User Researcher Job Trends in Birmingham

User Researcher
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median User Researcher salary in Birmingham is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 107
Rank change year-on-year - - +78
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.083% - 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% - 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £53,136
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £57,291
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.48%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £61,445
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 - £57,291
% change year-on-year - - -2.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,143 2,193 1,359
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.25% 95.97% 94.24%
Number of salaries quoted 815 1,384 1,139
10th Percentile £30,500 £32,825 £31,354
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,170
% change year-on-year - -4.16% +4.34%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Birmingham

User Researcher
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Birmingham

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, User Researcher 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) User Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations