Senior User Researcher Job Trends in Sheffield

Senior User Researcher
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Senior User Researcher salary in Sheffield is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior User Researcher 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
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 - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £63,076 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 441 633 311
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.71% 95.33% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 325 323 259
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,800 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,250 £77,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -5.26%

Senior User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Senior User Researcher job vacancy trend in Sheffield

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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