User Research Job Trends in South London

User Research
London > South London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South London requiring User Research skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 91 76
Rank change year-on-year +45 -15 +16
Permanent jobs citing User Research 7 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 1.30% 0.30% 0.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 0.31% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £42,333 - -
25th Percentile £44,444 £42,200 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,025 £42,512 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.02% -37.02% +8.00%
75th Percentile £54,544 £42,825 £68,750
90th Percentile £54,818 - -
London median annual salary £52,500 £67,400 £65,000
% change year-on-year -22.11% +3.69% +5.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South London

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 South London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 441 653 559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London 81.67% 98.49% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 186 183 392
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,625 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,875 £55,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.23% -2.65% +2.73%
75th Percentile £59,500 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £83,250
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

User Research job vacancy trend in South London

User Research
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing User Research.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing User Research

User Research
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the South London region over the 6 months to 11 February 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
Merton - 3 - -
Croydon +26 2 £51,025 +20.02% 2
Bromley - 2 - -
User Research
London

User Research
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Figma
2 2 (28.57%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Broadband
General
1 3 (42.86%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Games
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Lead
2 2 (28.57%) User Researcher
3 1 (14.29%) Designer
3 1 (14.29%) Head of Design
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Designer
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Product Designer
3 1 (14.29%) Product Designer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Mobile App
2 2 (28.57%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Customer Experience
1 5 (71.43%) Systems Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (42.86%) Content Strategy
2 3 (42.86%) Content Writing
2 3 (42.86%) Design Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (42.86%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
2 3 (42.86%) Inclusive Design
2 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 3 (42.86%) People Management
2 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) User Experience
2 3 (42.86%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (42.86%) UX Design
2 3 (42.86%) Wireframes
3 2 (28.57%) Analytics
3 2 (28.57%) Empathy Maps
3 2 (28.57%) Service Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Adobe