The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring User Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
61 |
52 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
-6 |
+33 |
| Permanent jobs citing User Research |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex |
0.13% |
0.21% |
0.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.16% |
0.27% |
0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£71,250 |
£59,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
- |
£72,500 |
£64,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+12.40% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£73,750 |
£70,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70,950 |
| East of England median annual salary |
- |
£55,000 |
£64,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-14.73% |
-2.27% |
User 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 Essex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
610 |
372 |
338 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex |
80.37% |
78.65% |
90.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
349 |
151 |
234 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
£22,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£40,000 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£52,000 |
£49,323 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.46% |
+5.43% |
-6.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
£87,500 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
- |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing User Research.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
