User Researcher Jobs in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median User Researcher salary in the UK excluding London is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 667 734 715
Rank change year-on-year +67 -19 -105
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 89 28 123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.046% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.051% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 51 21 72
10th Percentile £29,750 £40,853 £38,037
25th Percentile £41,711 £62,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,700 £70,000 £47,257
Median % change year-on-year -21.86% +48.13% -9.99%
75th Percentile £62,200 - £56,500
90th Percentile £62,500 - £67,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,600 £53,000
% change year-on-year -16.16% +23.77% -3.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 66,563 54,796 67,896
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 89.22% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 47,186 31,100 42,983
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.08% - +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User 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 User Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
North of England +39 29 £54,850 -21.64% 7
Midlands +30 16 £54,700 +21.56% 1
North West +4 12 £58,800 -16.00% 2
North East - 11 £54,400 - 1
South West -6 10 £57,500 +37.05% 2
Scotland -42 10 £58,800 -
South East +14 9 £31,500 -51.54% 1
Wales - 9 £57,291 -
West Midlands +38 8 £56,750 +26.11% 1
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
Yorkshire +90 6 £40,000 -21.95% 4
Northern Ireland - 5 £58,800 -
East of England - 1 £70,000 - 2
User Researcher
UK

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 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 UK excluding London region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 87 (97.75%) User Research
2 66 (74.16%) Agile
3 46 (51.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 45 (50.56%) Qualitative Research
4 45 (50.56%) Actionable Insight
5 44 (49.44%) SC Cleared
5 44 (49.44%) Security Cleared
5 44 (49.44%) Quantitative Research
6 43 (48.31%) Accessibility
7 41 (46.07%) Product Ownership
8 35 (39.33%) Workshop Facilitation
9 30 (33.71%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 30 (33.71%) Empathy Maps
9 30 (33.71%) Digital Customer Experience
9 30 (33.71%) Customer Experience
9 30 (33.71%) Requirements Analysis
10 22 (24.72%) User Experience
11 21 (23.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (22.47%) Mentoring
13 18 (20.22%) Usability Testing
13 18 (20.22%) Public Sector
13 18 (20.22%) Decision-Making
14 15 (16.85%) Journey Map
14 15 (16.85%) UX Design
15 14 (15.73%) QA
16 13 (14.61%) Degree
16 13 (14.61%) Psychology
17 12 (13.48%) UX Research
18 11 (12.36%) Actionable Recommendations
19 10 (11.24%) Microsoft

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 6 (6.74%) InVision
1 6 (6.74%) Sketch
2 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (3.37%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.74%) Intranet
General
1 21 (23.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (20.22%) Public Sector
3 10 (11.24%) Social Skills
4 7 (7.87%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.37%) Finance
6 2 (2.25%) Automotive
6 2 (2.25%) Banking
6 2 (2.25%) Financial Institution
6 2 (2.25%) Investment Banking
6 2 (2.25%) Law
6 2 (2.25%) Marketing
7 1 (1.12%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.12%) Aviation
7 1 (1.12%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 41 (46.07%) Product Ownership
2 6 (6.74%) NHS
3 2 (2.25%) Blog
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (97.75%) User Research
2 66 (74.16%) Agile
3 46 (51.69%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 45 (50.56%) Actionable Insight
4 45 (50.56%) Qualitative Research
5 44 (49.44%) Quantitative Research
6 35 (39.33%) Workshop Facilitation
7 30 (33.71%) Backlog Prioritisation
7 30 (33.71%) Customer Experience
7 30 (33.71%) Digital Customer Experience
7 30 (33.71%) Empathy Maps
7 30 (33.71%) Requirements Analysis
8 22 (24.72%) User Experience
9 20 (22.47%) Mentoring
10 18 (20.22%) Decision-Making
10 18 (20.22%) Usability Testing
11 15 (16.85%) Journey Map
11 15 (16.85%) UX Design
12 13 (14.61%) Psychology
13 12 (13.48%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.25%) R
Qualifications
1 44 (49.44%) SC Cleared
1 44 (49.44%) Security Cleared
2 13 (14.61%) Degree
3 2 (2.25%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.25%) PhD
4 1 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (48.31%) Accessibility
2 14 (15.73%) QA
3 11 (12.36%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.12%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (11.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.74%) Adobe
2 6 (6.74%) Hotjar