Digital User Researcher Contract Job Trends

Digital User Researcher
UK

The median Digital User Researcher daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 587 533 589
Rank change year-on-year -54 +56 +205
Contract jobs requiring a Digital User Researcher 6 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.016% 0.009% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.010% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £448 - -
25th Percentile £473 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% - -
75th Percentile £641 £488 -
90th Percentile £646 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 33,636 30,890 40,421
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 92.72% 93.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,275 18,962 27,109
10th Percentile £295 £300 £282
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £487 £500
% change year-on-year -2.41% -2.65% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,972 959 1,551
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £19.15
Median hourly rate £25.47 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.63% -27.78% +41.93%
75th Percentile £58.06 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.97 £73.75 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.94
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.26% +77.99%

Digital User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Digital User Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Digital User Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in the UK

Digital User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital User Researcher over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Digital User Researcher in the UK

Digital User Researcher
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital User Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
England -41 6 £575 -
Work from Home - 4 £525 -
London - 4 £575 -
UK excluding London -47 2 - -
West Midlands -29 1 - -
Midlands -43 1 - -
South West - 1 - -

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Digital 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 featuring Digital User Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Agile
1 5 (83.33%) User Research
2 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) User Experience
3 3 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (33.33%) AI
4 2 (33.33%) AI Transformation
4 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Service Design
4 2 (33.33%) UX Design
5 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
5 1 (16.67%) Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Behavioural Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
5 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) Eye Tracking
5 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
5 1 (16.67%) Qualitative Research
5 1 (16.67%) Scrum
5 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
5 1 (16.67%) User Stories
5 1 (16.67%) UX Research
5 1 (16.67%) Validation

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Aviation
2 1 (16.67%) Social Science
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
1 1 (16.67%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Agile
1 5 (83.33%) User Research
2 4 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (50.00%) User Experience
3 3 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 2 (33.33%) AI
4 2 (33.33%) AI Transformation
4 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
4 2 (33.33%) Service Design
4 2 (33.33%) UX Design
5 1 (16.67%) Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Behavioural Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Benchmarking
5 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 1 (16.67%) Prototyping
5 1 (16.67%) Qualitative Research
5 1 (16.67%) Scrum
5 1 (16.67%) Usability Testing
5 1 (16.67%) User Stories
5 1 (16.67%) Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (16.67%) Accessibility