17 of 17 Contract User Research Jobs in the South East

UX Designer - 6 Month Contract

Hiring Organisation
Connells Limited
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
centre platform. Working alongside a delivery manager, business analysts and development teams, you'll utilise design framework to deliver solutions based around product and user led iterative design. You'll leverage your expertise to balance business goals and technical constraints but most importantly, champion the user and their … other UX designers. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: User Research & Insights: Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research and usability testing to understand user needs, pain points, and behaviours - presenting findings ...

User Research Lead

Hiring Organisation
Ncounter
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£575 - £625 per day
Contract User Research Lead £575 to £650 per day Outside IR35 DV Cleared Ncounter are looking for a User Research Lead to support a major Defence programme, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring user insight shapes every phase of delivery. You will balance hands on research with team leadership, while keeping delivery aligned to user needs, policy requirements and programme outcomes. Key Responsibilities: • Lead research planning, method selection and end to end delivery within agile teams • Run programmes of research across several workstreams and translate findings into clear actions • Facilitate workshops, shape ...

Junior UX Designer

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£350/day
improve their Air Traffic Management operations. Responsibilities not limited to: Work closely with the Design Experience Lead, product managers, developers, and stakeholders to understand user needs and design effective solutions Conduct and communicate user research, testing and analysis to iterate and validate design decisions. Advocate … user through deep understanding and articulating necessary trade-offs and priorities. Develop wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs that effectively communicate design concepts Collaborate with development teams to ensure the experience design is implemented accurately and efficiently. Participate in design reviews, implement feedback, and iterate quickly while maintaining quality ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £450 per day
Role: User ResearcherRate: £450 p/d (Via Umbrella)Location: Fully RemoteDuration: 3 months We are looking for a User Researcher with strong Government Digital Service (GDS) experience to help design and improve user-centred digital services. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure services … meet user needs and comply with GDS standards. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience as a User Researcher within GDS or UK public sector projects Strong knowledge of the GDS Service Standard and service assessments Experience running usability testing, interviews, surveys, and workshops Ability to communicate insights clearly ...

Product Designer

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £510 per day
/Hybrid - London Southbank Inside IR35 We're looking for a Product Designer, to help shape and support a brand-new product within a research and development space. As a Product Designer within the Pharmacy Experience you will contribute to our mission of driving incremental sales through the Pharmacy … that help our sales reps have meaningful interactions with healthcare professionals. This role calls for a self-starter who is passionate about creating motivating user experiences while staying mindful of feasibility. You'll work at pace to unlock value quickly, enabling the business to launch and learn faster. ...

UX Research - Digital

Hiring Organisation
E.ON
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Competitive salary
Product Design Lead. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our digital experiences, ensuring every design decision is informed by rich, user-centred insights. This role is perfect for a midweight to senior researcher who thrives in fast-moving, start-up-like environments. We're looking for someone … self-motivated, hands-on and adaptable, with the ability to turn user research into actionable insights that directly influence product design and strategy. Experience in utilities or service-based sectors is a plus, but your agility, curiosity and ability to work across teams are what will make ...

Senior Product Designer

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£650 - £700 per day
that help our sales reps have meaningful interactions with healthcare professionals. This role calls for a self-starter who is passionate about creating motivating user experiences while staying mindful of feasibility. You'll work at pace to unlock value quickly, enabling the business to launch and learn faster. … product from concept to launch. Develop and test prototypes to increase our level of confidence in our proposed solution's ability to solve user pain points. Deliver detailed wireframes, user flows, functional specification documentation and other artifacts to agile development teams and refine as needed during project sprints ...

IT Delivery Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
resource effectively: sequence work, identify gaps, commission specialist capacity, and drive decisions through governance. Lead service design practice: champion accessibility (WCAG), inclusion, assisted digital, user research and content standards. Govern AI pilots: run pragmatic test-and-learn cycles with ethical guardrails, DPIAs/EqIAs, transparency statements and clear … sprint leadership, RAID, benefits realisation. Skilled stakeholder navigator across Services, Comms, Finance, Legal/Procurement and suppliers. Deep service design mindset: accessibility, content design, user research, open standards. Practical AI literacy: able to run ethical, human-in-the-loop pilots and evidence outcomes. Desirable Experience with LocalGov Drupal ...

Innovation Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
Reed.co.uk
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£80,000 - £85,000 per annum
help people find fulfilling work,and help businesses discover great talent. About the role Our Product Management team is laser-focused on delivering great user experiences, grounded in a deep understanding of user needs through research, data analysis, and market insight. We believe the best products come … strategic direction and its product roadmap. What you'll do Partner with the Director of Product/SLT to identify high-potential opportunities through research, trend analysis and customer insights Design and run lean experiments to validate product-market fit, from concept to prototypes to pilot Collaborate with closely ...

User Researcher - Central Government

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£425 - £450 per day
Skills & Experience: Senior Level User Researcher - Will Suit a User Researcher with extensive Public Sector Experience - Ideally having worked on multiple roles within Central Government. Experience with GOV.UK User Design & User Research Ability to work effectively in a secure, cooperative environment Predominantly remote work with ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £525 per day
User Researcher | Outside IR35 | Hybrid | London | ServiceNow | 3 month minimum | I’m currently supporting a large UK organisation on a major transformation programme. They’re looking for a User Researcher to lead hands-on research across workflow-heavy, enterprise ServiceNow journeys (including portals, catalogues, knowledge and automation … . The role sits within an agile delivery team and has a strong focus on translating user insight directly into backlog decisions, design improvements and service outcomes. It is a hybrid role but only 1 day per month in London.Requirements Planning and running qualitative and quantitative user research ...

Product Designer - UX & UI, FinTech, FS

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £600 per day
drive engagement. Key Responsibilities Lead the end-to-end design process across mobile apps, web, and portal experiences. Translate complex financial products and user needs into simple, intuitive customr journeys. Produce high-quality UX artefacts including user flows, journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes. Create polished UI designs aligned … brand guidelines and design systems. Collaborate closely with Product Managers to shape requirements and prioritise user needs. Identifity and utilise AI for the design process and introducing AI into customer journeys Work with Engineering teams to ensure designs are feasible, well implemented, and meet quality standards. Conduct and incorporate ...

UX Designer

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£50.00 - £52.88 per hour
additional experience in mobile design. You will lead initiatives from concept through to launch, collaborating with researchers, product managers, and engineers to deliver user-centric solutions in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment. Key Responsibilities Define product requirements and solutions in partnership with PM and Engineering. Focus on user needs, mental models, and define UX across publisher tools and ecosystems. Develop user journeys, mockups, prototypes, and end-to-end specifications. Partner with User Researchers to test and validate design concepts. Collaborate with engineering to ensure designs are implemented to spec and solve technical challenges creatively. Required ...

Product Designer - Financial Services

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
Designer to support a key initiative focused on improving subscription and product-movement experiences. You'll work hands-on across discovery, UX, UI, and research to deliver customer-centric designs that drive commercial outcomes. What you'll do Lead discovery and user research around pricing, subscriptions … experimentation. What you'll need Strong digital product design experience (e-commerce or SaaS ideal). End-to-end UX/UI capability, from research to delivery. Skilled in Figma, prototyping, and facilitation. Understanding of freemium models, pricing strategies, and conversion focused design. Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration ...

Interim Delivery Lead - Customer Journeys, Website & AI

Hiring Organisation
4Recruitment Services
Location
East Sussex, Hastings, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - £350/day
delivery across customer journeys, website, and AI pilots Manage scope, dependencies, risks, sprints, and quality gates Champion inclusive service design, assisted digital, accessibility, and user research Lead ethical, test-and-learn AI pilots with appropriate governance (DPIA/EqIA) Align suppliers and internal teams to shared outcomes Provide …/CRM/forms/integrations), and suppliers Confident agile delivery lead (sprints, RAID, benefits realisation) Deep understanding of accessibility, content design, and user-centred design Practical AI literacy — able to run ethical, human-in-the-loop pilots Strong stakeholder management across Services, Comms, Finance, Legal, and Procurement ...

User researcher - private sector

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£350 per day
working with a consultancy who have multiple User researcher short-term/part-time roles open at the moment. Mix of inside & outside IR35Fully remoteProjects are 2-8 weeks (depending on project)£350 per day Research projects, mainly 1-1 interviews and usability testingSectors - financial services, education, travel ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£300 per day
working with a consultancy feeding into the public sector who need an User Researcher to join a project until the end of March. Outside IR35Fully remoteStart date w/c 12th January 2026End date - 31st March 2026£300 per dayMust have GDS experience ...