Senior User Researcher Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior User Researcher
England > Midlands

The median Senior User Researcher salary in the Midlands is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.013% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,511 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 - -
75th Percentile £65,640 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £63,076 £75,000 £39,748
% change year-on-year -15.90% +88.69% -27.73%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,956 6,525 4,301
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.25% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 4,195 3,118 3,587
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,175 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,603 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,838 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior User Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Senior User Researcher
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Researcher job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Researcher job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior User Researcher
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Researcher within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
West Midlands - 1 £63,076 -
Senior User Researcher
England

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Senior User Researcher job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Interaction Design
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations