User Researcher Jobs in London

User Researcher
England > London

The median User Researcher salary in London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

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

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 509 583
Rank change year-on-year +123 +74 +228
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 13 8 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.100% 0.034% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.036% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 30
10th Percentile - £51,080 £49,135
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,700 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,800 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.78% +8.33%
75th Percentile £69,375 £62,200 £75,000
90th Percentile £71,250 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £52,350 £70,000
% change year-on-year +24.16% -25.21% +31.80%

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 11,743 22,315 32,111
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.31% 94.23% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7,246 16,650 23,748
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,451
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 13 (100.00%) User Research
2 12 (92.31%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 12 (92.31%) Usability Testing
3 11 (84.62%) Actionable Insight
4 10 (76.92%) Decision-Making
4 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
5 9 (69.23%) Accessibility
6 8 (61.54%) Workshop Facilitation
6 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (53.85%) Ethnography
7 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (46.15%) Actionable Customer Insight
8 6 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (46.15%) Design Persona
8 6 (46.15%) Customer Insight
8 6 (46.15%) Mercator
8 6 (46.15%) Agile
8 6 (46.15%) Ergonomics
8 6 (46.15%) Human Factors
9 4 (30.77%) Qualitative Research
9 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
9 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
9 4 (30.77%) Journey Map
10 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (23.08%) Service Design
10 3 (23.08%) Strategic Thinking
10 3 (23.08%) Quantitative Research
10 3 (23.08%) Focus Group
10 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (23.08%) Business Transformation

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 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 8 (61.54%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Marketing
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) User Research
2 12 (92.31%) Usability Testing
2 12 (92.31%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 11 (84.62%) Actionable Insight
4 10 (76.92%) Decision-Making
5 8 (61.54%) Workshop Facilitation
6 7 (53.85%) Ethnography
6 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (46.15%) Actionable Customer Insight
7 6 (46.15%) Agile
7 6 (46.15%) Customer Insight
7 6 (46.15%) Design Persona
7 6 (46.15%) Ergonomics
7 6 (46.15%) Human Factors
8 4 (30.77%) Journey Map
8 4 (30.77%) Qualitative Research
9 3 (23.08%) Business Transformation
9 3 (23.08%) Focus Group
9 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (23.08%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (30.77%) DV Cleared
2 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (69.23%) Accessibility
2 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Mercator
2 1 (7.69%) SAP