Senior User Experience Researcher Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior UX Researcher
England > West Midlands

As of 5 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior UX Researcher daily rate in the West Midlands.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Researcher 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.067% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £500 £525 £473
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.99% -24.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £33.98 - -
England median hourly rate £33.98 £53.50 -
% change year-on-year -36.49% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,747 1,213 1,754
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.00% 90.25% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,799 828 1,179
10th Percentile £305 £200 £255
25th Percentile £402 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.51% +2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £595
90th Percentile £675 £652 £688
England median daily rate £507 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.52% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 62 133
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £11.97
25th Percentile £19.38 £14.00 £15.00
Median hourly rate £26.30 £18.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.13% -18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £47.50 £27.30 £40.00
90th Percentile £67.98 £33.55 £56.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £33.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year +28.79% - -24.36%

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior User Experience Researcher
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Experience Researcher within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 April 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
Warwickshire - 2 - - 4
Senior User Experience Researcher
England

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Senior User Experience 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Senior User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Qualtrics
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Research

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Research
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Qualtrics