User Researcher
UK
The median User Researcher salary in the UK is £54,700 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 778 | 889 | 1018 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +111 | +129 | -214 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher | 100 | 83 | 219 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.082% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.090% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 70 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,450 | £42,398 | £38,789 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,421 | £49,038 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,700 | £65,300 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.23% | +23.21% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,200 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,380 | - | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,700 | £70,000 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.86% | +52.17% | -12.38% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,699 | 92,665 | 152,640 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,079 | 58,510 | 84,912 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,719 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
User Researcher
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher.
User Researcher
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
User Researcher
Top 17 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 13 May 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +54 | 89 | £54,700 | -21.86% | 10 |
| England | +114 | 73 | £52,350 | -25.21% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 42 | £58,800 | -9.54% | 13 |
| North of England | +61 | 31 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 7 |
| Midlands | +13 | 15 | £54,700 | +21.56% | 1 |
| North West | +3 | 13 | £58,800 | -16.00% | 4 |
| North East | - | 11 | £47,500 | - | 1 |
| South West | -9 | 10 | £57,500 | +37.05% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 10 | £58,800 | - | |
| South East | +19 | 9 | £31,500 | -58.00% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 8 | £57,291 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £35,000 | - | |
| London | +87 | 7 | £58,800 | -4.78% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 7 | £42,500 | -17.07% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 7 | £58,800 | +30.67% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £58,800 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £70,000 | - |
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 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 featuring User Researcher in the job title.
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User 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: