User Research Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

User Research
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring User Research skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited User Research over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 318 304 437
Rank change year-on-year -14 +133 -215
Permanent jobs citing User Research 99 326 249
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.65% 0.96% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 1.05% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 35 219 181
10th Percentile £40,500 - £39,000
25th Percentile £51,624 £42,725 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,339 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.68% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,200 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £70,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £59,684 £54,274 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.97% -5.61% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Research falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,134 30,993 40,912
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.17% 91.62% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 9,780 23,560 28,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

User Research
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Research trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

User Research
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing User Research.

User Research salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing User Research over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

User Research salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.01%) Confluence
1 1 (1.01%) nginx
Applications
1 8 (8.08%) Adobe XD
2 3 (3.03%) Sketch
3 2 (2.02%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (2.02%) InVision
4 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 12 (12.12%) Figma
2 4 (4.04%) AWS
3 3 (3.03%) Google Analytics
3 3 (3.03%) Miro
4 2 (2.02%) SaaS
5 1 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 1 (1.01%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.01%) Google Workspace
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.07%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.01%) Looker
2 1 (1.01%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 7 (7.07%) Git
2 6 (6.06%) Axure RP
2 6 (6.06%) Balsamiq
3 2 (2.02%) JIRA
4 1 (1.01%) Browser DevTools
4 1 (1.01%) Visual Studio
General
1 47 (47.47%) Finance
2 44 (44.44%) Banking
3 26 (26.26%) Social Skills
4 12 (12.12%) Public Sector
5 10 (10.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (7.07%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (7.07%) Marketing
7 6 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.03%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.02%) Electronics
9 2 (2.02%) Games
9 2 (2.02%) Law
9 2 (2.02%) Legal
9 2 (2.02%) Publishing
9 2 (2.02%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.01%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.01%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 43 (43.43%) Senior
2 39 (39.39%) Designer
3 32 (32.32%) UX Designer
4 30 (30.30%) Developer
5 24 (24.24%) Senior Designer
5 24 (24.24%) Senior UX Designer
6 21 (21.21%) UX Developer
7 18 (18.18%) Senior Developer
8 11 (11.11%) Senior UX Developer
9 8 (8.08%) Lead
10 6 (6.06%) Product Manager
11 4 (4.04%) Consultant
11 4 (4.04%) Service Designer
12 3 (3.03%) Analyst
12 3 (3.03%) Business Analyst
12 3 (3.03%) Product Owner
12 3 (3.03%) User Researcher
13 2 (2.02%) Content Designer
13 2 (2.02%) Senior Manager
13 2 (2.02%) User Experience Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (15.15%) CSS
1 15 (15.15%) HTML
2 8 (8.08%) AngularJS
3 7 (7.07%) .NET
3 7 (7.07%) .NET Core
3 7 (7.07%) .NET Framework
3 7 (7.07%) ASP.NET Web API
3 7 (7.07%) HTML5
3 7 (7.07%) React
3 7 (7.07%) RESTful
3 7 (7.07%) Sass
3 7 (7.07%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (13.13%) Product Ownership
2 2 (2.02%) Graphic Design
2 2 (2.02%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.02%) NHS
2 2 (2.02%) PropTech
3 1 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.01%) Educational Technology
3 1 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.01%) Femtech
3 1 (1.01%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.01%) Android
1 1 (1.01%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (72.73%) User Experience
2 70 (70.71%) Agile
3 65 (65.66%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 64 (64.65%) UX Design
5 57 (57.58%) Usability Testing
6 56 (56.57%) UX Research
7 54 (54.55%) Prototyping
8 51 (51.52%) Wireframes
9 49 (49.49%) Journey Map
10 44 (44.44%) Project Management
10 44 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
11 43 (43.43%) Design Thinking
12 19 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
13 13 (13.13%) Analytics
14 12 (12.12%) Collaborative Working
15 11 (11.11%) Product Management
16 9 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
16 9 (9.09%) DevOps
16 9 (9.09%) Roadmaps
17 8 (8.08%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
Programming Languages
1 14 (14.14%) JavaScript
2 8 (8.08%) C#
3 7 (7.07%) SQL
3 7 (7.07%) TypeScript
4 4 (4.04%) C
Qualifications
1 21 (21.21%) Degree
2 12 (12.12%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (5.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (3.03%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.03%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.02%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.02%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (61.62%) Accessibility
2 10 (10.10%) WCAG
3 2 (2.02%) PMO
4 1 (1.01%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.01%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.01%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.01%) Docker
Vendors
1 11 (11.11%) Adobe
2 7 (7.07%) Microsoft
3 4 (4.04%) Google
3 4 (4.04%) Mercator
4 3 (3.03%) SAP
5 1 (1.01%) Amplitude
5 1 (1.01%) Hotjar