UX Research Contract Job Trends in Wales

User Experience Research (UXR)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring UX Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing UX Research 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.21% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £156 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 - -
75th Percentile £169 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £525
% change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% -2.10%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

UX 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 390 351 417
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 82.11% 77.65% 87.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 198 317
10th Percentile £183 £140 £174
25th Percentile £257 £210 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £403 £419 £425
Median % change year-on-year -3.88% -1.47% -15.00%
75th Percentile £494 £548 £569
90th Percentile £604 £650 £647
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 49 26
10th Percentile £13.42 £15.48 £15.93
25th Percentile £16.85 £20.12 £21.27
Median hourly rate £19.10 £23.66 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.29% -9.00% +30.59%
75th Percentile £24.06 £37.28 £50.00
90th Percentile £25.15 £48.75 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%

UX Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

UX Research job vacancy trend in Wales

UX Research
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

UX 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 UX Research within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 November 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 - 1 £163 -
UX Research
UK

UX 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) Umbraco
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development