User Researcher
UK
The median User Researcher salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 681 | 808 | 887 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +127 | +79 | +134 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher | 21 | 99 | 81 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.095% | 0.085% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.042% | 0.10% | 0.093% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 52 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,872 | £30,175 | £42,388 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,421 | £49,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £54,700 | £65,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.02% | -16.62% | +23.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,200 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,500 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £54,700 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.01% | -21.86% | +52.17% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £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 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
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 31 May 2025.
User Researcher
Top 7 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 31 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 | +116 | 18 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 20 |
| London | +109 | 13 | £65,000 | +10.54% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +102 | 5 | £35,000 | -36.01% | 11 |
| South East | +74 | 5 | £35,000 | +11.11% | |
| Work from Home | +82 | 2 | £52,500 | -10.71% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +51 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +10 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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: