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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 146 115
Rank change year-on-year -46 -31 -28
Contract jobs citing User Research 158 421 990
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.09% 1.74% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 1.94% 2.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 359 738
10th Percentile £393 £409 £405
25th Percentile £463 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +0.96% +8.67%
75th Percentile £636 £588 £586
90th Percentile £675 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £540 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +2.86% - +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 8
10th Percentile - - £23.80
25th Percentile - - £25.00
Median hourly rate - £45.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year - +73.08% +73.33%
75th Percentile - - £52.30
90th Percentile - - £59.66
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 12,743 21,731 40,495
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.55% 89.66% 91.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,582 15,423 29,469
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 569 503 524
10th Percentile £14.79 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.00 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.47
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.75
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.45%

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 3 June 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 (2.53%) Confluence
2 3 (1.90%) CMS
3 1 (0.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (5.70%) Sketch
2 7 (4.43%) Adobe XD
3 6 (3.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (2.53%) UserZoom
5 3 (1.90%) Photoshop
5 3 (1.90%) Trello
6 1 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.63%) InVision
6 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 27 (17.09%) AWS
2 17 (10.76%) Figma
3 9 (5.70%) Azure
4 8 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (4.43%) Miro
6 4 (2.53%) 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 27 (17.09%) Apache Cassandra
2 1 (0.63%) Looker
Development Applications
1 11 (6.96%) JIRA
2 3 (1.90%) Axure RP
3 2 (1.27%) Balsamiq
General
1 57 (36.08%) Public Sector
2 45 (28.48%) Social Skills
3 12 (7.59%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (7.59%) Finance
4 10 (6.33%) Influencing Skills
4 10 (6.33%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (1.90%) French Language
6 2 (1.27%) Advertising
6 2 (1.27%) Banking
6 2 (1.27%) Health Technology
6 2 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.27%) Legal
6 2 (1.27%) Marketing
6 2 (1.27%) Military
6 2 (1.27%) Publishing
6 2 (1.27%) Spanish Language
7 1 (0.63%) Games
7 1 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.63%) Police
7 1 (0.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 41 (25.95%) Designer
2 29 (18.35%) Senior
3 27 (17.09%) Software Engineer
3 27 (17.09%) User Researcher
4 21 (13.29%) UX Designer
5 15 (9.49%) Lead
6 14 (8.86%) Senior Software Engineer
7 11 (6.96%) Analyst
7 11 (6.96%) Product Manager
8 10 (6.33%) Business Analyst
9 9 (5.70%) Content Designer
10 8 (5.06%) Service Designer
11 5 (3.16%) Senior Designer
11 5 (3.16%) UI Designer
12 4 (2.53%) Asset and Configuration Manager
12 4 (2.53%) Configuration Manager
12 4 (2.53%) Project Manager
12 4 (2.53%) Senior UX Designer
12 4 (2.53%) UI/UX Designer
13 3 (1.90%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (17.09%) Kafka
2 2 (1.27%) CSS
2 2 (1.27%) HTML
3 1 (0.63%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.33%) Product Ownership
2 5 (3.16%) CMDB
3 4 (2.53%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.27%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.63%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.63%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.63%) Mobile Games
5 1 (0.63%) Smartphone
5 1 (0.63%) Taxonomies
5 1 (0.63%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (51.27%) User Experience
2 79 (50.00%) Agile
3 61 (38.61%) UX Design
4 43 (27.22%) UX Research
5 41 (25.95%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 34 (21.52%) Usability Testing
7 28 (17.72%) Service Design
8 27 (17.09%) Fintech
8 27 (17.09%) Software Engineering
8 27 (17.09%) User Stories
9 20 (12.66%) Analytics
9 20 (12.66%) Wireframes
10 19 (12.03%) Strategic Thinking
11 17 (10.76%) Business Analysis
11 17 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (10.76%) Workshop Facilitation
12 16 (10.13%) Prototyping
12 16 (10.13%) Service Management
13 15 (9.49%) Coaching
13 15 (9.49%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (17.09%) Go
2 2 (1.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 30 (18.99%) Security Cleared
2 29 (18.35%) SC Cleared
3 10 (6.33%) Degree
4 6 (3.80%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (17.72%) Accessibility
2 6 (3.80%) WCAG
3 5 (3.16%) QA
4 4 (2.53%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.90%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (17.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 27 (17.09%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 13 (8.23%) Adobe
2 5 (3.16%) Cadence
3 2 (1.27%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.63%) Google
4 1 (0.63%) SAP
4 1 (0.63%) ServiceNow