UX Research Jobs in England

User Experience Research (UXR)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for UX Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited UX Research over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 761 691 453
Rank change year-on-year -70 -238 +120
Permanent jobs citing UX Research 104 211 1,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.25% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.26% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 59 141 232
10th Percentile £29,750 £45,000 £37,550
25th Percentile £34,125 £53,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +17.39% +4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £74,063
90th Percentile £71,946 £82,500 £87,375
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +13.04% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

UX Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

UX Research
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing UX Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for UX Research in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing UX Research in England.

Salary trend for UX Research in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Research in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for UX Research in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Research within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
London +11 39 £67,500 +3.85% 31
South West +1 31 £57,500 +21.05% 4
South East -17 16 £34,500 -42.50% 3
North of England +27 14 £45,000 -35.71% 9
North West -12 8 £45,000 -35.71% 8
Yorkshire +64 5 - - 1
Midlands - 4 £58,700 - 1
West Midlands - 4 £58,700 -
North East - 1 - -
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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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (11.54%) Confluence
2 4 (3.85%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (8.65%) Sketch
2 6 (5.77%) InVision
3 4 (3.85%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 5 (4.81%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (2.88%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 15 (14.42%) Figma
2 12 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (6.73%) SurveyMonkey
4 6 (5.77%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (5.77%) Miro
5 5 (4.81%) Azure
5 5 (4.81%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (4.81%) GitHub
6 2 (1.92%) SaaS
7 1 (0.96%) Canva
7 1 (0.96%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.96%) Pendo
7 1 (0.96%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.77%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (11.54%) JIRA
General
1 25 (24.04%) Social Skills
2 24 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 18 (17.31%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (16.35%) Law
5 16 (15.38%) Finance
6 15 (14.42%) Public Sector
7 10 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (8.65%) Banking
9 8 (7.69%) Investment Banking
9 8 (7.69%) Legal
10 7 (6.73%) Marketing
10 7 (6.73%) Social Science
11 3 (2.88%) Retail
12 1 (0.96%) Advertising
12 1 (0.96%) Electronics
12 1 (0.96%) Humanities
12 1 (0.96%) Korean Language
12 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.96%) Social Housing
12 1 (0.96%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 30 (28.85%) User Experience Researcher
2 17 (16.35%) Senior
3 16 (15.38%) Designer
4 15 (14.42%) Lead
4 15 (14.42%) Product Manager
4 15 (14.42%) User Researcher
5 11 (10.58%) UX Designer
6 9 (8.65%) Digital Product Manager
7 7 (6.73%) Senior User Experience Researcher
8 6 (5.77%) Developer
8 6 (5.77%) Senior Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Senior Product Manager
9 5 (4.81%) Applications Developer
9 5 (4.81%) UI Designer
10 4 (3.85%) Analyst
10 4 (3.85%) Research Analyst
10 4 (3.85%) UX Analyst
11 3 (2.88%) Head of Digital
11 3 (2.88%) UI/UX Designer
12 2 (1.92%) Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (9.62%) CSS
1 10 (9.62%) HTML
2 8 (7.69%) React
3 5 (4.81%) .NET
4 1 (0.96%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 34 (32.69%) Product Ownership
2 8 (7.69%) Mobile App
3 6 (5.77%) NHS
4 5 (4.81%) Housing Association
5 4 (3.85%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (3.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 3 (2.88%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.88%) Data Structures
6 3 (2.88%) Life Science
7 2 (1.92%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.96%) Blog
8 1 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.96%) IoT
8 1 (0.96%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (4.81%) Android
1 5 (4.81%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (100.00%) User Experience
2 61 (58.65%) UX Design
3 57 (54.81%) User Research
4 40 (38.46%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 35 (33.65%) Usability Testing
6 29 (27.88%) Agile
7 27 (25.96%) Wireframes
8 22 (21.15%) Qualitative Research
8 22 (21.15%) Quantitative Research
9 19 (18.27%) Prototyping
9 19 (18.27%) Roadmaps
10 18 (17.31%) Psychology
11 16 (15.38%) Product Strategy
12 15 (14.42%) Collaborative Working
13 14 (13.46%) Actionable Insight
13 14 (13.46%) Fintech
13 14 (13.46%) Product Management
13 14 (13.46%) User Stories
13 14 (13.46%) Visualisation
14 13 (12.50%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.69%) JavaScript
2 5 (4.81%) C#
3 1 (0.96%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 40 (38.46%) Degree
2 8 (7.69%) Master's Degree
3 6 (5.77%) CSPO
3 6 (5.77%) IIBA
4 2 (1.92%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.96%) BC Cleared
5 1 (0.96%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.96%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (20.19%) Accessibility
2 9 (8.65%) QA
3 6 (5.77%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 17 (16.35%) Microsoft
2 12 (11.54%) Salesforce
3 11 (10.58%) Adobe
4 7 (6.73%) Hotjar
5 6 (5.77%) Qualtrics
5 6 (5.77%) ServiceNow
6 5 (4.81%) Apple
6 5 (4.81%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.96%) Monzo