User Research Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Research
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Research over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 144 101
Rank change year-on-year -47 -43 -11
Contract jobs citing User Research 169 445 1,121
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.10% 1.72% 2.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 1.92% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 382 835
10th Percentile £400 £409 £400
25th Percentile £472 £450 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £504
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +4.27% +8.86%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £575
90th Percentile £675 £656 £630
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +2.38% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £22.60
25th Percentile - - £25.00
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year - +73.08% +58.34%
75th Percentile - - £50.61
90th Percentile - - £54.67
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -43.33% +80.00% +43.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,505 23,232 40,651
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.83% 89.84% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,015 16,421 29,503
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +9.03%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 532 547
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £24.25 £30.54 £19.96
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.23 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -

User Research
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Research trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research.

User Research daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Research over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

User Research daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research.

User Research hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.78%) Confluence
2 2 (1.18%) CMS
Applications
1 10 (5.92%) Sketch
2 9 (5.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 5 (2.96%) UserZoom
4 3 (1.78%) Adobe XD
5 2 (1.18%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.18%) Trello
6 1 (0.59%) InVision
6 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 30 (17.75%) AWS
2 21 (12.43%) Figma
3 8 (4.73%) Azure
4 7 (4.14%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.96%) Miro
6 3 (1.78%) SaaS
7 1 (0.59%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.59%) Google Tag Manager
7 1 (0.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.59%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (17.75%) Apache Cassandra
2 1 (0.59%) Looker
Development Applications
1 8 (4.73%) JIRA
2 2 (1.18%) Axure RP
General
1 60 (35.50%) Public Sector
2 43 (25.44%) Social Skills
3 13 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.10%) Presentation Skills
5 9 (5.33%) Finance
6 7 (4.14%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (2.37%) Marketing
8 3 (1.78%) Publishing
9 2 (1.18%) Advertising
9 2 (1.18%) French Language
9 2 (1.18%) Health Technology
9 2 (1.18%) Legal
9 2 (1.18%) Military
9 2 (1.18%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.59%) Banking
10 1 (0.59%) Games
10 1 (0.59%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.59%) Police
10 1 (0.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 47 (27.81%) Designer
2 36 (21.30%) Senior
3 34 (20.12%) User Researcher
4 30 (17.75%) Software Engineer
5 23 (13.61%) UX Designer
6 17 (10.06%) Senior Software Engineer
7 15 (8.88%) Lead
8 12 (7.10%) Service Designer
9 9 (5.33%) Analyst
9 9 (5.33%) Content Designer
9 9 (5.33%) Product Manager
10 8 (4.73%) Business Analyst
10 8 (4.73%) Senior Designer
11 5 (2.96%) Senior UX Designer
12 4 (2.37%) Asset and Configuration Manager
12 4 (2.37%) Configuration Manager
12 4 (2.37%) UI Designer
12 4 (2.37%) UI/UX Designer
13 3 (1.78%) Senior Manager
13 3 (1.78%) UX Strategist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (17.75%) Kafka
2 2 (1.18%) CSS
2 2 (1.18%) HTML
3 1 (0.59%) Play Framework
3 1 (0.59%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.55%) Product Ownership
2 5 (2.96%) CMDB
2 5 (2.96%) Mobile App
3 4 (2.37%) Greenfield Project
4 2 (1.18%) Graphic Design
4 2 (1.18%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.59%) BYOD
5 1 (0.59%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.59%) Mobile Games
5 1 (0.59%) Smartphone
5 1 (0.59%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.59%) Android
1 1 (0.59%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (49.70%) User Experience
2 76 (44.97%) Agile
3 70 (41.42%) UX Design
4 48 (28.40%) UX Research
5 40 (23.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 34 (20.12%) Usability Testing
7 33 (19.53%) Service Design
8 30 (17.75%) Fintech
8 30 (17.75%) Software Engineering
9 26 (15.38%) User Stories
10 21 (12.43%) Analytics
10 21 (12.43%) Wireframes
11 19 (11.24%) Problem-Solving
11 19 (11.24%) Prototyping
12 18 (10.65%) Business Analysis
12 18 (10.65%) Strategic Thinking
13 17 (10.06%) Actionable Insight
13 17 (10.06%) Workshop Facilitation
14 16 (9.47%) Journey Map
14 16 (9.47%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (17.75%) Go
2 1 (0.59%) Scala
Qualifications
1 37 (21.89%) Security Cleared
2 35 (20.71%) SC Cleared
3 10 (5.92%) Degree
4 5 (2.96%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.98%) Accessibility
2 5 (2.96%) QA
3 4 (2.37%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (1.78%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (1.18%) WCAG
6 1 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.59%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (17.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 30 (17.75%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 12 (7.10%) Adobe
2 4 (2.37%) Cadence
3 3 (1.78%) ServiceNow
4 2 (1.18%) Microsoft
5 1 (0.59%) Google
5 1 (0.59%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.59%) SAP