User Researcher Job Trends in the City of London

User Researcher
Central London > City of London

The median User Researcher salary in the City of London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 176 187
Rank change year-on-year +50 +11 +92
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.12% 0.035% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.037% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £58,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £61,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.91%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £64,000
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £50,000 - £61,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,596 2,703 3,206
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 94.28% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,283 1,807 2,866
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.68% -1.35% +2.07%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £72,500

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the City of London

User Researcher
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for User Researcher job vacancies in the City of London

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 1 October 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 City of London region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) User Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (100.00%) Law
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
1 2 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared