User Research Contract Job Trends in West London

User Research
London > West London

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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 27 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Contract jobs citing User Research 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.26% 1.42% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.29% 1.56% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% - -
London median daily rate £498 £500 £538
% change year-on-year -0.50% -6.98% -2.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West London

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 West London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 339 192 319
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London 87.82% 90.57% 88.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 119 224
10th Percentile £263 £224 £225
25th Percentile £406 £331 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -15.79% -15.56%
75th Percentile £659 £506 £588
90th Percentile £776 £605 £650
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 19 27
10th Percentile £19.54 £18.99 £16.25
25th Percentile £23.31 £20.24 £18.13
Median hourly rate £27.50 £22.27 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +23.48% -26.16% -53.60%
75th Percentile £29.73 £34.20 £58.75
90th Percentile £30.59 £53.10 £65.80
London median hourly rate £36.11 £34.00 £27.84
% change year-on-year +6.19% +22.13% -25.10%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

User Research job vacancy trend in West London

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in West London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing User Research

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) HMG Security Policy Framework