1 to 25 of 40 Contract User Research Jobs in the UK

Junior User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £310.0 per day + £310 per day inside IR35
Junior User Researcher Remote (with occasional UK travel - approx. 2-3 days per month) £310 per day | Inside IR35 Initial 7 months with strong extension potential SC eligibility required - 5 years of UK Residency About the role I'm working with a key consultancy client that's looking … bring in an enthusiastic Junior User Researcher to support the delivery of impactful, user-centred digital services.You'll be embedded within a multi-disciplinary Agile team, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, developers and stakeholders to understand real user needs and translate insight into meaningful service improvements. ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
scrumconnect ltd
Location
City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect Ltd is a technology consultancy that partners with organisations to deliver high-quality digital services and products. We specialise in user-centred design, agile delivery, and modern data platforms, helping our clients build solutions that are scalable, accessible, and impactful. Our multidisciplinary teams work collaboratively … solve complex problems and deliver meaningful outcomes through innovative technology and research-driven insights. Role Overview We are seeking a User Researcher to support the development and enhancement of a digital platform used by internal policy and analytical teams as well as relevant arm's-length bodies. ...

User Reearch Lead UX Consultant - MOD SC CLearance

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £690 per day
User Researcher - Lead UX Consultant - Public Sector Programme | MOD Security Clearance Required (DV Preferred) I'm currently looking for an experienced User Researcher/Lead UX Consultant to join a high-profile Public Sector digital programme. This is a senior, hands-on role where you'll lead user research, shape design decisions, and work closely with technical teams to deliver accessible, build-ready solutions.This role suits someone confident operating in secure, regulated environments who enjoys influencing outcomes-not just contributing artefacts. The basics Contract: 6 months (01/06/2026 - 30/11/ ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
TXP
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£700 - £701/day
Lead User Researcher (Secure Environment) Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead User Researcher to support the delivery of a highly secure, business-critical capability. Working as part of a small, specialist project team, you will engage with senior stakeholders and end users operating in a highly controlled … setting. Your role will focus on understanding complex user needs, workflows, and behaviours, and shaping how a new service is adopted and supported. This is not a typical digital user research role. Access to users, tools, and environments will be restricted, requiring a pragmatic, adaptable approach ...

UX - User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Boots
Location
NG90, Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Role: UX - User Researcher - Mid Weight - 12M FTC Contract: 12 M FTC Shift pattern: Full Time Location: Nottingham Closing date: 15th April 2026 Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan What you'll be doing We have an exciting opportunity available in the form of a 12 month fixed term contract … join our User Research team within Experimentation & Insights in Digital. Passionate about making digital products customer-centric? Fascinated with human behaviour? You could be our next customer advocate who can help our product teams make insight led decisions to create user-friendly products and services. ...

User Researcher - DV Cleared

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£700 - £735/day
User Researcher - MOD Programme Rate: Up to £735 per day (Umbrella only) Clearance: DV Cleared (Sole UK Nationals only) Location: Hybrid - London & South East (4-5 site visits/month) Clearance required: DV Mandatory The Role We're looking for a DV Cleared User Researcher to support … highly classified MOD programme delivering an Above Secret capability. You'll lead user research in secure environments, working closely with senior military and MOD stakeholders to understand workflows, user needs, and transition impacts from existing systems. This role operates under strict security constraints, so adaptability and pragmatic ...

SC Cleared User Researcher - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£86 - £540 per day
Cleared User Researcher - Remote - £540/day Inside IR35 We are seeking an experienced User Researcher with active SC clearance to support a Central Government department on a major digital programme. This role is ideal for someone with deep user research expertise, a strong track record … delivering insights that shape complex digital services, and experience working to GDS standards. The Role You will play a pivotal role in understanding user needs, behaviours, and experiences, helping teams design services that are effective, usable, and accessible. Working closely with delivery teams, service designers, and senior stakeholders ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£350 - £400 per day
User Researcher Contract - Paying between £350 to £400 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in South Wales, Hybrid Working, To Start ASAP Your new company You will be working with a leading organisation that is based in South Wales. Your new role We're recruiting a User Researcher … support a large scale service transformation programme spanning digital, community and clinical pathways.You'll lead research into how people access, experience and move through services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure solutions are driven by real user needs and insights.Key responsibilities: Deliver qualitative user research ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 350 - 400 Daily
User Researcher Contract - Paying between £350 to £400 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in South Wales, Hybrid Working, To Start ASAP Your new company You will be working with a leading organisation that is based in South Wales. Your new role We're recruiting a User Researcher … support a large scale service transformation programme spanning digital, community and clinical pathways. You'll lead research into how people access, experience and move through services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure solutions are driven by real user needs and insights. Key responsibilities: Deliver qualitative user ...

UX Copywriter

Hiring Organisation
Futura Design Limited
Location
Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
vehicle lines. Key Responsibilities: UX Writing & Content Design: Review and refine all text displayed on in-vehicle digital interfaces. Produce clear, concise, and user-centred copy including labels, CTAs, menus, error messages, system prompts, warning messages, and instructional content. Ensure all content aligns with company's brand voice … drive consistency across nameplates and platforms. Collaboration & Delivery: Work closely with interaction designers, product owners, HMI engineers, and researchers to ensure content enhances overall user experience. Contribute to design reviews, user testing, and iterative refinement of digital cockpit features. Research & Continuous Improvement: Use insights from user ...

User Researcher (Fully remote)

Hiring Organisation
TXP Technology x People
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£560 per day
User Researcher Fully remote Inside IR35, £560 P/D 3-6 months BPSS We're working with a public sector client seeking an experienced User Researcher to support the delivery of user-centred digital services. Responsibilities: Plan and deliver qualitative and quantitative user research across the service lifecycle Translate user needs into clear insights to inform design and product decisions Work closely with service designers, product managers and delivery teams Engage with a range of stakeholders and present research findings clearly Ensure research approaches align with GDS standards and best ...

Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
True North Group
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 - £480 per day
delivery of digital products within a government-focused environment. You will be responsible for defining product vision, prioritising delivery, and ensuring outcomes align with user needs and organisational goals. Experience working within UK central government departments is highly desirable. Key Responsibilities Own and communicate the product vision, strategy … roadmap Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (engineering, design, delivery) Prioritise product backlogs using data, user research, and policy requirements Ensure products meet GDS (Government Digital Service) standards Engage with stakeholders across government to align priorities Translate complex policy or operational requirements into clear product outcomes Monitor product performance ...

Designer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - 400 per day
/UX Designer to support a high-impact programme within a major UK public sector organisation. This initiative focuses on improving digital services and user outcomes, likely within the circular economy portfolio. Why this role is exciting Opportunity to design meaningful, user-centred services with real-world environmental … within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering large-scale transformation Key Responsibilities Design and deliver high-quality interaction and UX solutions across digital services Translate user research insights into clear user journeys and interaction patterns Create wireframes, prototypes, and design artefacts to communicate ideas Collaborate with product managers ...

Design Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Pontoon
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
looking for an experienced Design Researcher contractor to join our multi disciplinary design team. You will be responsible for leading and delivering research that shapes product and service decisions across the end to end development lifecycle. This role is suited to someone who can hit the ground running, operate … with a high degree of autonomy, and confidently influence stakeholders through high quality research and insight. What you'll be doing Work closely with designers, product managers and engineers to identify and prioritise customer problems and define the right research questions Plan, manage and deliver research activities ...

Senior UX Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Futura Design Limited
Location
Warwickshire, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. The Senior UX Researcher will lead the delivery of user testing across our digital in vehicle experiences. This is a senior hands-on role focused on planning, running and analysing research, while guiding … guide day to day activities. What You Will Do: Lead and coordinate UX testing across vehicles, simulators and digital prototypes. Conduct hands on research including study design, moderation and analysis. Mentor junior researchers and support their development. Use Maze and other industry standard research and survey tools ...

UX Copywriter

Hiring Organisation
Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd
Location
Warwick, Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£27.30/hour
innovation with an exciting opportunity as an In-Vehicle Digital Interfaces UX Copywriter. This role offers the chance to shape the future of automotive user experiences, working on transformative projects that will define the way users interact with in-vehicle digital interfaces. If you’re passionate about creating intuitive … premium, and user-centred content, this is your chance to make a significant impact. What You Will Do: • Refine and review all text displayed on in-vehicle digital interfaces, ensuring clarity, conciseness, and user focus. • Create premium content, including labels, menus, warning messages, and system prompts, aligned with ...

