User Research Job Trends in Central London

User Research
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring User Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 155 166
Rank change year-on-year +33 +11 +48
Permanent jobs citing User Research 22 26 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.87% 0.82% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 0.85% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 12
10th Percentile £44,016 £43,752 £53,136
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,380 £58,434
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £61,339 £63,287
Median % change year-on-year -18.49% -3.08% -6.24%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,918 £74,225
90th Percentile £53,125 - £105,500
London median annual salary £52,500 £61,339 £72,500
% change year-on-year -14.41% -15.40% +16.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

User Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,213 3,054 2,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 87.26% 95.86% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,825 2,573
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

User Research job vacancy trend in Central London

User Research
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing User Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing User Research

User Research
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +32 22 £50,000 -18.49% 16
City of Westminster +30 1 - - 7
User Research
London

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Figma
2 2 (9.09%) Google Analytics
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
2 2 (9.09%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.55%) ClickUp
3 1 (4.55%) Miro
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 12 (54.55%) Law
2 3 (13.64%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (50.00%) Designer
2 8 (36.36%) Service Designer
2 8 (36.36%) User Researcher
3 5 (22.73%) Consultant
4 4 (18.18%) Senior
4 4 (18.18%) UX Designer
5 3 (13.64%) Senior Designer
5 3 (13.64%) Senior Service Designer
5 3 (13.64%) Senior UX Designer
5 3 (13.64%) UX Service Designer
6 2 (9.09%) Analyst
6 2 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
6 2 (9.09%) Product Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Content Designer
7 1 (4.55%) Lead
7 1 (4.55%) Lead Designer
7 1 (4.55%) Product Owner
7 1 (4.55%) Senior User Researcher
7 1 (4.55%) UI Designer
7 1 (4.55%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) CSS
1 1 (4.55%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.55%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (77.27%) User Experience
2 16 (72.73%) Agile
3 13 (59.09%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (59.09%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 12 (54.55%) Critical Thinking
4 12 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (45.45%) UX Design
6 9 (40.91%) Actionable Insight
6 9 (40.91%) Analytics
7 8 (36.36%) Service Design
8 7 (31.82%) Diary Studies
8 7 (31.82%) Storytelling
9 6 (27.27%) Design Thinking
9 6 (27.27%) Inclusive Design
9 6 (27.27%) Scrum
9 6 (27.27%) User Stories
9 6 (27.27%) UX Research
9 6 (27.27%) Wireframes
10 5 (22.73%) Design Sprint
10 5 (22.73%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) Python
1 2 (9.09%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (59.09%) Security Cleared
2 6 (27.27%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) Accessibility
2 2 (9.09%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) Google
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Adobe
2 1 (4.55%) Hotjar