User Researcher Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

User Researcher
England > Yorkshire

The median User Researcher daily rate in Yorkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 79 99
Rank change year-on-year -59 +20 0
Contract jobs requiring a User Researcher 5 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.23% 0.22% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.24% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile £431 £335 £410
25th Percentile £459 £371 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £440 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -2.22% -21.74%
75th Percentile £531 £506 £475
90th Percentile £543 £542 £490
England median daily rate £470 £523 £475
% change year-on-year -10.05% +10.00% -13.64%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,949 841 1,653
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 92.11% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,276 516 1,033
10th Percentile £299 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £336 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -13.46%
75th Percentile £550 £565 £569
90th Percentile £650 £638 £650
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 30 51
10th Percentile £14.25 £16.15 £11.11
25th Percentile £16.37 £17.46 £12.25
Median hourly rate £29.68 £22.32 £13.96
Median % change year-on-year +32.97% +59.89% -36.55%
75th Percentile £56.94 £32.80 £23.75
90th Percentile £68.75 £47.91 £53.75
England median hourly rate £35.00 £36.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% -12.50%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'User Researcher' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

User Researcher
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Yorkshire

User Researcher
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for User Researcher in Yorkshire

User Researcher
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 28 February 2026. 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
West Yorkshire -23 5 £500 +13.64% 5
User Researcher
England

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, 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 job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 4 (80.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
4 2 (40.00%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (40.00%) Journey Map
4 2 (40.00%) User Experience
5 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Behavioural Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (20.00%) Contextual Inquiry
5 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (20.00%) Design Thinking
5 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
5 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (20.00%) Lean UX
5 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
5 1 (20.00%) Service Design
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
5 1 (20.00%) Usability Testing
5 1 (20.00%) UserZoom
5 1 (20.00%) UX Design
5 1 (20.00%) UX Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 (20.00%) UserZoom
General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 4 (80.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 3 (60.00%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (60.00%) Qualitative Research
4 2 (40.00%) Journey Map
4 2 (40.00%) User Experience
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Design Thinking
5 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
5 1 (20.00%) Inclusive Design
5 1 (20.00%) Lean UX
5 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Analysis
5 1 (20.00%) Service Design
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
5 1 (20.00%) Usability Testing
5 1 (20.00%) UX Design
5 1 (20.00%) UX Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (20.00%) Accessibility