User Researcher Jobs in London

User Researcher
England > London

The median User Researcher salary in London is £63,091 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 391 493 568
Rank change year-on-year +102 +75 +262
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 14 14 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.11% 0.057% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.060% 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 10 7 16
10th Percentile - £53,000 £50,750
25th Percentile £45,000 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,091 £55,000 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £58,600 £71,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £62,200 £76,250
England median annual salary £61,182 £52,350 £70,000
% change year-on-year +16.87% -25.21% +27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,663 23,397 29,410
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.45% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6,983 17,241 22,132
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,283 £41,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £54,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -13.22% +0.83%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in London

User Researcher
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for User Researcher in London

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in London over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in London

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

For the 6 months to 16 June 2025, 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 London region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) User Research
2 12 (85.71%) Actionable Insight
3 11 (78.57%) Usability Testing
3 11 (78.57%) Decision-Making
3 11 (78.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
4 9 (64.29%) Accessibility
5 8 (57.14%) Workshop Facilitation
5 8 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (50.00%) Agile
7 6 (42.86%) Mercator
7 6 (42.86%) Ergonomics
7 6 (42.86%) Human Factors
7 6 (42.86%) Ethnography
7 6 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (42.86%) Actionable Customer Insight
7 6 (42.86%) Customer Insight
7 6 (42.86%) Qualitative Research
7 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (42.86%) Design Persona
8 4 (28.57%) Service Design
8 4 (28.57%) Focus Group
8 4 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
9 3 (21.43%) Storytelling
9 3 (21.43%) Journey Map
9 3 (21.43%) Strategic Thinking
9 3 (21.43%) Business Transformation
9 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement

User Researcher Skill Set
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:

General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 8 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Marketing
4 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) User Research
2 12 (85.71%) Actionable Insight
3 11 (78.57%) Decision-Making
3 11 (78.57%) Usability Testing
3 11 (78.57%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 8 (57.14%) Workshop Facilitation
5 7 (50.00%) Agile
6 6 (42.86%) Actionable Customer Insight
6 6 (42.86%) Customer Insight
6 6 (42.86%) Design Persona
6 6 (42.86%) Ergonomics
6 6 (42.86%) Ethnography
6 6 (42.86%) Human Factors
6 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (42.86%) Qualitative Research
7 4 (28.57%) Focus Group
7 4 (28.57%) Quantitative Research
7 4 (28.57%) Service Design
8 3 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (21.43%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (21.43%) DV Cleared
2 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (64.29%) Accessibility
2 2 (14.29%) QA
3 1 (7.14%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) Mercator