71
% change year-on-year -31.74% -30.98% +15.30%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

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

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, 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 Portsmouth region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Design Persona
1 2 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 2 (100.00%) Market Research
1 2 (100.00%) Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design

User Researcher Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Cognitive Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Design Persona
1 2 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 2 (100.00%) Ethnography
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 2 (100.00%) Market Research
1 2 (100.00%) Psychology
1 2 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
User Researcher jobs