User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Telford

User Researcher
Shropshire > Telford

The median User Researcher daily rate in Telford is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 February 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - +61
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 1.35% - 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% - 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £333 - -
25th Percentile £358 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.16%
75th Percentile £404 - -
90th Percentile £410 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £360 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -6.16%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 341 95 66
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 89.62% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 66 45
10th Percentile £400 £313 £358
25th Percentile £421 £434 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £477 £523
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -8.71% -3.24%
75th Percentile £535 £526 £536
90th Percentile £561 £556 £538
Shropshire median daily rate £485 £465 £500
% change year-on-year +4.41% -7.10% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £22.81 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £15.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -72.73%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £25.15 £12.18 £15.00
% change year-on-year +106.49% -18.80% -59.11%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

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 Telford.

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Telford

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Telford

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 8 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 Telford region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
1 5 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 5 (100.00%) Wireframes
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
1 5 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 5 (100.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft