User Research Jobs in Cardiff

User Research
South Wales > Cardiff

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for User Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited User Research over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 52 62 81
Rank change year-on-year +10 +19 -
Permanent jobs citing User Research 11 4 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.67% 0.70% 1.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.10% 0.72% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 7
10th Percentile £31,250 - £34,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £39,000 £36,807
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,645 £42,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.73% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £62,011 £45,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £62,200 - £69,500
South Wales median annual salary £53,645 £42,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +27.73% -6.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cardiff

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 523 556 813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 79.60% 97.03% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 470 395 612
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £34,250
25th Percentile £39,250 £40,000 £39,272
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,842 £50,238 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -4.31% +16.67%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £47,500 £45,496 £49,000
% change year-on-year +4.41% -7.15% +8.89%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in Cardiff

User Research
Salary Trend in Cardiff

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Research in Cardiff.

Salary trend for User Research in Cardiff

User Research
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Research in Cardiff over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for User Research in Cardiff

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 3 (27.27%) Adobe XD
1 3 (27.27%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Figma
2 1 (9.09%) dbt
General
1 5 (45.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
3 1 (9.09%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Lead
2 6 (54.55%) User Researcher
3 4 (36.36%) Designer
4 3 (27.27%) UI Designer
4 3 (27.27%) UI/UX Designer
4 3 (27.27%) UX Designer
5 1 (9.09%) Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Interaction Designer
5 1 (9.09%) Lead Designer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (18.18%) Blog
3 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 1 (9.09%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Agile
2 5 (45.45%) Mentoring
2 5 (45.45%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 4 (36.36%) Wireframes
4 3 (27.27%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (27.27%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 3 (27.27%) Mobile First
4 3 (27.27%) Responsive Web Design
4 3 (27.27%) Usability Testing
4 3 (27.27%) User Experience
4 3 (27.27%) UX Design
5 1 (9.09%) Change Management
5 1 (9.09%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (9.09%) Line Management
5 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
5 1 (9.09%) Project Management
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (9.09%) Technical Architecture
5 1 (9.09%) User Stories
5 1 (9.09%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) SC Cleared
1 5 (45.45%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) QA
2 2 (18.18%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Adobe