User Researcher Jobs in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
UK > UK excluding London

The median User Researcher salary in the UK excluding London is £52,350 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 693 703 758
Rank change year-on-year +10 +55 -113
Permanent jobs requiring a User Researcher 87 25 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.045% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.051% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 48 18 53
10th Percentile £29,750 £40,853 £38,947
25th Percentile £42,566 - £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,350 £70,000 £48,514
Median % change year-on-year -25.21% +44.29% -9.74%
75th Percentile £62,200 - £56,500
90th Percentile - £71,500 £64,250
UK median annual salary £54,700 £62,500 £53,112
% change year-on-year -12.48% +17.68% -11.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 75,991 49,070 72,896
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 88.81% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 53,059 29,227 42,783
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,519 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

User Researcher
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured User Researcher in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing User Researcher in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing User Researcher in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for User Researcher in the UK excluding London

User Researcher
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing User Researcher within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
North of England +22 31 £50,000 -28.57% 12
North West -23 14 £56,900 -18.71% 5
Midlands - 14 £54,700 -
South West -32 10 £57,500 +37.05% 1
North East - 10 £45,000 - 2
Scotland - 10 £58,800 -
South East -21 9 £31,500 -58.00%
East Midlands - 8 £35,000 -
Yorkshire +67 7 £42,500 -17.07% 5
Wales - 7 £54,400 -
West Midlands - 6 £56,750 -
Northern Ireland - 5 £58,800 -
East of England - 1 £70,000 -
User Researcher
UK

User Researcher Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, User Researcher job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring User Researcher in the job title.

1 85 (97.70%) User Research
2 65 (74.71%) Agile
3 49 (56.32%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 46 (52.87%) Quantitative Research
4 46 (52.87%) Qualitative Research
5 44 (50.57%) Actionable Insight
6 43 (49.43%) Security Cleared
7 42 (48.28%) SC Cleared
7 42 (48.28%) Product Ownership
8 41 (47.13%) Accessibility
9 35 (40.23%) Workshop Facilitation
10 30 (34.48%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 30 (34.48%) Empathy Maps
10 30 (34.48%) Digital Customer Experience
10 30 (34.48%) Customer Experience
10 30 (34.48%) Requirements Analysis
11 22 (25.29%) User Experience
12 19 (21.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 18 (20.69%) Public Sector
13 18 (20.69%) Mentoring
14 17 (19.54%) Decision-Making
15 16 (18.39%) Degree
15 16 (18.39%) Usability Testing
16 14 (16.09%) UX Design
16 14 (16.09%) Journey Map
17 13 (14.94%) UX Research
17 13 (14.94%) Psychology
18 12 (13.79%) QA
19 10 (11.49%) Actionable Recommendations
19 10 (11.49%) Microsoft

User Researcher Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Applications
1 6 (6.90%) InVision
1 6 (6.90%) Sketch
2 4 (4.60%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (3.45%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.90%) Intranet
General
1 19 (21.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (20.69%) Public Sector
3 8 (9.20%) Social Skills
4 7 (8.05%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.45%) Finance
6 2 (2.30%) Automotive
6 2 (2.30%) Banking
6 2 (2.30%) Financial Institution
6 2 (2.30%) Investment Banking
6 2 (2.30%) Law
6 2 (2.30%) Marketing
7 1 (1.15%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.15%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 42 (48.28%) Product Ownership
2 6 (6.90%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (97.70%) User Research
2 65 (74.71%) Agile
3 49 (56.32%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 46 (52.87%) Qualitative Research
4 46 (52.87%) Quantitative Research
5 44 (50.57%) Actionable Insight
6 35 (40.23%) Workshop Facilitation
7 30 (34.48%) Backlog Prioritisation
7 30 (34.48%) Customer Experience
7 30 (34.48%) Digital Customer Experience
7 30 (34.48%) Empathy Maps
7 30 (34.48%) Requirements Analysis
8 22 (25.29%) User Experience
9 18 (20.69%) Mentoring
10 17 (19.54%) Decision-Making
11 16 (18.39%) Usability Testing
12 14 (16.09%) Journey Map
12 14 (16.09%) UX Design
13 13 (14.94%) Psychology
13 13 (14.94%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.30%) R
Qualifications
1 43 (49.43%) Security Cleared
2 42 (48.28%) SC Cleared
3 16 (18.39%) Degree
4 2 (2.30%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.30%) PhD
5 1 (1.15%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (47.13%) Accessibility
2 12 (13.79%) QA
3 10 (11.49%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 10 (11.49%) Microsoft
2 6 (6.90%) Adobe
2 6 (6.90%) Hotjar