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 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 272 370 349
Rank change year-on-year +98 -21 -168
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing User Research 137 106 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 1.07% 0.52% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 0.59% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 76 39 127
10th Percentile £40,891 £44,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,960 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £77,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £78,750 £88,500
England median annual salary £54,500 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.87% -10.83% -

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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,130 18,102 23,092
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 94.59% 89.45% 94.51%
Number of salaries quoted 7,223 11,468 18,223
10th Percentile £39,679 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.14%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £121,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,107 £62,450
% change year-on-year -0.19% -11.76% +4.08%

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing User Research

User Research
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Research in London over the 6 months to 23 August 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 23 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +31 21 £51,250 -41.43% 54
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 3 (2.19%) CMS
2 1 (0.73%) Confluence
Applications
1 34 (24.82%) Adobe XD
2 21 (15.33%) Sketch
3 8 (5.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (3.65%) InVision
5 4 (2.92%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (1.46%) UserZoom
7 1 (0.73%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 56 (40.88%) Figma
2 15 (10.95%) Google Analytics
3 13 (9.49%) SaaS
4 9 (6.57%) Miro
5 4 (2.92%) AWS
5 4 (2.92%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.46%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.73%) Azure
7 1 (0.73%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.73%) GCP
7 1 (0.73%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.92%) Power BI
2 2 (1.46%) Looker
2 2 (1.46%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 24 (17.52%) Axure RP
2 18 (13.14%) Balsamiq
3 5 (3.65%) JIRA
4 2 (1.46%) Git
5 1 (0.73%) Grunt
5 1 (0.73%) gulp
5 1 (0.73%) Mocha
5 1 (0.73%) Storybook
General
1 58 (42.34%) Public Sector
2 42 (30.66%) Social Skills
3 32 (23.36%) Law
4 23 (16.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 21 (15.33%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (12.41%) Finance
7 16 (11.68%) Marketing
8 12 (8.76%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (8.03%) Legal
10 9 (6.57%) Telecoms
11 4 (2.92%) Banking
12 3 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.46%) Advertising
13 2 (1.46%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (1.46%) Investment Banking
13 2 (1.46%) Publishing
13 2 (1.46%) Retail
13 2 (1.46%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.73%) Back Office
14 1 (0.73%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 60 (43.80%) Designer
2 43 (31.39%) Senior
3 34 (24.82%) User Researcher
4 27 (19.71%) Senior User Researcher
5 24 (17.52%) UX Designer
6 19 (13.87%) Service Designer
7 13 (9.49%) Consultant
8 12 (8.76%) Developer
8 12 (8.76%) UI Designer
9 11 (8.03%) Lead
10 10 (7.30%) Senior Designer
11 9 (6.57%) Product Designer
11 9 (6.57%) UI/UX Designer
12 7 (5.11%) Analyst
12 7 (5.11%) User Experience Consultant
13 6 (4.38%) UX Developer
14 5 (3.65%) Product Owner
15 4 (2.92%) Lead Software Design Engineer
15 4 (2.92%) Senior UI Designer
15 4 (2.92%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (21.90%) CSS
2 29 (21.17%) HTML
3 7 (5.11%) React
4 3 (2.19%) Sass
4 3 (2.19%) Vue
5 2 (1.46%) .NET
5 2 (1.46%) .NET Core
5 2 (1.46%) .NET Framework
5 2 (1.46%) AngularJS
5 2 (1.46%) ASP.NET Web API
5 2 (1.46%) HTML5
5 2 (1.46%) RESTful
6 1 (0.73%) Chai
6 1 (0.73%) EDI
6 1 (0.73%) LESS
6 1 (0.73%) Material Design
6 1 (0.73%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 37 (27.01%) Product Ownership
2 24 (17.52%) NHS
3 13 (9.49%) Mobile App
4 10 (7.30%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.92%) AI Agents
5 4 (2.92%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.46%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.46%) Graphic Design
6 2 (1.46%) Hackathon
6 2 (1.46%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.46%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.46%) VUI
7 1 (0.73%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.30%) Android
1 10 (7.30%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (59.85%) Agile
2 80 (58.39%) User Experience
2 80 (58.39%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 53 (38.69%) UX Design
4 52 (37.96%) Usability Testing
5 48 (35.04%) Prototyping
6 43 (31.39%) Actionable Insight
6 43 (31.39%) Wireframes
7 40 (29.20%) Mentoring
8 35 (25.55%) Inclusive Design
9 34 (24.82%) Analytics
10 27 (19.71%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
10 27 (19.71%) Workshop Facilitation
11 26 (18.98%) Service Design
12 24 (17.52%) Business Development
13 22 (16.06%) User Stories
14 21 (15.33%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (14.60%) Journey Map
16 18 (13.14%) Design Thinking
17 15 (10.95%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 25 (18.25%) JavaScript
2 7 (5.11%) TypeScript
3 6 (4.38%) SQL
4 2 (1.46%) C#
4 2 (1.46%) R
5 1 (0.73%) Java
5 1 (0.73%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 34 (24.82%) Security Cleared
2 29 (21.17%) Degree
3 25 (18.25%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.92%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.19%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.19%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (49.64%) Accessibility
2 35 (25.55%) WCAG
3 8 (5.84%) QA
4 3 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (2.19%) Section 508
Vendors
1 42 (30.66%) Adobe
2 19 (13.87%) Google
3 18 (13.14%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.46%) BMC
5 1 (0.73%) Guidewire
5 1 (0.73%) Hotjar
5 1 (0.73%) OpenAI
5 1 (0.73%) Oracle
5 1 (0.73%) Pega
5 1 (0.73%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.73%) SAP
5 1 (0.73%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.73%) Sitecore