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 £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 July 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 337 338 361
Rank change year-on-year +1 +23 +48
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 3 30 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.023% 0.18% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.19% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1 16 16
10th Percentile - £41,711 £67,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £44,605 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £47,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% -32.14% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,200 -
90th Percentile - £65,475 £73,125
England median annual salary £61,182 £50,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.36% -28.57% +27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 11,483 15,428 11,296
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.20% 95.12% 88.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6,015 10,746 7,403
10th Percentile £25,087 £28,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £31,500 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% -8.26% +9.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £65,000 £69,136
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

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
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 31 July 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
Yorkshire +15 2 - - 2
North East +14 1 £65,000 +44.44% 3
User Researcher
England

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 31 July 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 North of England region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Service Design
2 2 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Business Development
3 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Design Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) NHS
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills

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 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Service Design
2 2 (66.67%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 1 (33.33%) Business Development
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Design Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Qualitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Research
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Usability Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations