Senior User Experience Researcher Job Trends in England

Senior UX Researcher
UK > England

The median Senior UX Researcher salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 640 - 806
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Researcher 15 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.021% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% - 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.20%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £65,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 66,408 32,846 74,851
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 89.81% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 43,805 21,228 58,232
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,363
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,650
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.79% -8.92%

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in England

Senior User Experience Researcher
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in England

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Experience Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 5 April 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
South West - 7 £65,000 -
London - 4 - - 2
East Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - - 4
Senior User Experience Researcher
UK

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, Senior User Experience 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 England region featuring Senior User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) User Experience
1 15 (100.00%) UX Research
2 8 (53.33%) Actionable Insight
2 8 (53.33%) User Research
2 8 (53.33%) UX Design
3 7 (46.67%) Business Strategy
3 7 (46.67%) Conjoint Analysis
3 7 (46.67%) Creative Thinking
3 7 (46.67%) Customer-Centricity
3 7 (46.67%) Diary Studies
3 7 (46.67%) Product Management
3 7 (46.67%) Qualitative Research
3 7 (46.67%) Quantitative Research
3 7 (46.67%) Roadmaps
3 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (46.67%) Usability Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (6.67%) Information Architecture
4 1 (6.67%) Prototyping
4 1 (6.67%) Rapid Prototyping
4 1 (6.67%) Use Case
4 1 (6.67%) Validation
4 1 (6.67%) Visualisation

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 7 (46.67%) Banking
1 7 (46.67%) Finance
1 7 (46.67%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) User Experience
1 15 (100.00%) UX Research
2 8 (53.33%) Actionable Insight
2 8 (53.33%) User Research
2 8 (53.33%) UX Design
3 7 (46.67%) Business Strategy
3 7 (46.67%) Conjoint Analysis
3 7 (46.67%) Creative Thinking
3 7 (46.67%) Customer-Centricity
3 7 (46.67%) Diary Studies
3 7 (46.67%) Product Management
3 7 (46.67%) Qualitative Research
3 7 (46.67%) Quantitative Research
3 7 (46.67%) Roadmaps
3 7 (46.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (46.67%) Usability Testing
4 1 (6.67%) Information Architecture
4 1 (6.67%) Prototyping
4 1 (6.67%) Rapid Prototyping
4 1 (6.67%) Visualisation