User Research
South West > Devon
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring User Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 44 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +19 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing User Research | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Devon | 0.40% | 1.47% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.49% | 2.15% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,268 | £34,404 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38,044 | £35,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,625 | £42,512 | £47,196 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.44% | -9.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,744 | £44,374 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £43,243 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,512 | £39,748 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.61% | +6.95% | -27.73% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon
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 Devon.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 409 | 418 | 367 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon | 81.64% | 68.08% | 91.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 252 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,638 | £25,870 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £38,563 | £32,300 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,750 | £45,000 | £46,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.11% | -3.74% | +13.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,188 | £65,000 | £55,062 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,585 | £70,000 | £66,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | - | +10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Devon
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.
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Salary Trend in Devon
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing User Research.
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Job Locations in Devon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the Devon region over the 6 months to 16 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | -7 | 1 | £38,500 | +9.95% | 1 |
| User Research South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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: