Digital User Researcher Job Trends

Digital User Researcher
UK

The median Digital User Researcher salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 707 - 879
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Digital User Researcher 24 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.026% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% - 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 3
10th Percentile £42,810 - -
25th Percentile - - £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £35,000
75th Percentile - - £36,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 - £35,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 86,819 39,086 97,392
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 89.49% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 58,219 21,927 70,884
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,550 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.09% +1.10% -6.54%

Digital User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Digital User Researcher' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Digital User Researcher job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital User Researcher
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Digital User Researcher job vacancies in the UK

Digital User Researcher
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital User Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 4 June 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
England - 24 £45,000 - 2
Work from Home - 16 £42,500 - 3
UK excluding London - 15 £45,000 - 3
South East - 12 £45,000 - 1
London - 7 - -
East of England - 3 - -

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, Digital User 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 featuring Digital User Researcher in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 24 (100.00%) User Research
2 17 (70.83%) AI
2 17 (70.83%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 16 (66.67%) Analytics
3 16 (66.67%) Qualitative Research
3 16 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 16 (66.67%) Storytelling
3 16 (66.67%) Usability Testing
4 15 (62.50%) Adobe
4 15 (62.50%) Adobe Analytics
4 15 (62.50%) Agile
4 15 (62.50%) Behavioural Analytics
4 15 (62.50%) Broadband
4 15 (62.50%) Contentsquare
4 15 (62.50%) Customer Experience
4 15 (62.50%) Diary Studies
4 15 (62.50%) Digital Customer Experience
4 15 (62.50%) Ethnography
4 15 (62.50%) Product Roadmap
4 15 (62.50%) Roadmaps
4 15 (62.50%) UserZoom
5 8 (33.33%) Service Design
6 2 (8.33%) Human-Centred Design
6 2 (8.33%) Psychology
7 1 (4.17%) Asana
7 1 (4.17%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.17%) Decision-Making
7 1 (4.17%) Degree

Digital User Researcher Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 15 (62.50%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 15 (62.50%) Adobe Analytics
1 15 (62.50%) Contentsquare
2 1 (4.17%) Asana
2 1 (4.17%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 15 (62.50%) Broadband
General
1 15 (62.50%) Games
2 9 (37.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 15 (62.50%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) User Research
2 17 (70.83%) AI
2 17 (70.83%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 16 (66.67%) Analytics
3 16 (66.67%) Qualitative Research
3 16 (66.67%) Quantitative Research
3 16 (66.67%) Storytelling
3 16 (66.67%) Usability Testing
4 15 (62.50%) Agile
4 15 (62.50%) Behavioural Analytics
4 15 (62.50%) Customer Experience
4 15 (62.50%) Diary Studies
4 15 (62.50%) Digital Customer Experience
4 15 (62.50%) Ethnography
4 15 (62.50%) Product Roadmap
4 15 (62.50%) Roadmaps
5 8 (33.33%) Service Design
6 2 (8.33%) Human-Centred Design
6 2 (8.33%) Psychology
7 1 (4.17%) User Journey Map
Qualifications
1 1 (4.17%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (100.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.17%) WCAG
Vendors
1 15 (62.50%) Adobe
2 1 (4.17%) Google