Senior User Experience Researcher Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior UX Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior UX Researcher daily rate in the UK excluding London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 April 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 334 397
Rank change year-on-year -90 +63 +59
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Researcher 5 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.022% 0.008% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.009% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £473
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.99% -24.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £33.98 - -
UK median hourly rate £33.98 £53.50 -
% change year-on-year -36.49% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 20,996 11,708 19,417
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 92.41% 92.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,459 7,637 12,043
10th Percentile £263 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £585 £585 £595
90th Percentile £675 £656 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,287 758 2,116
10th Percentile £14.47 £14.48 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.34 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £41.06 £31.29 £34.61
Median % change year-on-year +31.21% -9.58% -18.32%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.73 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.00 £33.78
% change year-on-year +25.00% -5.26% -24.15%

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior User Experience Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior User Experience Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior User Experience Researcher
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Experience Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire - 3 £500 -
North of England - 3 £500 -
Midlands - 2 - - 4
West Midlands - 2 - - 4
Senior User Experience Researcher
UK

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Senior User Experience 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) UX Research
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (20.00%) Qualitative Research
4 1 (20.00%) Qualtrics
4 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
4 1 (20.00%) Service Design
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Usability Testing
4 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Automotive
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) UX Research
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
3 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (20.00%) Qualitative Research
4 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
4 1 (20.00%) Service Design
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Usability Testing
4 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Qualtrics