Senior User Experience Researcher Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior UX Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior UX Researcher salary in the UK excluding London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 December 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 501 - 535
Rank change year-on-year - - +247
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior User Experience Researcher 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.012% - 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% - 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £65,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,059 35,474 27,558
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 93.44% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 23,136 17,791 20,826
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +1.94% -1.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior User Experience Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior User Experience Researcher
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior User Experience Researcher job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior User Experience Researcher
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior User Experience Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
East Midlands - 4 - -
Midlands - 4 - -
South West - 1 £65,000 - 3
Senior User Experience Researcher
UK

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Senior User Experience 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior User Experience Researcher in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) UX Research
2 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Business Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Conjoint Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 4 (80.00%) Diary Studies
2 4 (80.00%) Product Management
2 4 (80.00%) Qualitative Research
2 4 (80.00%) Quantitative Research
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Usability Testing
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) UX Design

Senior User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Banking
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) User Experience
1 5 (100.00%) UX Research
2 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Business Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Conjoint Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 4 (80.00%) Diary Studies
2 4 (80.00%) Product Management
2 4 (80.00%) Qualitative Research
2 4 (80.00%) Quantitative Research
2 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) Usability Testing
2 4 (80.00%) User Research
3 1 (20.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) UX Design