UX Research Job Trends in the East Midlands

User Experience Research (UXR)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring UX Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - 119
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Permanent jobs citing UX Research 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.17% - 0.064%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% - 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

UX 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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,882 2,667 1,459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 81.61% 82.26% 93.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,248 1,139 1,037
10th Percentile £25,875 £28,950 £27,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £35,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,250 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £59,538 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing UX Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

UX Research job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

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Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing UX Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing UX Research

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Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Research within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
Derbyshire - 4 - -
UX Research
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior User Experience Researcher
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Conjoint Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 4 (100.00%) Diary Studies
1 4 (100.00%) Product Management
1 4 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 4 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 4 (100.00%) User Experience
1 4 (100.00%) User Research