User Researcher Jobs in Tyne and Wear

User Researcher
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median User Researcher salary in Tyne and Wear is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 81 68
Rank change year-on-year +17 -13 -
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 1 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 0.13% 0.46% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.48% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £44,053 -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £45,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -37.93% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £45,028 £76,250
90th Percentile - £59,261 -
North East median annual salary £65,000 £45,000 £64,895
% change year-on-year +44.44% -30.66% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 705 1,045 511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 97.12% 81.11%
Number of salaries quoted 473 774 398
10th Percentile - £25,750 £30,700
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,920 £37,981
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,375 £64,313
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £76,625
North East median annual salary £30,625 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -31.94% -10.00% +8.17%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in Tyne and Wear

User Researcher
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in Tyne and Wear.

Salary trend for User Researcher in Tyne and Wear

User Researcher
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +13 1 £65,000 +44.44% 2
User Researcher
North East

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 15 August 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) User Research

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations