Hybrid/Remote Senior User Researcher Contract Job Trends

Senior User Researcher
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior User Researcher daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 309 361
Rank change year-on-year 0 +52 +131
Contract jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 6 4 8
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.059% 0.035% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.038% 0.052%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile - £588 £577
25th Percentile £513 £606 £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £638 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.84% +6.25% +4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £669 £631
90th Percentile - £688 £643
UK median daily rate £525 £575 £560
% change year-on-year -8.70% +2.68% -3.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,563 10,559 15,446
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.42% 93.04% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,217 6,663 10,578
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 330 188 363
10th Percentile £15.33 £19.21 £17.66
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.01 £26.63
Median hourly rate £45.46 £36.35 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.08% -31.42% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.20 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.25
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -27.78% +41.93%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior User Researcher' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior User Researcher job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior User Researcher job vacancies

Senior User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Senior User Researcher over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Senior User Researcher daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Senior User 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Service Design
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 2 (33.33%) Storytelling
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (16.67%) AI Transformation
4 1 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (16.67%) Data Science
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (16.67%) Focus Group
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (16.67%) Miro
4 1 (16.67%) Privileged Access Management
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (16.67%) User Journey Map
4 1 (16.67%) User Stories
4 1 (16.67%) UserZoom

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (16.67%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Miro
General
1 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) AI Agents
2 1 (16.67%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) User Research
2 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (50.00%) Service Design
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 2 (33.33%) Storytelling
3 2 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 1 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (16.67%) Data Science
4 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (16.67%) Information Security
4 1 (16.67%) Privileged Access Management
4 1 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (16.67%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Degree