Contextual Inquiry Job Trends

Contextual Inquiry
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Contextual Inquiry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 - 712
Rank change year-on-year - - +308
Permanent jobs citing Contextual Inquiry 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.002%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.002% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £42,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.64%
75th Percentile - - £45,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £42,000
% change year-on-year - - -23.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Contextual Inquiry 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,455 49,716 46,950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.91% 90.02% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 28,359 24,660 35,854
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,552
25th Percentile £36,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -4.50%

Contextual Inquiry
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Contextual Inquiry relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Contextual Inquiry job vacancy trend in the UK

Contextual Inquiry
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Contextual Inquiry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Contextual Inquiry

Contextual Inquiry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (100.00%) Figma
1 1 (100.00%) Miro
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) User Researcher
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Qualitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility