User Research Contracts with Work from Home Options

User Research
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User Research over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 188 139 109
Rank change year-on-year -49 -30 -24
Contract jobs citing User Research 159 437 1,052
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.08% 1.76% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.23% 1.97% 2.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 371 779
10th Percentile £400 £413 £405
25th Percentile £463 £450 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.44% +7.44%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £580
90th Percentile £675 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £539 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +2.71% - +10.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £23.00
25th Percentile - - £25.13
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £38.31
Median % change year-on-year - +17.48% +155.37%
75th Percentile - - £55.68
90th Percentile - - £61.19
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £45.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -43.33% +76.47% +48.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User Research is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,942 22,217 40,480
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.66% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,728 15,724 29,400
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.49% +3.62% +7.14%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £633
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 567 510 538
10th Percentile £14.70 £18.63 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.13 £26.46 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +32.91% +64.58%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

User Research
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User Research trend for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research.

User Research daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User Research over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

User Research daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User Research
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User Research.

User Research hourly rate 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 4 (2.52%) Confluence
2 2 (1.26%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (5.03%) Sketch
2 6 (3.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 5 (3.14%) Adobe XD
3 5 (3.14%) UserZoom
4 2 (1.26%) Photoshop
4 2 (1.26%) Trello
5 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 29 (18.24%) AWS
2 18 (11.32%) Figma
3 9 (5.66%) Azure
4 8 (5.03%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (3.77%) Miro
6 3 (1.89%) SaaS
7 1 (0.63%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.63%) Google Tag Manager
7 1 (0.63%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (18.24%) Apache Cassandra
2 1 (0.63%) Looker
Development Applications
1 9 (5.66%) JIRA
2 2 (1.26%) Axure RP
3 1 (0.63%) Balsamiq
General
1 55 (34.59%) Public Sector
2 43 (27.04%) Social Skills
3 12 (7.55%) Finance
4 10 (6.29%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (6.29%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (5.03%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (1.89%) French Language
7 2 (1.26%) Advertising
7 2 (1.26%) Banking
7 2 (1.26%) Health Technology
7 2 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.26%) Marketing
7 2 (1.26%) Military
7 2 (1.26%) Publishing
7 2 (1.26%) Spanish Language
8 1 (0.63%) Games
8 1 (0.63%) Law
8 1 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.63%) Police
8 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (26.42%) Designer
2 31 (19.50%) Senior
2 31 (19.50%) User Researcher
3 29 (18.24%) Software Engineer
4 21 (13.21%) UX Designer
5 16 (10.06%) Senior Software Engineer
6 14 (8.81%) Lead
7 9 (5.66%) Analyst
7 9 (5.66%) Content Designer
7 9 (5.66%) Product Manager
7 9 (5.66%) Service Designer
8 8 (5.03%) Business Analyst
9 5 (3.14%) Senior Designer
10 4 (2.52%) Asset and Configuration Manager
10 4 (2.52%) Configuration Manager
10 4 (2.52%) Senior UX Designer
10 4 (2.52%) UI Designer
10 4 (2.52%) UI/UX Designer
11 3 (1.89%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 3 (1.89%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (18.24%) Kafka
2 2 (1.26%) CSS
2 2 (1.26%) HTML
3 1 (0.63%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.03%) Product Ownership
2 5 (3.14%) CMDB
2 5 (3.14%) Mobile App
3 2 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (1.26%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.63%) BYOD
4 1 (0.63%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (0.63%) Mobile Games
4 1 (0.63%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (50.94%) User Experience
2 77 (48.43%) Agile
3 65 (40.88%) UX Design
4 45 (28.30%) UX Research
5 41 (25.79%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 32 (20.13%) Usability Testing
7 30 (18.87%) Service Design
8 29 (18.24%) Fintech
8 29 (18.24%) Software Engineering
9 25 (15.72%) User Stories
10 21 (13.21%) Analytics
11 19 (11.95%) Wireframes
12 18 (11.32%) Workshop Facilitation
13 17 (10.69%) Strategic Thinking
14 16 (10.06%) Business Analysis
14 16 (10.06%) Prototyping
14 16 (10.06%) Service Management
15 15 (9.43%) Configuration Management
15 15 (9.43%) Problem-Solving
15 15 (9.43%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (18.24%) Go
2 1 (0.63%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 32 (20.13%) Security Cleared
2 31 (19.50%) SC Cleared
3 9 (5.66%) Degree
4 5 (3.14%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (17.61%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.52%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (1.89%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (1.89%) QA
3 3 (1.89%) WCAG
4 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (18.24%) Docker
Systems Management
1 29 (18.24%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (6.92%) Adobe
2 4 (2.52%) Cadence
3 2 (1.26%) Microsoft
4 1 (0.63%) Google
4 1 (0.63%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.63%) SAP
4 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow