Hybrid/Remote User Researcher Job Trends

User Researcher
UK > Work from Home

The median User Researcher salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 343 421 462
Rank change year-on-year +78 +41 +198
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 28 11 27
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.19% 0.067% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.070% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23 6 24
10th Percentile £45,500 £34,404 £39,748
25th Percentile - £34,553 £50,226
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,015 £57,291
Median % change year-on-year +57.08% -38.88% +4.16%
75th Percentile £65,640 £47,904 £61,445
90th Percentile - £67,249 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £38,134 £57,291
% change year-on-year +44.23% -33.44% +4.16%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,996 15,789 20,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.08% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,087 9,529 17,098
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'User Researcher' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

User Researcher job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

User Researcher
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote User Researcher job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote User Researcher job vacancies

User Researcher
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing User Researcher over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

User Researcher salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 28 (100.00%) User Research
2 18 (64.29%) Agile
2 18 (64.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 17 (60.71%) Actionable Insight
4 13 (46.43%) SC Cleared
4 13 (46.43%) Security Cleared
4 13 (46.43%) Service Design
5 12 (42.86%) Accessibility
6 11 (39.29%) Qualitative Research
6 11 (39.29%) Quantitative Research
7 9 (32.14%) Usability Testing
7 9 (32.14%) User Experience
8 8 (28.57%) Interaction Design
8 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (25.00%) Degree
10 5 (17.86%) Coaching
10 5 (17.86%) Mentoring
10 5 (17.86%) Psychology
11 3 (10.71%) Analytical Thinking
11 3 (10.71%) Cognitive Psychology
11 3 (10.71%) Commercial Awareness
11 3 (10.71%) Community of Practice
11 3 (10.71%) Market Research
11 3 (10.71%) Roadmaps
11 3 (10.71%) Technology Strategy
12 2 (7.14%) Analytics
12 2 (7.14%) Anthropology
12 2 (7.14%) Culture Change
12 2 (7.14%) Data Engineering

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 1 (3.57%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Adobe Analytics
1 1 (3.57%) Contentsquare
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Broadband
General
1 15 (53.57%) Public Sector
2 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (10.71%) Law
2 3 (10.71%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Electronics
3 1 (3.57%) Finance
3 1 (3.57%) Games
3 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.57%) Marketing
3 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 3 (10.71%) NHS
3 1 (3.57%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) User Research
2 18 (64.29%) Agile
2 18 (64.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 17 (60.71%) Actionable Insight
4 13 (46.43%) Service Design
5 11 (39.29%) Qualitative Research
5 11 (39.29%) Quantitative Research
6 9 (32.14%) Usability Testing
6 9 (32.14%) User Experience
7 8 (28.57%) Interaction Design
7 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (17.86%) Coaching
8 5 (17.86%) Mentoring
8 5 (17.86%) Psychology
9 3 (10.71%) Analytical Thinking
9 3 (10.71%) Cognitive Psychology
9 3 (10.71%) Commercial Awareness
9 3 (10.71%) Community of Practice
9 3 (10.71%) Market Research
9 3 (10.71%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 13 (46.43%) SC Cleared
1 13 (46.43%) Security Cleared
2 7 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.57%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (42.86%) Accessibility
2 7 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Adobe
1 1 (3.57%) SAP