Senior User Researcher Job Trends in the North West

Senior User Researcher
England > North West

The median Senior User Researcher salary in the North West is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

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

6 months to
7 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 221 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.047% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% - -
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 £70,000 £54,700
% change year-on-year -9.89% +27.97% -4.87%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 9,575 3,791 8,801
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 86.99% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 6,189 2,203 7,031
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.38% +9.59% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.18%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 North West.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior User Researcher
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Researcher job vacancies in the North West

Senior User Researcher
Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 7 May 2026. 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
Manchester - 4 - - 1
Lancashire - 1 £63,076 -
Senior User Researcher
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, 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 North West region featuring Senior User Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (20.00%) Service Design
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
2 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Senior User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) Interaction Design
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Qualitative Research
2 1 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
2 1 (20.00%) Service Design
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
2 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations