User Researcher Jobs in the North of England

User Researcher
England > North of England

The median User Researcher salary in the North of England is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 362 423 397
Rank change year-on-year +61 -26 -75
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 30 20 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.17% 0.11% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.13% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 17 16 35
10th Percentile £42,053 £64,375 £38,037
25th Percentile £45,000 - £38,492
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £70,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.86% +52.17% -16.36%
75th Percentile £62,200 - £54,284
90th Percentile £66,500 - £56,500
England median annual salary £54,700 £70,000 £53,112
% change year-on-year -21.86% +31.80% -7.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 16,439 15,644 17,375
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 89.43% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12,717 8,302 11,128
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,938 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the North of England

User Researcher
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in the North of England.

Salary trend for User Researcher in the North of England

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in the North of England

User Researcher
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
North West +5 12 £58,800 -16.00% 2
North East - 12 £50,000 - 1
Yorkshire +79 6 £40,000 -21.95% 2
User Researcher
England

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 North of England region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 30 (100.00%) User Research
2 20 (66.67%) Agile
3 16 (53.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 13 (43.33%) SC Cleared
4 13 (43.33%) Security Cleared
4 13 (43.33%) Qualitative Research
4 13 (43.33%) Actionable Insight
4 13 (43.33%) Quantitative Research
5 12 (40.00%) Accessibility
6 9 (30.00%) Requirements Analysis
6 9 (30.00%) Product Ownership
6 9 (30.00%) Empathy Maps
6 9 (30.00%) Workshop Facilitation
6 9 (30.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
6 9 (30.00%) Digital Customer Experience
6 9 (30.00%) Customer Experience
7 7 (23.33%) Public Sector
8 6 (20.00%) Interaction Design
9 5 (16.67%) Usability Testing
9 5 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (16.67%) Mentoring
10 4 (13.33%) User Experience
10 4 (13.33%) UX Design
10 4 (13.33%) Market Research
10 4 (13.33%) QA
10 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
11 3 (10.00%) Human-Centred Design
11 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
11 3 (10.00%) Business Analysis
11 3 (10.00%) Ethnography

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (23.33%) Public Sector
2 5 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Legal
4 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 9 (30.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (100.00%) User Research
2 20 (66.67%) Agile
3 16 (53.33%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 13 (43.33%) Actionable Insight
4 13 (43.33%) Qualitative Research
4 13 (43.33%) Quantitative Research
5 9 (30.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 9 (30.00%) Customer Experience
5 9 (30.00%) Digital Customer Experience
5 9 (30.00%) Empathy Maps
5 9 (30.00%) Requirements Analysis
5 9 (30.00%) Workshop Facilitation
6 6 (20.00%) Interaction Design
7 5 (16.67%) Mentoring
7 5 (16.67%) Usability Testing
8 4 (13.33%) Decision-Making
8 4 (13.33%) Market Research
8 4 (13.33%) User Experience
8 4 (13.33%) UX Design
9 3 (10.00%) Field Research
Qualifications
1 13 (43.33%) SC Cleared
1 13 (43.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (6.67%) Degree
3 1 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (40.00%) Accessibility
2 4 (13.33%) QA
3 3 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (3.33%) GDPR