User Research Jobs in London

User Research
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for User Research skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited User Research over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 367 331 194
Rank change year-on-year -36 -137 +191
Permanent jobs citing User Research 146 340 1,603
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.62% 1.02% 2.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 1.07% 2.34%
Number of salaries quoted 69 176 315
10th Percentile £46,290 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £49,150 £52,118
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,800 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £78,510 £81,250 £87,500
England median annual salary £51,700 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -13.83% +1.69% +7.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21,521 31,708 68,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 90.79% 95.34% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 15,862 22,848 34,120
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,162 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,500 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,183 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% +7.14% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

User Research
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing User Research as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for User Research in London

User Research
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Research in London.

Salary trend for User Research in London

User Research
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Research in London over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for User Research in London

User Research
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Research within the London region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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
Central London +59 29 £63,287 -2.64% 4
South London +1 2 £67,500 +50.00%
User Research
England

User Research
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 6 (4.11%) Confluence
2 2 (1.37%) CMS
2 2 (1.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (9.59%) Adobe XD
2 5 (3.42%) Sketch
2 5 (3.42%) Trello
3 3 (2.05%) InVision
3 3 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.05%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.37%) Zeplin
5 1 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.68%) SPSS
5 1 (0.68%) Stata
Business Applications
1 27 (18.49%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 22 (15.07%) Figma
2 18 (12.33%) AWS
3 7 (4.79%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 6 (4.11%) SaaS
4 6 (4.11%) SurveyMonkey
5 5 (3.42%) Google Analytics
6 2 (1.37%) Contentful
6 2 (1.37%) Miro
7 1 (0.68%) Azure
7 1 (0.68%) dbt
7 1 (0.68%) iPaaS
7 1 (0.68%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (2.05%) Redis
1 3 (2.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.37%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.68%) Metadata
3 1 (0.68%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 13 (8.90%) Axure RP
1 13 (8.90%) Balsamiq
2 11 (7.53%) JIRA
3 3 (2.05%) Git
3 3 (2.05%) RSpec
General
1 55 (37.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 50 (34.25%) Social Skills
3 38 (26.03%) Marketing
4 35 (23.97%) Retail
5 24 (16.44%) Public Sector
6 22 (15.07%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
8 16 (10.96%) Finance
9 7 (4.79%) Legal
9 7 (4.79%) Local Government
10 6 (4.11%) Social Science
11 5 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (2.74%) Banking
12 4 (2.74%) Digital Economy
13 1 (0.68%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 49 (33.56%) Senior
2 39 (26.71%) Designer
3 33 (22.60%) Product Manager
4 26 (17.81%) UX Designer
5 18 (12.33%) Lead
6 17 (11.64%) Analyst
6 17 (11.64%) Business Analyst
7 15 (10.27%) Senior Analyst
7 15 (10.27%) Senior Business Analyst
7 15 (10.27%) Senior Manager
7 15 (10.27%) Senior Product Manager
8 13 (8.90%) Consultant
8 13 (8.90%) UI Designer
8 13 (8.90%) User Experience Consultant
8 13 (8.90%) User Experience Researcher
9 12 (8.22%) Endur Analyst
9 12 (8.22%) Endur Business Analyst
9 12 (8.22%) OpenLink Analyst
9 12 (8.22%) OpenLink Business Analyst
9 12 (8.22%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (16.44%) CSS
1 24 (16.44%) HTML
2 3 (2.05%) Ruby on Rails
2 3 (2.05%) Sidekiq
2 3 (2.05%) Web Services
3 2 (1.37%) .NET
3 2 (1.37%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.37%) Kafka
4 1 (0.68%) CarPlay
Miscellaneous
1 56 (38.36%) Product Ownership
2 8 (5.48%) Blockchain
3 5 (3.42%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.42%) Social Media
4 4 (2.74%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.74%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.05%) Housing Association
5 3 (2.05%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.37%) Digital Signage
6 2 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.37%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.37%) NHS
7 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.68%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.68%) PMI
7 1 (0.68%) W3C
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (47.95%) Agile
2 68 (46.58%) User Experience
3 48 (32.88%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 44 (30.14%) Wireframes
5 41 (28.08%) Customer Experience
5 41 (28.08%) Roadmaps
6 40 (27.40%) UX Design
7 36 (24.66%) Design Thinking
8 34 (23.29%) Usability Testing
9 33 (22.60%) Product Vision
10 31 (21.23%) Strategic Roadmap
11 29 (19.86%) Ideation Sessions
11 29 (19.86%) Journey Map
12 27 (18.49%) Business Transformation
12 27 (18.49%) Customer Journey Map
12 27 (18.49%) ETRM
13 24 (16.44%) Actionable Insight
14 22 (15.07%) Information Architecture
15 21 (14.38%) Problem-Solving
15 21 (14.38%) Psychology
Programming Languages
1 17 (11.64%) JavaScript
2 3 (2.05%) Ruby
3 2 (1.37%) C#
4 1 (0.68%) Python
4 1 (0.68%) R
4 1 (0.68%) SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (39.04%) Degree
2 17 (11.64%) Security Cleared
3 15 (10.27%) SC Cleared
4 14 (9.59%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (5.48%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.74%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.68%) MCSE
8 1 (0.68%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (16.44%) Accessibility
2 15 (10.27%) WCAG
3 5 (3.42%) GDPR
4 2 (1.37%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.05%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 24 (16.44%) Adobe
2 15 (10.27%) Microsoft
3 7 (4.79%) Google
3 7 (4.79%) Salesforce
4 6 (4.11%) Qualtrics
5 2 (1.37%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.68%) Apple
6 1 (0.68%) Remedy
6 1 (0.68%) SnapLogic