User Researcher Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Researcher
UK > Work from Home

The median User Researcher daily rate in Work from Home is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 311 322 294
Rank change year-on-year +11 -28 -32
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 33 153 383
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.22% 0.60% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.63% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 130 276
10th Percentile £332 £410 £400
25th Percentile £406 £451 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +2.44% +9.04%
75th Percentile £545 £572 £575
90th Percentile £633 £600 £603
UK median daily rate £475 £550 £523
% change year-on-year -13.64% +5.26% +10.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £21.80
25th Percentile - - £23.00
Median hourly rate - - £25.00
75th Percentile - - £25.75
90th Percentile - - £26.20
UK median hourly rate - - £21.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 14,235 24,337 42,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 95.31% 95.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,550 17,175 30,867
10th Percentile £325 £358 £356
25th Percentile £425 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 577 560 606
10th Percentile £14.27 £17.70 £13.25
25th Percentile £23.25 £25.71 £18.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £54.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.10% +55.71% +42.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

User Researcher
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Researcher trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Researcher
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 Researcher.

User Researcher daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

User Researcher daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, User Researcher contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 33 (100.00%) User Research
2 19 (57.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 17 (51.52%) Agile
4 15 (45.45%) Public Sector
5 12 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
6 10 (30.30%) Usability Testing
7 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
7 9 (27.27%) Decision-Making
8 8 (24.24%) Social Skills
8 8 (24.24%) SC Cleared
9 7 (21.21%) Accessibility
10 5 (15.15%) Quantitative Research
10 5 (15.15%) Qualitative Research
11 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (12.12%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (12.12%) UserZoom
11 4 (12.12%) Ethnography
11 4 (12.12%) Service Design
11 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (12.12%) Journey Map
12 3 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
12 3 (9.09%) User Journey Map
12 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
12 3 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
12 3 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (9.09%) User Experience
12 3 (9.09%) Market Research
12 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
12 3 (9.09%) Degree
12 3 (9.09%) Psychology

User Researcher Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 4 (12.12%) UserZoom
2 1 (3.03%) Adobe XD
2 1 (3.03%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) SaaS
2 1 (3.03%) Figma
General
1 15 (45.45%) Public Sector
2 8 (24.24%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Finance
5 2 (6.06%) French Language
5 2 (6.06%) Military
5 2 (6.06%) Spanish Language
6 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.03%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.09%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (3.03%) BYOD
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (100.00%) User Research
2 19 (57.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 17 (51.52%) Agile
4 12 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
5 10 (30.30%) Usability Testing
6 9 (27.27%) Decision-Making
7 5 (15.15%) Qualitative Research
7 5 (15.15%) Quantitative Research
8 4 (12.12%) Ethnography
8 4 (12.12%) Journey Map
8 4 (12.12%) Service Design
9 3 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (9.09%) Data Protection
9 3 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
9 3 (9.09%) Market Research
9 3 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (9.09%) Psychology
9 3 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (9.09%) User Experience
9 3 (9.09%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 8 (24.24%) SC Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) Degree
4 2 (6.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (3.03%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.21%) Accessibility
2 4 (12.12%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.03%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 1 (3.03%) Adobe
1 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow