UX Researcher
UK
The median UX Researcher salary in the UK is £53,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 714 | 806 | 886 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +80 | +128 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a User Experience Researcher | 4 | 78 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.007% | 0.078% | 0.090% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | 0.082% | 0.099% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 18 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,175 | £33,250 | £46,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,313 | £39,375 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,250 | £52,500 | £69,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.43% | -23.91% | +25.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,813 | £68,125 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,725 | £76,500 | £76,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,500 | £45,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.89% | -35.71% | +55.56% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 50,627 | 94,635 | 91,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.71% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,942 | 67,569 | 57,579 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,444 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
User Experience Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured User Experience Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User Experience Researcher
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Experience Researcher.
User Experience Researcher
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing User Experience Researcher over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
User Experience Researcher
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Experience Researcher within the UK over the 6 months to 21 May 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 |
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| England | +144 | 4 | £53,250 | -3.18% | 27 |
| London | +113 | 3 | £70,000 | - | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +110 | 1 | £36,500 | -18.89% | 17 |
| North of England | +42 | 1 | £36,500 | -18.89% | 13 |
| North West | -2 | 1 | £36,500 | -18.89% | 13 |
User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, User Experience 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 featuring User Experience Researcher in the job title.
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User Experience Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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