User Researcher Jobs in England

User Researcher
UK > England

The median User Researcher salary in England is £52,350 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 766 856 961
Rank change year-on-year +90 +105 -180
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 73 64 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.085% 0.072% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.078% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 46 54 108
10th Percentile £29,750 £43,750 £38,037
25th Percentile £40,855 £49,988 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,350 £70,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.21% +32.08% -11.67%
75th Percentile £62,200 £73,750 £59,063
90th Percentile £62,500 £75,000 £75,750
UK median annual salary £54,700 £65,300 £53,000
% change year-on-year -16.23% +23.21% -3.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 81,017 81,732 129,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.50% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,430 51,948 75,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 14 May 2024.

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 14 May 2024. 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
North of England +45 31 £50,000 -28.57% 5
Midlands +19 15 £54,700 +21.56%
North West +3 13 £58,800 -16.00% 4
North East - 11 £47,500 - 1
South West -16 10 £57,500 +37.05% 1
South East +13 9 £31,500 -58.00% 1
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
London +101 7 £58,800 -4.78% 9
Yorkshire +89 7 £42,500 -17.07%
West Midlands +12 7 £58,800 +30.67%
East of England - 1 £70,000 -
User Researcher
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, 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 71 (97.26%) User Research
2 50 (68.49%) Agile
3 39 (53.42%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 38 (52.05%) Qualitative Research
5 37 (50.68%) Quantitative Research
6 36 (49.32%) Actionable Insight
7 32 (43.84%) Accessibility
7 32 (43.84%) Product Ownership
8 29 (39.73%) SC Cleared
8 29 (39.73%) Security Cleared
9 26 (35.62%) Workshop Facilitation
10 21 (28.77%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 21 (28.77%) Digital Customer Experience
10 21 (28.77%) Customer Experience
10 21 (28.77%) Empathy Maps
10 21 (28.77%) Requirements Analysis
10 21 (28.77%) User Experience
11 18 (24.66%) Decision-Making
11 18 (24.66%) Public Sector
12 16 (21.92%) Usability Testing
13 15 (20.55%) UX Design
14 14 (19.18%) Journey Map
14 14 (19.18%) Mentoring
15 13 (17.81%) Degree
15 13 (17.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (15.07%) UX Research
16 11 (15.07%) Psychology
16 11 (15.07%) Actionable Recommendations
17 10 (13.70%) Microsoft
17 10 (13.70%) User Journey Map

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:

Applications
1 6 (8.22%) InVision
1 6 (8.22%) Sketch
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.11%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.22%) Intranet
General
1 18 (24.66%) Public Sector
2 13 (17.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 7 (9.59%) Presentation Skills
3 7 (9.59%) Social Skills
4 2 (2.74%) Automotive
5 1 (1.37%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.37%) Aviation
5 1 (1.37%) Finance
5 1 (1.37%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 32 (43.84%) Product Ownership
2 6 (8.22%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (97.26%) User Research
2 50 (68.49%) Agile
3 39 (53.42%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 38 (52.05%) Qualitative Research
5 37 (50.68%) Quantitative Research
6 36 (49.32%) Actionable Insight
7 26 (35.62%) Workshop Facilitation
8 21 (28.77%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 21 (28.77%) Customer Experience
8 21 (28.77%) Digital Customer Experience
8 21 (28.77%) Empathy Maps
8 21 (28.77%) Requirements Analysis
8 21 (28.77%) User Experience
9 18 (24.66%) Decision-Making
10 16 (21.92%) Usability Testing
11 15 (20.55%) UX Design
12 14 (19.18%) Journey Map
12 14 (19.18%) Mentoring
13 11 (15.07%) Psychology
13 11 (15.07%) UX Research
Qualifications
1 29 (39.73%) SC Cleared
1 29 (39.73%) Security Cleared
2 13 (17.81%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (43.84%) Accessibility
2 11 (15.07%) Actionable Recommendations
3 8 (10.96%) QA
4 1 (1.37%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (13.70%) Microsoft
2 6 (8.22%) Adobe
2 6 (8.22%) Hotjar