User Research Job Trends in Northern Ireland

User Research
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring User Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Permanent jobs citing User Research 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.066% - 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.099% - 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £55,510
25th Percentile £36,250 - £55,674
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £59,115
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.18%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £62,324
90th Percentile - - £62,349
UK median annual salary £55,350 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.64% - -4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

User 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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,011 278 395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 66.95% 87.97% 78.69%
Number of salaries quoted 301 125 216
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -9.57% +15.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing User Research relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

User Research job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

User Research
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing User Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing User Research

User Research
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
County Antrim - 1 £37,500 - 6
User Research
UK

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Co-Design
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)