User Research Jobs in London

User Research
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring User Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited User Research over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 290 368 314
Rank change year-on-year +78 -54 -115
Permanent jobs citing User Research 102 145 340
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.82% 0.61% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.67% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 70 68 176
10th Percentile £42,500 £46,290 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £49,150
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -2.00% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £69,063 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,375 £78,697 £81,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,045 21,522 31,580
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 96.26% 90.48% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,842 15,847 22,804
10th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £42,874
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in London

User Research
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Research in London.

Salary trend for User Research in London

User Research
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Research in London over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for User Research in London

User Research
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the London region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Central London +31 21 £50,000 -20.99% 17
User Research
England

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 10 (9.80%) nginx
2 1 (0.98%) CMS
Applications
1 16 (15.69%) Adobe XD
2 10 (9.80%) Sketch
3 7 (6.86%) InVision
4 3 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (2.94%) UserZoom
5 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.98%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 29 (28.43%) Figma
2 21 (20.59%) SaaS
3 15 (14.71%) AWS
4 6 (5.88%) Google Analytics
5 3 (2.94%) Miro
6 2 (1.96%) Google Sheets
6 2 (1.96%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.98%) Asana
7 1 (0.98%) Azure
7 1 (0.98%) GCP
7 1 (0.98%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.96%) Looker
2 2 (1.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 14 (13.73%) Axure RP
2 7 (6.86%) Balsamiq
3 6 (5.88%) JIRA
4 3 (2.94%) Git
5 1 (0.98%) Storybook
General
1 54 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 36 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (21.57%) Public Sector
4 18 (17.65%) Finance
4 18 (17.65%) Law
5 12 (11.76%) Marketing
6 10 (9.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (9.80%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (7.84%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.94%) Banking
8 3 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.96%) Electronics
9 2 (1.96%) Legal
9 2 (1.96%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.96%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.98%) Advertising
10 1 (0.98%) Back Office
10 1 (0.98%) Health Technology
10 1 (0.98%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.98%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (30.39%) Designer
2 24 (23.53%) Developer
3 20 (19.61%) Senior
4 15 (14.71%) Consultant
5 14 (13.73%) User Researcher
6 12 (11.76%) Service Designer
6 12 (11.76%) UX Designer
7 11 (10.78%) Lead
8 10 (9.80%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 8 (7.84%) User Experience Consultant
10 7 (6.86%) Senior Designer
10 7 (6.86%) UX Developer
11 6 (5.88%) Analyst
11 6 (5.88%) Angular Developer
11 6 (5.88%) HTML CSS Developer
11 6 (5.88%) HTML Developer
11 6 (5.88%) JavaScript Developer
12 5 (4.90%) Product Manager
12 5 (4.90%) UI Designer
13 4 (3.92%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (28.43%) CSS
2 28 (27.45%) HTML
3 13 (12.75%) AngularJS
4 12 (11.76%) React
5 3 (2.94%) .NET
5 3 (2.94%) .NET Core
5 3 (2.94%) .NET Framework
5 3 (2.94%) ASP.NET Web API
5 3 (2.94%) HTML5
5 3 (2.94%) RESTful
5 3 (2.94%) Sass
5 3 (2.94%) Vue
6 1 (0.98%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 28 (27.45%) Product Ownership
2 13 (12.75%) Analytical Mindset
3 5 (4.90%) Hackathon
4 4 (3.92%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.94%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.96%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.98%) Femtech
7 1 (0.98%) NHS
7 1 (0.98%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.98%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.86%) Android
1 7 (6.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (62.75%) Agile
1 64 (62.75%) User Experience
2 52 (50.98%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 47 (46.08%) Usability Testing
4 45 (44.12%) UX Design
5 36 (35.29%) Wireframes
6 32 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (27.45%) Workshop Facilitation
8 26 (25.49%) Prototyping
9 22 (21.57%) User Stories
10 20 (19.61%) Fintech
11 18 (17.65%) Actionable Insight
11 18 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
11 18 (17.65%) Journey Map
11 18 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
11 18 (17.65%) UX Research
12 17 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
12 17 (16.67%) Service Design
13 15 (14.71%) Analytics
14 14 (13.73%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
Programming Languages
1 27 (26.47%) JavaScript
2 5 (4.90%) SQL
3 4 (3.92%) TypeScript
4 3 (2.94%) C#
5 2 (1.96%) Java
5 2 (1.96%) R
6 1 (0.98%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 28 (27.45%) Security Cleared
2 25 (24.51%) Degree
3 14 (13.73%) SC Cleared
4 9 (8.82%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (6.86%) DV Cleared
6 5 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.94%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.96%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (51.96%) Accessibility
2 19 (18.63%) WCAG
3 4 (3.92%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (3.92%) QA
System Software
1 10 (9.80%) Docker
Vendors
1 19 (18.63%) Adobe
2 9 (8.82%) Microsoft
3 6 (5.88%) Google
3 6 (5.88%) Mercator
4 2 (1.96%) SAP
5 1 (0.98%) BMC
5 1 (0.98%) Guidewire
5 1 (0.98%) Oracle
5 1 (0.98%) Pega
5 1 (0.98%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.98%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.98%) Sitecore