User Research Contract Job Trends in Wales

User Research
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring User Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 41 -
Rank change year-on-year +13 - -
Contract jobs citing User Research 18 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 3.80% 0.98% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.75% 1.15% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £301 - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 - -
75th Percentile £541 - -
90th Percentile £594 - -
UK median daily rate £468 £500 £538
% change year-on-year -6.40% -6.98% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £25.36 -
UK median hourly rate £41.30 £26.50 £72.50
% change year-on-year +55.83% -63.45% -4.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

User Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 379 348 380
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 79.96% 85.09% 87.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 212 288
10th Percentile £182 £161 £171
25th Percentile £282 £213 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £575
90th Percentile £613 £650 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 45 24
10th Percentile £13.33 £18.93 £17.30
25th Percentile £16.72 £20.12 £21.32
Median hourly rate £18.18 £25.36 £26.58
Median % change year-on-year -28.31% -4.60% +33.51%
75th Percentile £23.71 £40.00 £52.81
90th Percentile £30.75 £48.75 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.84
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.86% +25.25%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing User Research relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

User Research job vacancy trend in Wales

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing User Research.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing User Research

User Research
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Research in Wales over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for User Research in Wales

User Research
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing User Research.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing User Research

User Research
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the Wales region over the 6 months to 21 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
South Wales +6 10 £331 - 1
West Wales - 8 - -
User Research
UK

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 3 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (16.67%) UserZoom
2 2 (11.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (11.11%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) Miro
2 2 (11.11%) Figma
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Financial Institution
3 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.56%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 6 (33.33%) User Researcher
2 4 (22.22%) Designer
3 3 (16.67%) Lead
4 2 (11.11%) Service Designer
4 2 (11.11%) UX Designer
5 1 (5.56%) Lead Designer
5 1 (5.56%) Lead Service Designer
5 1 (5.56%) Senior
5 1 (5.56%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 8 (44.44%) Business Analysis
2 8 (44.44%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 7 (38.89%) Service Design
4 4 (22.22%) Agile
4 4 (22.22%) User Experience
5 3 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 3 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
5 3 (16.67%) Roadmaps
5 3 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (16.67%) Usability Testing
5 3 (16.67%) UX Design
6 2 (11.11%) Analytics
6 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (11.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 2 (11.11%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
6 2 (11.11%) Storytelling
6 2 (11.11%) Wireframes
7 1 (5.56%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) Degree
2 3 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 3 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) Adobe