User Experience Research (UXR) England> West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring UX Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited UX Research over the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 6 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
112
-
128
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+54
Contract jobs citing UX Research
2
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,483
1,522
1,888
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
88.43%
81.78%
85.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
936
1,030
1,295
10th Percentile
£230
£280
£263
25th Percentile
£375
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£626
£600
90th Percentile
£666
£738
£725
England median daily rate
£513
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
107
61
38
10th Percentile
£12.62
£13.00
£14.16
25th Percentile
£13.78
£14.25
£20.12
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£18.50
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
+21.62%
-32.73%
+57.14%
75th Percentile
£32.44
£37.50
£30.78
90th Percentile
£50.00
£56.25
£46.75
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£42.50
£42.50
% change year-on-year
-40.82%
-
+63.46%
UX Research Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing UX Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
UX Research Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing UX Research in the West Midlands.
UX Research Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing UX Research in the West Midlands.
UX Research Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing UX Research also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for UX Research.
UX Research Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
