UserZoom Contract Job Trends

UserZoom
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring UserZoom skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 644 547 570
Rank change year-on-year -97 +23 +98
Contract jobs citing UserZoom 8 6 11
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.018% 0.026%
As % of the Applications category 0.28% 0.22% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 10
10th Percentile - - £375
25th Percentile - - £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £313 £495
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -36.77% -15.74%
75th Percentile - - £548
90th Percentile - - £689
UK excluding London median daily rate - £313 -

All Software Application Skills
UK

UserZoom falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,823 2,775 2,910
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 5.33% 8.47% 6.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,577 1,580 1,576
10th Percentile £220 £195 £163
25th Percentile £325 £292 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £446 £424 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.08% +6.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £545 £525
90th Percentile £625 £641 £625
UK excluding London median daily rate £415 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +3.75% +6.67% -1.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 342 542
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.20 £11.77
25th Percentile £16.20 £15.84 £14.27
Median hourly rate £22.68 £23.28 £17.90
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +30.03% -29.75%
75th Percentile £35.78 £35.88 £40.75
90th Percentile £71.75 £60.00 £57.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.63 £22.57 £16.23
% change year-on-year +0.29% +39.03% -27.87%

UserZoom
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing UserZoom relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

UserZoom job vacancy trend in the UK

UserZoom
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UserZoom.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UserZoom

UserZoom
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UserZoom.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing UserZoom

UserZoom
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UserZoom within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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
London -68 7 £310 -
England -119 7 £310 -0.96%
Work from Home -57 2 - -
Wales -14 1 - -
UK excluding London -111 1 - -

UserZoom
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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Miro
2 2 (25.00%) Figma
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Social Science
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Corporate Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Investment Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Retail
3 2 (25.00%) Retail Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) User Researcher
2 4 (50.00%) Junior
3 2 (25.00%) Designer
3 2 (25.00%) UX Designer
4 1 (12.50%) Digital User Researcher
4 1 (12.50%) User Experience Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
1 1 (12.50%) Online Banking
1 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) User Research
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
3 6 (75.00%) Usability Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (62.50%) Psychology
4 5 (62.50%) Qualitative Research
4 5 (62.50%) Quantitative Research
4 5 (62.50%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 4 (50.00%) Data Protection
6 3 (37.50%) User Experience
7 2 (25.00%) Design Thinking
7 2 (25.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
7 2 (25.00%) Ideation Sessions
7 2 (25.00%) Prototyping
7 2 (25.00%) UX Design
7 2 (25.00%) Wealth Management
7 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 1 (12.50%) Inclusive Design
8 1 (12.50%) Journey Map
8 1 (12.50%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Master's Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (12.50%) Actionable Recommendations