UX Research Jobs in London

User Experience Research (UXR)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London requiring UX Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited UX Research over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 375 418 448
Rank change year-on-year +43 +30 -93
Permanent jobs citing UX Research 26 40 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.20% 0.20% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.22% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 18 14 65
10th Percentile £53,625 £41,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £81,563 £88,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £135,500 £92,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

UX 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 12,165 18,086 23,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 94.60% 89.55% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 7,240 11,710 18,716
10th Percentile £40,000 £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 £120,000 £120,000 £116,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +4.17%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for UX Research in London

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Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for UX Research in London

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Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing UX Research in London over the 6 months to 15 August 2025.

Salary histogram for UX Research in London

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Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UX Research within the London region over the 6 months to 15 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +49 11 £65,000 +85.71% 9
UX Research
England

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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 1 (3.85%) Moodle
Applications
1 5 (19.23%) Adobe XD
1 5 (19.23%) Sketch
2 2 (7.69%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 11 (42.31%) Figma
2 2 (7.69%) ChatGPT
3 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Axure RP
1 1 (3.85%) Storybook
General
1 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 8 (30.77%) Finance
3 6 (23.08%) Law
4 5 (19.23%) Marketing
4 5 (19.23%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (11.54%) Legal
6 2 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (7.69%) Banking
6 2 (7.69%) Corporate Banking
6 2 (7.69%) Investment Banking
6 2 (7.69%) Retail
6 2 (7.69%) Retail Banking
6 2 (7.69%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.85%) Advertising
7 1 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 13 (50.00%) Designer
2 10 (38.46%) Senior
3 6 (23.08%) Consultant
3 6 (23.08%) Service Designer
3 6 (23.08%) UX Designer
4 2 (7.69%) Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 2 (7.69%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
4 2 (7.69%) Head of AI
4 2 (7.69%) Product Owner
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Designer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Front-End Developer
4 2 (7.69%) Senior Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
4 2 (7.69%) Senior User Researcher
4 2 (7.69%) Technical Product Owner
4 2 (7.69%) User Experience Researcher
4 2 (7.69%) User Researcher
5 1 (3.85%) Lead
5 1 (3.85%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) React
2 1 (3.85%) CSS
2 1 (3.85%) EDI
2 1 (3.85%) Touch ID
Miscellaneous
1 10 (38.46%) Product Ownership
2 4 (15.38%) Mobile App
3 2 (7.69%) AI Agents
3 2 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 2 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 2 (7.69%) Social Media
4 1 (3.85%) Cloud Native
4 1 (3.85%) Learning Management System
4 1 (3.85%) Low-Code
4 1 (3.85%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (100.00%) User Experience
2 21 (80.77%) UX Design
3 17 (65.38%) Agile
4 15 (57.69%) User Research
5 14 (53.85%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 11 (42.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (38.46%) Mentoring
7 10 (38.46%) Usability Testing
7 10 (38.46%) User Stories
8 9 (34.62%) Design Thinking
8 9 (34.62%) Wireframes
8 9 (34.62%) Workshop Facilitation
9 7 (26.92%) Design Sprint
9 7 (26.92%) Ideation Sessions
9 7 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (26.92%) Prototyping
9 7 (26.92%) Roadmaps
9 7 (26.92%) Scrum
10 6 (23.08%) Artificial Intelligence
10 6 (23.08%) Inclusive Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (15.38%) JavaScript
1 4 (15.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 3 (11.54%) Degree
3 2 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (30.77%) Accessibility
2 3 (11.54%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Adobe
2 1 (3.85%) Guidewire
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Pega
2 1 (3.85%) Sitecore