User Research Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

User Research
South West > Wiltshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wiltshire requiring User Research skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 62 76
Rank change year-on-year +5 +14 -2
Contract jobs citing User Research 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 0.39% 0.52% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.60% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £635 -
25th Percentile £713 £725 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £900 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.44% - -
75th Percentile £738 £931 -
90th Percentile - £935 -
South West median daily rate £450 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -21.74% - +2.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 447 501 710
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire 87.48% 86.68% 87.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 336 531
10th Percentile £363 £356 £350
25th Percentile £513 £462 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £553 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.98% +0.55% -
75th Percentile £675 £667 £638
90th Percentile £740 £738 £725
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 9 15
10th Percentile £12.50 - £14.36
25th Percentile £15.00 - £30.43
Median hourly rate £22.27 £12.79 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.08% -74.42% -23.66%
75th Percentile £24.50 - £66.00
90th Percentile £25.15 £22.23 £74.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.33% -7.69%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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

User Research job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

User Research
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

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

User Research
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 16 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
Corsham +8 1 £725 +20.83% 3
Swindon -1 1 - -
User Research
South West

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Architect
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Design
1 1 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Design
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Data Design
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (50.00%) Human Factors
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Inclusive Design
2 1 (50.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) MuleSoft
1 1 (50.00%) Talend