UI/UX Designer

Hiring Organisation
Stackstudio Digital Ltd
Location
Shefford, Bedfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
From £400 to £420 per day
Assignment: 6 Months Other Working Conditions: Candidate should be based out Ireland, Dublin and not from other locations. Role Description Design and prototype user interfaces for web and mobile applications using Figma. Create personas through a mix of user testing and data analysis. Collaborate with product managers, engineers … other designers to create ESB compliant user-centric designs (ESB brand, accessibility WCAG 2.1 AA, security, privacy and Gaeilge by design). Conduct user research and usability testing to ensure that designs meet the needs of users. Collaborate with ESB's Digital Accelerator, Digital Factory, and business ...

Freelance UX Manager

Hiring Organisation
Salt
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £600.00 per day
work genuinely matters. You'll be leading UX across key digital products and services - shaping the design process, influencing product direction and making sure user needs stay front and centre throughout. What you'll be doing Leading UX strategy and delivery across one or more product workstreams Managing … mentoring designers, setting quality standards and ways of working Working closely with product managers, engineers + senior stakeholders to align design with business + user goals Running and overseeing user research, usability testing and insight generation Translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into clear, usable experiences Championing ...

SC Cleared User Researcher - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 86 - 540 Daily
Cleared User Researcher - Remote - £540/day Inside IR35 We are seeking an experienced User Researcher with active SC clearance to support a Central Government department on a major digital programme. This role is ideal for someone with deep user research expertise, a strong track record ...

Content Designer - GDS

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£375 - £400 per day
high-quality content in line with GDS standards . You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to design clear, accessible, and user-centred content that supports critical public services. The Role As a Content Designer, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering content that meets … user needs, policy requirements, and government best practice. You will play a hands-on role in improving service journeys and ensuring content is evidence-based, accessible, and effective. Key responsibilities include: Designing, writing, and iterating content for digital public services Applying content design principles across complex, multi-channel services ...

User Researcher

Hiring Organisation
Damia Group Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £500 per day
User Researcher (UCD Government) - Remote - Circa £450 per day outside ir35 - 6 months My client is a global leading IT consultancy. They are seeking an experienced User Researcher to join a multidisciplinary User-Centred Design (UCD) team within a central government client. You will play … role in ensuring services are designed around user needs, aligning with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and best practices. Essential Skills & Experience: Proven experience working within UK central government environments Strong knowledge and practical application of GDS principles and service standards Demonstrable experience using mixed research methods (e.g. ...

Web Content Designer - £450 PD Inside IR 35

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Morden, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450.00 per hour
authority during a critical pre-election period. This is a fast-paced, short-term engagement focused on ensuring all digital content, intranet pages, and user journeys are accurate, accessible, and aligned to best practice standards ahead of upcoming elections.You will play a key role in reviewing, redesigning, and publishing … content across the council’s digital estate, ensuring services are clear, user-focused, and accessible. Working across multiple service areas, you’ll translate complex processes into intuitive digital journeys and high-quality content aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards. Key Responsibilities Audit, review, write, and publish content across ...

Service Designer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Technology
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£425 - £475/day Up to £475 p/d inside IR35
PURPOSE Responsible for designing the end-to-end journey of services within larger teams and on more complex services based on evidence of user needs and organisational outcomes. Directly lead the service design of our complex, risky and interdependent new digital products, and services, working in multidisciplinary teams … standards, guidance, and style patterns, contributing to developing the service design community, embedding service design standards, working in the open and keeping the user at the centre of all you do. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Work closely with large, complex service areas to help them build their digital transformation plans ...

SC Cleared Interaction Designer - Remote

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£87 - £540 per day
design expertise, a passion for creating intuitive digital experiences, and experience working within GDS standards. The Role You will be responsible for designing accessible, user-centred digital interactions that meet user needs and business goals. Working closely with user researchers, service designers, developers, and stakeholders, you will … help shape and deliver high-quality digital services. Key Responsibilities Designing user journeys, task flows, and interaction patterns for complex digital services Creating wireframes, prototypes, and design specifications to communicate ideas clearly Collaborating with user researchers to incorporate insights into design decisions Working closely with developers to ensure ...

Product Manager - Current DV Clearance Required

Hiring Organisation
North Highland UK Limited
Location
South West London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
lead a portfolio of complex, high-risk products through their full lifecycle. You will set the strategic vision and roadmap, making decisions that balance user and organisational value. Through your product management expertise and leadership, you will guide cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that drive real impact. … ensuring successful delivery Coach and mentor other product professionals, building a strong product management community Represent product management with senior stakeholders, advocating for user-centred insights and data-driven decisions Leverage agile and lean practices to select the most appropriate delivery methods and encourage reflective practices Ensure products deliver ...