User Researcher Jobs in England

User Researcher
UK > England

The median User Researcher salary in England is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 659 693 749
Rank change year-on-year +34 +56 +208
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 43 64 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.081% 0.086% 0.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.090% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 11 33 37
10th Percentile £41,074 £29,750 £42,149
25th Percentile £48,038 £34,000 £53,136
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £45,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +38.89% -28.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £55,000 £70,000
90th Percentile - £62,200 £75,000
UK median annual salary £61,182 £50,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +22.36% -20.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 47,876 70,761 59,890
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.24% 95.00% 91.77%
Number of salaries quoted 26,520 46,950 43,375
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in England

User Researcher
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in England.

Salary trend for User Researcher in England

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in England over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in England

User 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 User Researcher within the England region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
London +78 34 £65,000 +18.18% 16
North of England -10 6 £51,788 +15.08% 11
Yorkshire +3 5 £41,075 +2.69% 4
South East +21 3 £35,000 +11.11% 5
Midlands +44 1 £65,000 +85.71%
West Midlands +37 1 £65,000 +19.49%
North East +10 1 £65,000 +44.44% 3
User Researcher
UK

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 August 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 England region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 43 (100.00%) User Research
2 39 (90.70%) Actionable Insight
3 35 (81.40%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 29 (67.44%) Agile
5 28 (65.12%) Public Sector
6 27 (62.79%) Mentoring
7 26 (60.47%) NHS
8 25 (58.14%) Business Development
9 11 (25.58%) Qualitative Research
10 9 (20.93%) Usability Testing
10 9 (20.93%) Decision-Making
11 8 (18.60%) Service Design
12 7 (16.28%) Storytelling
12 7 (16.28%) Focus Group
12 7 (16.28%) Visualisation
12 7 (16.28%) Data Visualisation
12 7 (16.28%) Degree
12 7 (16.28%) QA
13 6 (13.95%) Security Cleared
13 6 (13.95%) Marketing
13 6 (13.95%) Quantitative Research
14 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
14 5 (11.63%) Product Marketing
14 5 (11.63%) Statistical Analysis
14 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
15 4 (9.30%) DV Cleared
15 4 (9.30%) Roadmaps
15 4 (9.30%) Social Skills
15 4 (9.30%) Journey Map
16 3 (6.98%) Accessibility

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 28 (65.12%) Public Sector
2 6 (13.95%) Marketing
3 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.30%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Electronics
5 1 (2.33%) Finance
5 1 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 26 (60.47%) NHS
2 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (100.00%) User Research
2 39 (90.70%) Actionable Insight
3 35 (81.40%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 29 (67.44%) Agile
5 27 (62.79%) Mentoring
6 25 (58.14%) Business Development
7 11 (25.58%) Qualitative Research
8 9 (20.93%) Decision-Making
8 9 (20.93%) Usability Testing
9 8 (18.60%) Service Design
10 7 (16.28%) Data Visualisation
10 7 (16.28%) Focus Group
10 7 (16.28%) Storytelling
10 7 (16.28%) Visualisation
11 6 (13.95%) Quantitative Research
12 5 (11.63%) Product Marketing
12 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
12 5 (11.63%) Statistical Analysis
13 4 (9.30%) Journey Map
13 4 (9.30%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 7 (16.28%) Degree
2 6 (13.95%) Security Cleared
3 4 (9.30%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.98%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.28%) QA
2 3 (6.98%) Accessibility
3 2 (4.65%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (2.33%) SAP