User Researcher Job Trends in Cardiff

User Researcher
South Wales > Cardiff

The median User Researcher salary in Cardiff is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
South Wales median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 957 279 581
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.99% 97.55% 97.48%
Number of salaries quoted 693 183 424
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £30,725
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,170 £37,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,250 £74,852 £80,000
South Wales median annual salary £53,171 £50,000 £48,786
% change year-on-year +6.34% +2.49% -2.43%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

User Researcher job vacancy trend in Cardiff

User Researcher
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in Cardiff

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 1 October 2026, User Researcher 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 permanent job ads across the Cardiff region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) User Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) User Research